--- gnus-art.el	2006-09-26 14:43:50.000000000 +0100
+++ gnus-art.el.7.196	2006-09-26 14:53:16.000000000 +0100
@@ -7499,24 +7499,18 @@
 
 (defun gnus-insert-prev-page-button ()
   (let ((b (point))
-        (e (point))
 	(inhibit-read-only t))
     (gnus-eval-format
      gnus-prev-page-line-format nil
      `(keymap ,gnus-prev-page-map
-	       gnus-prev t
-	        gnus-callback gnus-article-button-prev-page
-		 article-type annotation))
-    (setq e 
-          (if (bolp)
-              ;; Exclude a newline.
-              (1- (point))
-            (point)))
-    (when gnus-article-button-face
-      (gnus-overlay-put (gnus-make-overlay b e)
-                        'face gnus-article-button-face))
+	 gnus-prev t
+	 gnus-callback gnus-article-button-prev-page
+	 article-type annotation))
     (widget-convert-button
-     'link b e
+     'link b (if (bolp)
+		 ;; Exclude a newline.
+		 (1- (point))
+	       (point))
      :action 'gnus-button-prev-page
      :button-keymap gnus-prev-page-map)))
 
@@ -7538,23 +7532,17 @@
 
 (defun gnus-insert-next-page-button ()
   (let ((b (point))
-        (e (point))
 	(inhibit-read-only t))
     (gnus-eval-format gnus-next-page-line-format nil
-		            `(keymap ,gnus-next-page-map
-                               gnus-next t
-                               gnus-callback gnus-article-button-next-page
-                               article-type annotation))
-    (setq e 
-          (if (bolp)
-              ;; Exclude a newline.
-              (1- (point))
-            (point)))
-    (when gnus-article-button-face
-      (gnus-overlay-put (gnus-make-overlay b e)
-                        'face gnus-article-button-face))
+		      `(keymap ,gnus-next-page-map
+			  gnus-next t
+			  gnus-callback gnus-article-button-next-page
+			  article-type annotation))
     (widget-convert-button
-     'link b e
+     'link b (if (bolp)
+		 ;; Exclude a newline.
+		 (1- (point))
+	       (point))
      :action 'gnus-button-next-page
      :button-keymap gnus-next-page-map)))