diff --git a/src/methods/_parsePosition.js b/src/methods/_parsePosition.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..16dff3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/methods/_parsePosition.js
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+    // Copyright: 2013 PMSI-AlignAlytics
+    // License: "https://github.com/PMSI-AlignAlytics/dimple/blob/master/MIT-LICENSE.txt"
+    // Source: /src/methods/_parsePosition.js
+    dimple._parsePosition = function (value, svgScaleValue) {
+        var returnValue = value;
+        if (!isNaN(value)) {
+            returnValue = value;
+        } else if (value.slice(-1) === "%") {
+            returnValue = svgScaleValue * (parseFloat(value.slice(0, value.length - 1)) / 100);
+        } else if (value.slice(-2) === "px") {
+            returnValue = parseFloat(value.slice(0, value.length - 2));
+        }
+        return returnValue;
+    };
diff --git a/src/objects/chart/begin.js b/src/objects/chart/begin.js
index 62e1015..0a9aec7 100644
--- a/src/objects/chart/begin.js
+++ b/src/objects/chart/begin.js
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@
         // Help: http://github.com/PMSI-AlignAlytics/dimple/wiki/dimple.chart#wiki-svg
         this.svg = svg;
         // Help: http://github.com/PMSI-AlignAlytics/dimple/wiki/dimple.chart#wiki-x
-        this.x = svg[0][0].width.baseVal.value * 0.1;
+        this.x = svg.node().offsetWidth * 0.1;
         // Help: http://github.com/PMSI-AlignAlytics/dimple/wiki/dimple.chart#wiki-y
-        this.y = svg[0][0].height.baseVal.value * 0.1;
+        this.y = svg.node().offsetHeight * 0.1;
         // Help: http://github.com/PMSI-AlignAlytics/dimple/wiki/dimple.chart#wiki-width
-        this.width = svg[0][0].width.baseVal.value * 0.8;
+        this.width = svg.node().offsetWidth * 0.8;
         // Help: http://github.com/PMSI-AlignAlytics/dimple/wiki/dimple.chart#wiki-height
-        this.height = svg[0][0].height.baseVal.value * 0.8;
+        this.height = svg.node().offsetHeight * 0.8;
         // Help: http://github.com/PMSI-AlignAlytics/dimple/wiki/dimple.chart#wiki-data
         this.data = data;
         // Help: http://github.com/PMSI-AlignAlytics/dimple/wiki/dimple.chart#wiki-noFormats
diff --git a/src/objects/legend/begin.js b/src/objects/legend/begin.js
index 44709b0..fbee65f 100644
--- a/src/objects/legend/begin.js
+++ b/src/objects/legend/begin.js
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@
         // Help: http://github.com/PMSI-AlignAlytics/dimple/wiki/dimple.legend#wiki-series
         this.series = series;
         // Help: http://github.com/PMSI-AlignAlytics/dimple/wiki/dimple.legend#wiki-x
-        this.x = x;
+        this.x = dimple._parsePosition(x, this.chart.svg.node().offsetWidth);
         // Help: http://github.com/PMSI-AlignAlytics/dimple/wiki/dimple.legend#wiki-y
-        this.y = y;
+        this.y = dimple._parsePosition(y, this.chart.svg.node().offsetHeight);
         // Help: http://github.com/PMSI-AlignAlytics/dimple/wiki/dimple.legend#wiki-width
-        this.width = width;
+        this.width = dimple._parsePosition(width, this.chart.svg.node().offsetWidth);
         // Help: http://github.com/PMSI-AlignAlytics/dimple/wiki/dimple.legend#wiki-height
-        this.height = height;
+        this.height = dimple._parsePosition(height, this.chart.svg.node().offsetHeight);
         // Help: http://github.com/PMSI-AlignAlytics/dimple/wiki/dimple.legend#wiki-horizontalAlign
         this.horizontalAlign = horizontalAlign;
         // Help: http://github.com/PMSI-AlignAlytics/dimple/wiki/dimple.legend#wiki-shapes