(From update of attachment 449078)
Worth also noting that this approach would be anti-os-specific ordering. Currently on OSX, "Restore" is to the right of "Start New Session", but we wouldn't want to do that with one of them being a text link instead.
An additional benefit: links imply that the action is undoable. Buttons have the opposite implication. Since "Start New Session" is actually undoable, this might help give users who don't realize that now a little hint.
(From update of attachment 449078)
Worth also noting that this approach would be anti-os-specific ordering. Currently on OSX, "Restore" is to the right of "Start New Session", but we wouldn't want to do that with one of them being a text link instead.
An additional benefit: links imply that the action is undoable. Buttons have the opposite implication. Since "Start New Session" is actually undoable, this might help give users who don't realize that now a little hint.