diff --git a/examples/freemap.html b/examples/freemap.html
index 6403596e48..9b292541e8 100644
--- a/examples/freemap.html
+++ b/examples/freemap.html
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@
                 {map: '/www/freemap.in/boston/map/mass.map', layers: 'border,water,roads', format: 'png'} );
             var rapid = new OpenLayers.Layer.WMS( "Rapid Transit", 
                 "http://boston.freemap.in/cgi-bin/mapserv?",
-                {map: '/www/freemap.in/boston/map/mass.map', layers: 'rapid_transit', format: 'png'} );
+                {map: '/www/freemap.in/boston/map/mass.map', layers: 'rapid_transit', format: 'png', transparent:'true'} );
             var buildings = new OpenLayers.Layer.WMS( "Buildings", 
                 "http://boston.freemap.in/cgi-bin/mapserv?",
-                {map: '/www/freemap.in/boston/map/mass.map', layers: 'buildings', format: 'png'} );
+                {map: '/www/freemap.in/boston/map/mass.map', layers: 'buildings', format: 'png', transparent:'true'} );
                 
             map.addLayer(basemap);
             map.addLayer(rapid);
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/MouseDefaults.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/MouseDefaults.js
index e7dc1d61cc..9ce026342c 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/MouseDefaults.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/MouseDefaults.js
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ OpenLayers.Control.MouseDefaults.prototype =
             this.zoomBox.style.zIndex = this.map.Z_INDEX_BASE["Popup"] - 1;
             this.map.viewPortDiv.appendChild(this.zoomBox);
         }
+        document.onselectstart=function() { return false; }
         Event.stop(evt);
     },
 
@@ -111,6 +112,7 @@ OpenLayers.Control.MouseDefaults.prototype =
         } else {
             this.map.setCenter(this.map.center);
         }
+        document.onselectstart=null;
         this.mouseDragStart = null;
         this.map.div.style.cursor = "default";
     },
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/MouseToolbar.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/MouseToolbar.js
index 92311835ff..1b4e682cfe 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/MouseToolbar.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/MouseToolbar.js
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ OpenLayers.Control.MouseToolbar.prototype =
                 this.map.div.style.cursor = "move";
                 break;
         }
+        document.onselectstart = function() { return false; } 
         Event.stop(evt);
     },
 
@@ -247,6 +248,7 @@ OpenLayers.Control.MouseToolbar.prototype =
                 this.map.setCenter(this.map.center);
             
         }
+        document.onselectstart = null;
         this.mouseDragStart = null;
         this.map.div.style.cursor = "default";
     },
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Grid.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Grid.js
index 5bc9785bca..736972b30f 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Grid.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Grid.js
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.Grid.prototype = Object.extend( new OpenLayers.Layer(), {
                                         new OpenLayers.Pixel(tileoffsetx - parseInt(this.map.layerContainerDiv.style.left),
                                                              tileoffsety - parseInt(this.map.layerContainerDiv.style.top))
                                                             );
-                tile.draw();
+                tile.draw((this.params.TRANSPARENT == 'true'));
                 row.append(tile);
      
                 tileoffsetlon += tilelon;       
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.Grid.prototype = Object.extend( new OpenLayers.Layer(), {
             bounds.top = bounds.top + deltaLat;
             position.y = position.y + deltaY;
             var newTile = this.addTile(bounds, position);
-            newTile.draw();
+            newTile.draw((this.params.TRANSPARENT == 'true'));
             newRow.append(newTile);
         }
         
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.Grid.prototype = Object.extend( new OpenLayers.Layer(), {
             bounds.right = bounds.right + deltaLon;
             position.x = position.x + deltaX;
             var newTile = this.addTile(bounds, position);
-            newTile.draw();
+            newTile.draw((this.params.TRANSPARENT == 'true'));
             
             if (prepend) {
                 row = row.prepend(newTile);
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/WMS.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/WMS.js
index 9e1f536435..d0e21f7f50 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/WMS.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/WMS.js
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.WMS.prototype =
      * @type Boolean
      */
     isBaseLayer: function() {
-        return (this.params.TRANSPARENT != true);
+        return (this.params.TRANSPARENT != 'true');
     },
     
     /**
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Tile/Image.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Tile/Image.js
index e4b113cdc4..fa201ed675 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Tile/Image.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Tile/Image.js
@@ -35,12 +35,20 @@ OpenLayers.Tile.Image.prototype =
 
     /**
     */
-    draw:function() {
-        this.imgDiv = OpenLayers.Util.createAlphaImageDiv(null,
-                                                       this.position,
-                                                       this.size,
-                                                       this.url,
-                                                       "absolute");
+    draw:function(transparent) {
+        if (transparent) {
+            this.imgDiv = OpenLayers.Util.createAlphaImageDiv(null,
+                                                           this.position,
+                                                           this.size,
+                                                           this.url,
+                                                           "absolute");
+        } else {
+            this.imgDiv = OpenLayers.Util.createImage(null,
+                                                      this.position,
+                                                      this.size,
+                                                      this.url,
+                                                      "absolute");
+        }
         this.layer.div.appendChild(this.imgDiv);
     },