diff --git a/app/views/users/edit.html.haml b/app/views/users/edit.html.haml
index f6f043053..1a745022a 100644
--- a/app/views/users/edit.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/users/edit.html.haml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
       = f.error_messages
       %p
         = f.text_field :email, :value => @user.unconfirmed_email || @user.email
-        = f.submit t('.change_email')
+        = f.submit t('.change_email'), :class => "button"
     %br
     - if @user.unconfirmed_email.present?
       %p= t('.email_awaiting_confirmation', :email => @user.email, :unconfirmed_email => @user.unconfirmed_email)
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
     .submit_block
       = link_to t('cancel'), edit_user_path
       = t('or')
-      = f.submit t('.change_password')
+      = f.submit t('.change_password'), :class => "button"
 
   %br
   %br
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 
     %p
       = f.select :language, available_language_options
-      = f.submit t('.change_language')
+      = f.submit t('.change_language'), :class => "button"
 
   %br
   %br
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@
           = type.label :reshared, t('.reshared')
           = type.check_box :reshared, {:checked =>  @email_prefs['reshared']}, false, true
     %br
-    = f.submit t('.change')
+    = f.submit t('.change'), :class => "button"
 
   %br
   %br
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@
       = t('.export_data')
     = link_to t('.download_xml'), export_user_path, :class => "button"
     %br
-    = link_to t('.download_photos'), export_photos_user_path, :class => "button"
+    = link_to t('.download_photos'), "#", :class => "button", :id => "photo-export-button", :title => t('.photo_export_unavailable')
 
   .span-5.last
     %h3 
diff --git a/config/locales/diaspora/en.yml b/config/locales/diaspora/en.yml
index 549d350f0..112d8095b 100644
--- a/config/locales/diaspora/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/diaspora/en.yml
@@ -885,6 +885,7 @@ en:
       works_on_modern: "Works on all modern smartphones"
     edit:
       export_data: "Export Data"
+      photo_export_unavailable: "Photo exporting currently unavailable"
       close_account: "Close Account"
       change_language: "Change language"
       change_password: "Change password"
diff --git a/public/javascripts/view.js b/public/javascripts/view.js
index 2201a712b..2fcb15a36 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/view.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/view.js
@@ -62,6 +62,12 @@ var View = {
 //    Diaspora.Page.subscribe("stream/scrolled", startAutoResize)
 //    Diaspora.Page.subscribe("stream/reloaded", startAutoResize)
 
+    /* photo exporting in the works */
+    $("#photo-export-button").bind("click", function(evt){
+      evt.preventDefault();
+      alert($(this).attr('title'));
+    });
+
     $(document.body)
       .click(this.dropdowns.removeFocus)
       .click(this.reshareButton.removeFocus);