diff --git a/doc/Map.txt b/doc/Map.txt
index 630e27597b..a0f0e579ee 100644
--- a/doc/Map.txt
+++ b/doc/Map.txt
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ Instantiate class {OpenLayers.Map} in order to create a map. This is the central
   changebaselayer -- the current base layer changes
   movestart -- start of a movement in the map       
   move -- end of movement in a map. this happens while te mouse is dragging as well as for all other events.
-  moveend -- end of movement in a map, but does not happen when the move is 'minor', as is the case when the move event is in the middle of a drag action.         
+  moveend -- end of movement in a map, but does not happen when the 'dragging' flag is set, as is the case when the move event is in the middle of a drag action.         
   zoomend -- end of a zoom action
   mouseover -- map is moused over
   mouseout -- map is no longer mousedout
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer.js
index d956981248..452edb504d 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer.js
@@ -177,9 +177,9 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.prototype = {
      * @param {OpenLayers.Bounds} bound
      * @param {Boolean} zoomChanged tells when zoom has changed, as layers 
      *                   have to do some init work in that case.
-     * @param {Boolean} minor
+     * @param {Boolean} dragging
      */
-    moveTo:function(bounds, zoomChanged, minor) {
+    moveTo:function(bounds, zoomChanged, dragging) {
         //this function can be implemented by subclasses.
     },
 
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Canvas.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Canvas.js
index 6c48a323ae..75a5a83a14 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Canvas.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Canvas.js
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.Canvas.prototype =
     /** 
      * @param {OpenLayers.Bounds} bounds
      * @param {Boolean} zoomChanged
-     * @param {Boolean} minor
+     * @param {Boolean} dragging
      */
-    moveTo:function(bounds, zoomChanged, minor) {
+    moveTo:function(bounds, zoomChanged, dragging) {
             this.redraw();
     },
 
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Google.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Google.js
index 5025dd7344..9e939004b4 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Google.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Google.js
@@ -73,9 +73,9 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.Google.prototype =
      * 
      * @param {OpenLayers.Bounds} bounds
      * @param {Boolean} zoomChanged
-     * @param {Boolean} minor
+     * @param {Boolean} dragging
      */
-    moveTo:function(bounds, zoomChanged, minor) {
+    moveTo:function(bounds, zoomChanged, dragging) {
 
         if ((this.gmap != null) && (!this.dragging)) {
 
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Markers.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Markers.js
index 94297116e2..6839fc0f60 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Markers.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Markers.js
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.Markers.prototype =
     /** 
      * @param {OpenLayers.Bounds} bounds
      * @param {Boolean} zoomChanged
-     * @param {Boolean} minor
+     * @param {Boolean} dragging
      */
-    moveTo:function(bounds, zoomChanged, minor) {
+    moveTo:function(bounds, zoomChanged, dragging) {
         if (zoomChanged) {
             this.redraw();
         }
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/MultiMap.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/MultiMap.js
index 6a8b888b9f..084df8ea1e 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/MultiMap.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/MultiMap.js
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.MultiMap.prototype =
     /** 
      * @param {OpenLayers.Bounds} bounds
      * @param {Boolean} zoomChanged
-     * @param {Boolean} minor
+     * @param {Boolean} dragging
      */
-    moveTo:function(bounds, zoomChanged, minor) {
+    moveTo:function(bounds, zoomChanged, dragging) {
 
         if (this.multimap != null) {
             var olCenter = this.map.getCenter();
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/VirtualEarth.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/VirtualEarth.js
index c2ccb11ad0..eb91961a20 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/VirtualEarth.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/VirtualEarth.js
@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.VirtualEarth.prototype =
     /** 
      * @param {OpenLayers.Bounds} bounds
      * @param {Boolean} zoomChanged
-     * @param {Boolean} minor
+     * @param {Boolean} dragging
      */
-    moveTo:function(bounds, zoomChanged, minor) {
+    moveTo:function(bounds, zoomChanged, dragging) {
 
         if (this.vemap != null) {
 
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/WFS.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/WFS.js
index 6835d77497..43e2f70d63 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/WFS.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/WFS.js
@@ -94,9 +94,9 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.WFS.prototype =
     /** 
      * @param {OpenLayers.Bounds} bounds
      * @param {Boolean} zoomChanged
-     * @param {Boolean} minor
+     * @param {Boolean} dragging
      */
-    moveTo:function(bounds, zoomChanged, minor) {
+    moveTo:function(bounds, zoomChanged, dragging) {
         OpenLayers.Layer.Grid.prototype.moveTo.apply(this, arguments);
         OpenLayers.Layer.Markers.prototype.moveTo.apply(this, arguments);
     },
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/WMS/Untiled.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/WMS/Untiled.js
index 97d1644982..a776f4fb08 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/WMS/Untiled.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/WMS/Untiled.js
@@ -99,16 +99,16 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.WMS.Untiled.prototype =
         this.loadImageDiv();
     },
 
-    /** When it is not a minor move (ie when panning or when done dragging)
+    /** When it is not a dragging move (ie when done dragging)
      *   reload and recenter the div.
      * 
      * @param {OpenLayers.Bounds} bounds
      * @param {Boolean} zoomChanged
-     * @param {Boolean} minor
+     * @param {Boolean} dragging
      */
-    moveTo:function(bounds, zoomChanged, minor) {
+    moveTo:function(bounds, zoomChanged, dragging) {
 
-        if (!minor || zoomChanged) {
+        if (!dragging || zoomChanged) {
         
             if (bounds == null) {
                 bounds = this.map.getExtent();
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Yahoo.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Yahoo.js
index f560ea72aa..331cc2883e 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Yahoo.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Yahoo.js
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.Yahoo.prototype =
     /** 
      * @param {OpenLayers.Bounds} bounds
      * @param {Boolean} zoomChanged
-     * @param {Boolean} minor
+     * @param {Boolean} dragging
      */
-    moveTo:function(bounds, zoomChanged, minor) {
+    moveTo:function(bounds, zoomChanged, dragging) {
 
         if (this.yahoomap != null) {
             var olCenter = this.map.getCenter();
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Map.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Map.js
index 38d8d83164..f6368b5327 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Map.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Map.js
@@ -575,10 +575,10 @@ OpenLayers.Map.prototype = {
     /**
     * @param {OpenLayers.LonLat} lonlat
     * @param {int} zoom
-    * @param {Boolean} minor Specifies whether or not to 
-    *                        trigger movestart/end events
+    * @param {Boolean} dragging Specifies whether or not to 
+    *                           trigger movestart/end events
     */
-    setCenter: function (lonlat, zoom, minor) {
+    setCenter: function (lonlat, zoom, dragging) {
         var zoomChanged = (this.isValidZoomLevel(zoom)) && 
                           (zoom != this.getZoom());
 
@@ -587,9 +587,9 @@ OpenLayers.Map.prototype = {
 
 
         // if neither center nor zoom will change, no need to do anything
-        if (zoomChanged || centerChanged || !minor) {
+        if (zoomChanged || centerChanged || !dragging) {
 
-            if (!minor) { this.events.triggerEvent("movestart"); }
+            if (!dragging) { this.events.triggerEvent("movestart"); }
 
             if (centerChanged) {
                 if ((!zoomChanged) && (this.center)) { 
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ OpenLayers.Map.prototype = {
             for (var i = 0; i < this.layers.length; i++) {
                 var layer = this.layers[i];
                 if (layer.getVisibility()) {
-                    layer.moveTo(bounds, zoomChanged, minor);
+                    layer.moveTo(bounds, zoomChanged, dragging);
                 }
             }
             
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@ OpenLayers.Map.prototype = {
         }
 
         // even if nothing was done, we want to notify of this
-        if (!minor) { this.events.triggerEvent("moveend"); }
+        if (!dragging) { this.events.triggerEvent("moveend"); }
     },
 
     /** This function takes care to recenter the layerContainerDiv