diff --git a/WebContent/main.css b/WebContent/main.css
index c3a28f280..67c19a581 100644
--- a/WebContent/main.css
+++ b/WebContent/main.css
@@ -238,3 +238,36 @@ html, body, #map {
 	padding:5px;
 	font-size:10px;
 }
+
+/* buttons */
+.button
+{
+	cursor:pointer;
+	padding:2px 10px 2px 10px;
+	border-radius:5px;
+	-moz-border-radius:5px;
+	background-color:#EEEEEE;
+	border:1px solid #999999;
+	color:#333333;
+	text-decoration:none;
+	font-size:11px;
+	outline-style:none;  
+}
+.button:hover
+{
+	background-color:#F9F9F9;
+	color:#000000;
+}
+.button:active
+{
+	background-color:#F4F4F4;
+	color:#FF0000;
+}
+
+/* generally useful styles */
+.not-selectable
+{
+	-moz-user-select: none;  
+	-webkit-user-select: none;  
+	-ms-user-select: none;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/WebContent/main.html b/WebContent/main.html
index 644610e54..7e12f9714 100644
--- a/WebContent/main.html
+++ b/WebContent/main.html
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@
 <meta name="description" content="OSRM Website"/>
 <meta name="author" content="Dennis Schieferdecker" />
 
+<!-- stylesheets -->
+<link rel="stylesheet" href="leaflet/leaflet.css" />
+<link rel="stylesheet" href="main.css" />
+
 <!-- scripts -->
 <script src="leaflet/leaflet-src.js"></script>
 <!--[if lte IE 8]><link rel="stylesheet" href="leaflet/leaflet.ie.css" /><![endif]-->
@@ -34,10 +38,6 @@
 <script src="via.js"></script>
 
 <script src="utils.js"></script>
-
-<!-- stylesheets -->
-<link rel="stylesheet" href="leaflet/leaflet.css" />
-<link rel="stylesheet" href="main.css" />
 </head>
 
 
@@ -67,15 +67,15 @@
     <tr>
     <td id="gui-search-source-label">Start:</td>
     <td><input id="input-source-name" class="input-box" type="text" value="Karlsruhe" title="Startposition eingeben" onkeypress="if(event.keyCode==13) {callGeocoder(OSRM.SOURCE_MARKER_ID, document.getElementById('input-source-name').value);}" /></td>
-    <!--  <td class="right"><button id="gui-here-source" onclick="">i</button></td>  -->
-    <td class="right"><button id="gui-search-source" onclick="callGeocoder(OSRM.SOURCE_MARKER_LABEL, document.getElementById('input-source-name').value);">Suchen</button></td>
+    <!-- <td class="right"><a class="button not-selectable" id="gui-here-target" onclick="">i</a></td> -->
+    <td class="right"><a class="button not-selectable" id="gui-search-source" onclick="callGeocoder(OSRM.SOURCE_MARKER_LABEL, document.getElementById('input-source-name').value);">Suchen</a></td>
     </tr>
     
     <tr>
     <td id="gui-search-target-label">Ende:</td>
     <td><input id="input-target-name" class="input-box" type="text" value="Aalen" title="Zielposition eingeben" onkeypress="if(event.keyCode==13) {callGeocoder(OSRM.TARGET_MARKER_ID, document.getElementById('input-target-name').value);}" /></td>
-    <!--  <td class="right"><button id="gui-here-target" onclick="">i</button></td>  -->
-    <td class="right"><button id="gui-search-target" onclick="callGeocoder(OSRM.TARGET_MARKER_LABEL, document.getElementById('input-target-name').value);" >Suchen</button></td>
+    <!-- <td class="right"><a class="button not-selectable" id="gui-here-target" onclick="">i</a></td> -->
+    <td class="right"><a class="button not-selectable" id="gui-search-target" onclick="callGeocoder(OSRM.TARGET_MARKER_LABEL, document.getElementById('input-target-name').value);">Suchen</a></td>
     </tr>
     </table>
     
@@ -83,16 +83,16 @@
     <div class="vquad"></div>
     <table style="width:100%">
     <tr>
-    <td><button id="gui-reset" onclick="resetRouting();">Reset</button></td>
-    <td class="center"><button id="gui-reverse" onclick="reverseRouting();">Reverse</button></td>
-    <td class="right"><button id="gui-route" onclick="startRouting();">Route</button></td>
+    <td>				<a class="button not-selectable" id="gui-reset" onclick="resetRouting();">Reset</a></td>
+    <td class="center">	<a class="button not-selectable" id="gui-reverse" onclick="reverseRouting();">Reverse</a></td>
+    <td class="right">	<a class="button not-selectable" id="gui-route" onclick="startRouting();">Route</a></td>
     </tr>
     </table>
-
+    
 	<!-- options -->
     <div class="vquad"></div>
-    <div id="options-toggle" class="main-options" onclick="OSRM.GUI.toggleOptions()">Options</div>
-    <div id="options-box" class="main-options">
+    <div class="main-options not-selectable" id="options-toggle" onclick="OSRM.GUI.toggleOptions()">Options</div>
+    <div class="main-options not-selectable" id="options-box">
     <input type="checkbox" id="option-highlight-nonames" name="main-options" value="highlight-nonames" onclick="getRoute(OSRM.FULL_DESCRIPTION)" /><span id="gui-option-highlight-nonames-label">Unbenannte Straßen hervorheben</span>
     </div>
 </div>