diff --git a/platform/commonUI/browse/res/templates/items/grid-item.html b/platform/commonUI/browse/res/templates/items/grid-item.html
index e64afd4a9f..6d041b48b9 100644
--- a/platform/commonUI/browse/res/templates/items/grid-item.html
+++ b/platform/commonUI/browse/res/templates/items/grid-item.html
@@ -27,12 +27,19 @@
                 <mct-include key="_checkbox"></mct-include>
             </div>
             <div class='right abs'>
-                <div class='ui-symbol icon alert hidden' onclick="alert('Not yet functional. When this is visible, it means that this object needs to be updated. Clicking will allow that action via a dialog.');">!</div>
+                <div class='ui-symbol icon l-icon-alert'></div>
                 <div class='ui-symbol icon profile' title="Shared">P</div>
             </div>
         </div>
         <div class='item-main abs'>
-            <div class='ui-symbol icon lg abs item-type'>{{type.getGlyph()}}</div>
+            <div class='ui-symbol icon lg item-type'>
+                {{type.getGlyph()}}
+                <!-- this will be toggled by a ng-show -->
+                <span
+	                class='ui-symbol icon l-icon-link' title="This object is a link"
+	                ng-show = "true"
+	                ></span>
+            </div>
             <div class='ui-symbol icon abs item-open'>}</div>
         </div>
         <div class='bottom-bar bar abs'>
diff --git a/platform/commonUI/general/res/css/theme-espresso.css b/platform/commonUI/general/res/css/theme-espresso.css
index e3bbcd7448..e4e1243d5a 100644
--- a/platform/commonUI/general/res/css/theme-espresso.css
+++ b/platform/commonUI/general/res/css/theme-espresso.css
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
  * this source code distribution or the Licensing information page available
  * at runtime from the About dialog for additional information.
  *****************************************************************************/
-/* line 5, ../../../../../../../../../../Library/Ruby/Gems/2.0.0/gems/compass-core-1.0.3/stylesheets/compass/reset/_utilities.scss */
+/* line 5, ../../../../../../../.rvm/gems/ruby-2.2.1/gems/compass-core-1.0.3/stylesheets/compass/reset/_utilities.scss */
 html, body, div, span, applet, object, iframe,
 h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, p, blockquote, pre,
 a, abbr, acronym, address, big, cite, code,
@@ -113,38 +113,38 @@ time, mark, audio, video {
   font-size: 100%;
   vertical-align: baseline; }
 
-/* line 22, ../../../../../../../../../../Library/Ruby/Gems/2.0.0/gems/compass-core-1.0.3/stylesheets/compass/reset/_utilities.scss */
+/* line 22, ../../../../../../../.rvm/gems/ruby-2.2.1/gems/compass-core-1.0.3/stylesheets/compass/reset/_utilities.scss */
 html {
   line-height: 1; }
 
-/* line 24, ../../../../../../../../../../Library/Ruby/Gems/2.0.0/gems/compass-core-1.0.3/stylesheets/compass/reset/_utilities.scss */
+/* line 24, ../../../../../../../.rvm/gems/ruby-2.2.1/gems/compass-core-1.0.3/stylesheets/compass/reset/_utilities.scss */
 ol, ul {
   list-style: none; }
 
-/* line 26, ../../../../../../../../../../Library/Ruby/Gems/2.0.0/gems/compass-core-1.0.3/stylesheets/compass/reset/_utilities.scss */
+/* line 26, ../../../../../../../.rvm/gems/ruby-2.2.1/gems/compass-core-1.0.3/stylesheets/compass/reset/_utilities.scss */
 table {
   border-collapse: collapse;
   border-spacing: 0; }
 
-/* line 28, ../../../../../../../../../../Library/Ruby/Gems/2.0.0/gems/compass-core-1.0.3/stylesheets/compass/reset/_utilities.scss */
+/* line 28, ../../../../../../../.rvm/gems/ruby-2.2.1/gems/compass-core-1.0.3/stylesheets/compass/reset/_utilities.scss */
 caption, th, td {
   text-align: left;
   font-weight: normal;
   vertical-align: middle; }
 
-/* line 30, ../../../../../../../../../../Library/Ruby/Gems/2.0.0/gems/compass-core-1.0.3/stylesheets/compass/reset/_utilities.scss */
+/* line 30, ../../../../../../../.rvm/gems/ruby-2.2.1/gems/compass-core-1.0.3/stylesheets/compass/reset/_utilities.scss */
 q, blockquote {
   quotes: none; }
-  /* line 103, ../../../../../../../../../../Library/Ruby/Gems/2.0.0/gems/compass-core-1.0.3/stylesheets/compass/reset/_utilities.scss */
+  /* line 103, ../../../../../../../.rvm/gems/ruby-2.2.1/gems/compass-core-1.0.3/stylesheets/compass/reset/_utilities.scss */
   q:before, q:after, blockquote:before, blockquote:after {
     content: "";
     content: none; }
 
-/* line 32, ../../../../../../../../../../Library/Ruby/Gems/2.0.0/gems/compass-core-1.0.3/stylesheets/compass/reset/_utilities.scss */
+/* line 32, ../../../../../../../.rvm/gems/ruby-2.2.1/gems/compass-core-1.0.3/stylesheets/compass/reset/_utilities.scss */
 a img {
   border: none; }
 
-/* line 116, ../../../../../../../../../../Library/Ruby/Gems/2.0.0/gems/compass-core-1.0.3/stylesheets/compass/reset/_utilities.scss */
+/* line 116, ../../../../../../../.rvm/gems/ruby-2.2.1/gems/compass-core-1.0.3/stylesheets/compass/reset/_utilities.scss */
 article, aside, details, figcaption, figure, footer, header, hgroup, main, menu, nav, section, summary {
   display: block; }
 
@@ -2529,7 +2529,7 @@ label.checkbox.custom {
         box-sizing: border-box;
         border-top: 1px solid #737373;
         color: #d9d9d9;
-        line-height: 1.4rem;
+        line-height: 1.5rem;
         padding: 3px 10px 3px 30px;
         white-space: nowrap; }
         /* line 46, ../sass/controls/_menus.scss */
diff --git a/platform/commonUI/general/res/css/tree.css b/platform/commonUI/general/res/css/tree.css
index f45504233e..e7400b5d04 100644
--- a/platform/commonUI/general/res/css/tree.css
+++ b/platform/commonUI/general/res/css/tree.css
@@ -123,8 +123,8 @@ ul.tree {
       transition: background-color 0.25s;
       display: block;
       font-size: 0.8em;
-      height: 1.4rem;
-      line-height: 1.4rem;
+      height: 1.5rem;
+      line-height: 1.5rem;
       margin-bottom: 3px;
       position: relative; }
       /* line 39, ../sass/tree/_tree.scss */
diff --git a/platform/commonUI/general/res/sass/_constants.scss b/platform/commonUI/general/res/sass/_constants.scss
index 714338637f..3051dc616c 100644
--- a/platform/commonUI/general/res/sass/_constants.scss
+++ b/platform/commonUI/general/res/sass/_constants.scss
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ $controlDisabledOpacity: 0.3;
 $formLabelW: 20%;
 $formInputH: 22px;
 $formRowCtrlsH: 14px;
-$menuLineH: 1.4rem;
+$menuLineH: 1.5rem;
 $scrollbarTrackSize: 10px;
 $scrollbarTrackColorBg: rgba(#000, 0.4);
 $btnStdH: 25px;
diff --git a/platform/commonUI/general/res/templates/label.html b/platform/commonUI/general/res/templates/label.html
index a11ad42646..61905cb7bf 100644
--- a/platform/commonUI/general/res/templates/label.html
+++ b/platform/commonUI/general/res/templates/label.html
@@ -22,12 +22,14 @@
 <span class="label s-label">
     <span class='ui-symbol icon type-icon'>
         {{type.getGlyph()}}
-        <span class='ui-symbol icon alert hidden'>!</span>
+        <!-- this will be toggled by a ng-show -->
+        <span
+	        class='ui-symbol icon l-icon-link'
+            ng-show="true"
+	        ></span>
+        <span class='ui-symbol icon l-icon-alert'></span>
     </span>
     <span class='title-label'>
         {{model.name}}
-        <span>{{model.location}}</span>
-        <span>{{location.getLocation()}}</span>
-        <span ng-show="{{location.isLink}}">(link)</span>
     </span>
 </span>