diff --git a/WebContent/printing/OSRM.Printing.js b/WebContent/printing/OSRM.Printing.js
index e6e313fa1..9f2140fb2 100644
--- a/WebContent/printing/OSRM.Printing.js
+++ b/WebContent/printing/OSRM.Printing.js
@@ -61,8 +61,10 @@ deactivate: function() {	// use hide route as trigger
 
 // create UI in printwindow
 show: function(response) {
-	// create header (using tables for compatibility with IE quirks mode)
-	var header = 
+	// create header
+	var header;
+	if( OSRM.Browser.IE6_8 ) {	// tables used for compatibility with legacy IE (quirks mode)
+		header =
 		'<thead class="description-header"><tr><td colspan="3">' +
 		
 		'<table class="full">' +
@@ -98,44 +100,46 @@ show: function(response) {
 		'</table>' +
 		
 		'<div class="quad"></div>' + 
-		'</td></tr></thead>';	
-//	var header = 
-//		'<thead class="description-header"><tr><td colspan="3">' +
-//		
-//		'<div class="full">' +
-//		'<div class="row">' +
-//		
-//		'<div class="left stretch">' +
-//		'<div class="full">' +
-//		'<div class="row">' +
-//		'<div class="left description-header-label">' + OSRM.loc("GUI_START")+ ': </div>' +
-//		'<div class="left description-header-content stretch">' + document.getElementById("gui-input-source").value + '</div>' +
-//		'</div>' +
-//		'<div class="row">' +
-//		'<div class="left description-header-label">' + OSRM.loc("GUI_END")+ ': </div>' +
-//		'<div class="left description-header-content stretch">' + document.getElementById("gui-input-target").value + '</div>' +
-//		'</div>' +		
-//		'</div>' +
-//		'</div>' +
-//		
-//		'<div class="left">' +
-//		'<div class="full">' +
-//		'<div class="row">' +
-//		'<div class="left description-header-label">' +  OSRM.loc("DISTANCE")+': </div>' +
-//		'<div class="left description-header-content">' + OSRM.Utils.toHumanDistance(response.route_summary.total_distance) + '</div>' +
-//		'</div>' +
-//		'<div class="row">' +
-//		'<div class="left description-header-label">' +  OSRM.loc("DURATION")+': </div>' +
-//		'<div class="left description-header-content">' + OSRM.Utils.toHumanTime(response.route_summary.total_time) + '</div>' +
-//		'</div>' +
-//		'</div>' +
-//		'</div>' +
-//		
-//		'</div>' +
-//		'</div>' +
-//		
-//		'<div class="quad"></div>' + 
-//		'</td></tr></thead>';	
+		'</td></tr></thead>';
+	} else {
+		header = 
+		'<thead class="description-header"><tr><td colspan="3">' +
+		
+		'<div class="full">' +
+		'<div class="row">' +
+		
+		'<div class="left stretch">' +
+		'<div class="full">' +
+		'<div class="row">' +
+		'<div class="left description-header-label">' + OSRM.loc("GUI_START")+ ': </div>' +
+		'<div class="left description-header-content stretch">' + document.getElementById("gui-input-source").value + '</div>' +
+		'</div>' +
+		'<div class="row">' +
+		'<div class="left description-header-label">' + OSRM.loc("GUI_END")+ ': </div>' +
+		'<div class="left description-header-content stretch">' + document.getElementById("gui-input-target").value + '</div>' +
+		'</div>' +		
+		'</div>' +
+		'</div>' +
+		
+		'<div class="left">' +
+		'<div class="full">' +
+		'<div class="row">' +
+		'<div class="left description-header-label">' +  OSRM.loc("DISTANCE")+': </div>' +
+		'<div class="left description-header-content">' + OSRM.Utils.toHumanDistance(response.route_summary.total_distance) + '</div>' +
+		'</div>' +
+		'<div class="row">' +
+		'<div class="left description-header-label">' +  OSRM.loc("DURATION")+': </div>' +
+		'<div class="left description-header-content">' + OSRM.Utils.toHumanTime(response.route_summary.total_time) + '</div>' +
+		'</div>' +
+		'</div>' +
+		'</div>' +
+		
+		'</div>' +
+		'</div>' +
+		
+		'<div class="quad"></div>' + 
+		'</td></tr></thead>';
+	}
 
 	// create route description
 	var body = '<tbody class="description-body">';
diff --git a/WebContent/printing/printing.css b/WebContent/printing/printing.css
index 62cce0f81..9b9d75bb5 100644
--- a/WebContent/printing/printing.css
+++ b/WebContent/printing/printing.css
@@ -182,17 +182,17 @@ div.label
 @media screen {
 .base-font {
 	font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
-	font-size: 12px;
+	font-size: 13px;
 	font-weight: normal;
 }
 .big-font {
 	font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
-	font-size: 14px;
+	font-size: 15px;
 	font-weight: bold;	
 }
 .medium-font {
 	font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
-	font-size: 10.5px;			/* will be 10px in IE quirks mode */
+	font-size: 11px;
 	font-weight: normal;	
 }
 .small-font {
diff --git a/WebContent/printing/printing.html b/WebContent/printing/printing.html
index 079362dec..388c9a3e2 100644
--- a/WebContent/printing/printing.html
+++ b/WebContent/printing/printing.html
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ or see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl.txt.
 <title>OSRM Website</title>
 <meta name="description" content="OSRM Website"/>
 <meta name="author" content="Dennis Schieferdecker" />
-<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=7,9" />
+<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=7,9" />	<!-- use quirks mode to correctly print the map in IE8 -->
 
 <!-- stylesheets -->
 <link rel="stylesheet" href="../leaflet/leaflet.css" type="text/css"/>
diff --git a/WebContent/printing/printing.js b/WebContent/printing/printing.js
index c3e2a8002..094867bbd 100644
--- a/WebContent/printing/printing.js
+++ b/WebContent/printing/printing.js
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@ or see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl.txt.
 // [for printing window]
 
 OSRM = {};
-OSRM.GLOBALS = {};
-OSRM.GUI = { visible:false };
+OSRM.GLOBALS = { main_handle:{boxVisible:function(){return false;}} };	// needed for fitBoundsUI to work
 OSRM.G = OSRM.GLOBALS;
 
 
@@ -41,7 +40,7 @@ OSRM.prefetchIcons = function(images_list) {
 
 	for(var i=0; i<icon_list.length; i++) {
 		var icon = {
-				// using absolute src directory for compatibility reasons with IE quirks mode
+				// absolute directories used for compatibility with legacy IE (quirks mode)
 				iconUrl: images_list[icon_list[i].image_id].src, iconSize: new L.Point(25, 41), iconAnchor: new L.Point(13, 41),
 				shadowUrl: images_list["marker-shadow"].src, shadowSize: new L.Point(41, 41),
 				popupAnchor: new L.Point(0, -33)
diff --git a/WebContent/utils/OSRM.browsers.js b/WebContent/utils/OSRM.browsers.js
index 65b24eef9..ffb9dbfee 100644
--- a/WebContent/utils/OSRM.browsers.js
+++ b/WebContent/utils/OSRM.browsers.js
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ or see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl.txt.
 	
 	OSRM.Browser = {
  		FF3:	useragent.search(/Firefox\/3/),
+ 		IE6_8:	useragent.search(/MSIE (6|7|8)/),
 		IE6_9:	useragent.search(/MSIE (6|7|8|9)/)
 	};
 }());