diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 49eb84797..04f321699 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ Makefile.me
 *.manifest.res
 *manifest.rc
 *res.res
+*.idb
 *.obj
 *.tlog
 *.lib
diff --git a/src/game/GameView.cpp b/src/game/GameView.cpp
index a1c7f70ee..be79b5c2d 100644
--- a/src/game/GameView.cpp
+++ b/src/game/GameView.cpp
@@ -817,16 +817,27 @@ void GameView::NotifySaveChanged(GameModel * sender)
 		reloadButton->Enabled = true;
 		upVoteButton->Enabled = (sender->GetSave()->GetID() && sender->GetUser().ID && sender->GetSave()->GetVote()==0);
 		if(sender->GetSave()->GetID() && sender->GetUser().ID && sender->GetSave()->GetVote()==1)
-			upVoteButton->Appearance.BackgroundDisabled = (ui::Colour(0, 200, 40, 100));
+			upVoteButton->Appearance.BackgroundDisabled = (ui::Colour(0, 108, 10, 255));
 		else
 			upVoteButton->Appearance.BackgroundDisabled = (ui::Colour(0, 0, 0));
 
 		downVoteButton->Enabled = upVoteButton->Enabled;
 		if(sender->GetSave()->GetID() && sender->GetUser().ID && sender->GetSave()->GetVote()==-1)
-			downVoteButton->Appearance.BackgroundDisabled = (ui::Colour(200, 40, 40, 100));
+			downVoteButton->Appearance.BackgroundDisabled = (ui::Colour(108, 0, 10, 255));
 		else
 			downVoteButton->Appearance.BackgroundDisabled = (ui::Colour(0, 0, 0));
 
+		if (sender->GetUser().ID)
+		{
+			upVoteButton->Appearance.BorderDisabled = upVoteButton->Appearance.BorderInactive;
+			downVoteButton->Appearance.BorderDisabled = downVoteButton->Appearance.BorderInactive;
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			upVoteButton->Appearance.BorderDisabled = ui::Colour(10, 10, 10);
+			downVoteButton->Appearance.BorderDisabled = ui::Colour(10, 10, 10);
+		}
+
 		tagSimulationButton->Enabled = (sender->GetSave()->GetID() && sender->GetUser().ID);
 		if(sender->GetSave()->GetID())
 		{
@@ -862,9 +873,9 @@ void GameView::NotifySaveChanged(GameModel * sender)
 		saveSimulationButton->SetText(sender->GetSaveFile()->GetDisplayName());
 		reloadButton->Enabled = true;
 		upVoteButton->Enabled = false;
-		upVoteButton->Appearance.BackgroundInactive = (ui::Colour(0, 0, 0));
+		upVoteButton->Appearance.BackgroundDisabled = (ui::Colour(0, 0, 0));
 		downVoteButton->Enabled = false;
-		upVoteButton->Appearance.BackgroundInactive = (ui::Colour(0, 0, 0));
+		upVoteButton->Appearance.BackgroundDisabled = (ui::Colour(0, 0, 0));
 		tagSimulationButton->Enabled = false;
 		tagSimulationButton->SetText("[no tags set]");
 		currentSaveType = 2;
@@ -875,9 +886,9 @@ void GameView::NotifySaveChanged(GameModel * sender)
 		saveSimulationButton->SetText("[untitled simulation]");
 		reloadButton->Enabled = false;
 		upVoteButton->Enabled = false;
-		upVoteButton->Appearance.BackgroundInactive = (ui::Colour(0, 0, 0));
+		upVoteButton->Appearance.BackgroundDisabled = (ui::Colour(0, 0, 0));
 		downVoteButton->Enabled = false;
-		upVoteButton->Appearance.BackgroundInactive = (ui::Colour(0, 0, 0));
+		upVoteButton->Appearance.BackgroundDisabled = (ui::Colour(0, 0, 0));
 		tagSimulationButton->Enabled = false;
 		tagSimulationButton->SetText("[no tags set]");
 		currentSaveType = 0;
diff --git a/src/graphics/Graphics.cpp b/src/graphics/Graphics.cpp
index c3a5acac6..974a16999 100644
--- a/src/graphics/Graphics.cpp
+++ b/src/graphics/Graphics.cpp
@@ -824,9 +824,9 @@ void Graphics::draw_icon(int x, int y, Icon icon, unsigned char alpha, bool inve
 		break;
 	case IconVoteUp:
 		if(invert)
-			drawchar(x, y, 0xCB, 0, 100, 0, alpha);
+			drawchar(x, y+1, 0xCB, 0, 100, 0, alpha);
 		else
-			drawchar(x, y, 0xCB, 0, 187, 18, alpha);
+			drawchar(x, y+1, 0xCB, 0, 187, 18, alpha);
 		break;
 	case IconVoteDown:
 		if(invert)