Index: MochiKit/Visual.js
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--- MochiKit/Visual.js	(revision 1096)
+++ MochiKit/Visual.js	(working copy)
@@ -947,8 +947,14 @@
                 fontSize: this.fontSize * currentScale + this.fontSizeType
             });
         }
-        this.setDimensions(this.dims[0] * currentScale,
-                           this.dims[1] * currentScale);
+        var h = this.dims[0] * currentScale;
+        var w = this.dims[1] * currentScale;
+        if (h < 1) {
+	    MochiKit.Style.hideElement(this.element);
+        } else {
+            MochiKit.Style.showElement(this.element);
+            this.setDimensions(h, w);
+        }
     },
 
     /** @id MochiKit.Visual.Scale.prototype.finish */