--- a/src/css/LdtPlayer.css	Mon Feb 06 10:56:39 2012 +0100
+++ b/src/css/LdtPlayer.css	Mon Feb 06 11:37:48 2012 +0100
@@ -585,22 +585,26 @@
   z-index: 2;
 }
 
-.Ldt-sliceLeftHandle {
+/* we are using a ruse here to make sure that everything stays in the boundaries */
+.Ldt-sliceLeftHandle div {
   position: absolute;
   top: 0px;
   height: 25px;
   width: 7px;
   background:url('imgs/left_handle.gif') no-repeat scroll transparent;
   z-index: 2;
+  margin-top: -12px;
+  left: -7px;
 }
 
-.Ldt-sliceRightHandle {
+.Ldt-sliceRightHandle div {
   position: absolute;
   top: 0px;
   height: 25px;
   width: 7px;
   background:url('imgs/right_handle.gif') no-repeat scroll transparent;
   z-index: 2;
+  margin-top: -12px;
 }
 
 .Ldt-createAnnotationWidget {