diff --git a/web_assets/functions.js b/web_assets/functions.js
index 432669f..4b68832 100644
--- a/web_assets/functions.js
+++ b/web_assets/functions.js
@@ -17,6 +17,17 @@ function prepareSignMarker(marker, item) {
 
 function drawMapControls() {
 
+    // viewstate link
+    var viewStateDiv = document.createElement('DIV');
+
+        //<div id="link" style="border:1px solid black;background-color:white;color:black;position:absolute;top:5px;right:5px"></div>
+
+    viewStateDiv.id="link";
+
+
+    map.controls[google.maps.ControlPosition.BOTTOM_RIGHT].push(viewStateDiv);
+
+
     // compass rose, in the top right corner
     var compassDiv = document.createElement('DIV');
 
@@ -222,7 +233,7 @@ function initMarkers() {
 
 
 function makeLink() {
-    var a=location.href.substring(0,location.href.lastIndexOf("/")+1)
+    var a=location.href.substring(0,location.href.lastIndexOf(location.search))
         + "?lat=" + map.getCenter().lat().toFixed(6)
         + "&lng=" + map.getCenter().lng().toFixed(6)
         + "&zoom=" + map.getZoom();
@@ -287,7 +298,7 @@ function initialize() {
     initRegions();
     drawMapControls();
 
-    makeLink();
+    //makeLink();
 
     // Make the link again whenever the map changes
     google.maps.event.addListener(map, 'zoom_changed', function() {
diff --git a/web_assets/index.html b/web_assets/index.html
index 33e43d3..e77fee7 100644
--- a/web_assets/index.html
+++ b/web_assets/index.html
@@ -14,6 +14,5 @@
 </head>
 <body onload="initialize()">
   <div id="mcmap" style="width:100%; height:100%"></div>
-  <div id="link" style="border:1px solid black;background-color:white;color:black;position:absolute;top:5px;right:5px"></div>
 </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/web_assets/style.css b/web_assets/style.css
index 6b8db7b..c0d0a6b 100644
--- a/web_assets/style.css
+++ b/web_assets/style.css
@@ -40,3 +40,18 @@ body { height: 100%; margin: 0px; padding: 0px ; background-color: #000; }
     display: none;
 }
 
+
+#link {
+    background-color: #fff; /* fallback */
+    background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.55);
+    border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);
+    font-size: 9pt;
+    padding-left: 2px;
+    padding-right: 2px;
+    margin-bottom: 1px;
+}
+
+#link:hover {
+    background-color: #fff; /* fallback */
+    background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.8);
+}
