diff --git a/terminatorlib/preferences.glade b/terminatorlib/preferences.glade
index 8e286f80..bb826c4c 100644
--- a/terminatorlib/preferences.glade
+++ b/terminatorlib/preferences.glade
@@ -353,63 +353,18 @@
     <property name="step_increment">0.10000000000000001</property>
     <property name="page_increment">0.20000000000000001</property>
   </object>
-  <object class="GtkDialog" id="prefswin">
+  <object class="GtkWindow" id="prefswin">
     <property name="can_focus">False</property>
     <property name="border_width">6</property>
     <property name="title" translatable="yes">Terminator Preferences</property>
     <property name="default_width">640</property>
     <property name="default_height">400</property>
-    <property name="type_hint">normal</property>
-    <child internal-child="vbox">
+    <child>
       <object class="GtkBox" id="dialog_vbox1">
         <property name="visible">True</property>
         <property name="can_focus">False</property>
         <property name="orientation">vertical</property>
-        <property name="spacing">2</property>
-        <child internal-child="action_area">
-          <object class="GtkButtonBox" id="dialog_action_area1">
-            <property name="visible">True</property>
-            <property name="can_focus">False</property>
-            <property name="homogeneous">True</property>
-            <child>
-              <object class="GtkButton" id="helpbutton">
-                <property name="label">gtk-help</property>
-                <property name="visible">True</property>
-                <property name="can_focus">True</property>
-                <property name="receives_default">True</property>
-                <property name="use_stock">True</property>
-                <signal name="clicked" handler="on_open_manual" swapped="no"/>
-              </object>
-              <packing>
-                <property name="expand">False</property>
-                <property name="fill">True</property>
-                <property name="position">0</property>
-                <property name="secondary">True</property>
-              </packing>
-            </child>
-            <child>
-              <object class="GtkButton" id="okbutton">
-                <property name="label">gtk-close</property>
-                <property name="use_action_appearance">False</property>
-                <property name="visible">True</property>
-                <property name="can_focus">True</property>
-                <property name="receives_default">True</property>
-                <property name="use_stock">True</property>
-                <signal name="clicked" handler="on_closebutton_clicked" swapped="no"/>
-              </object>
-              <packing>
-                <property name="expand">True</property>
-                <property name="fill">True</property>
-                <property name="position">1</property>
-              </packing>
-            </child>
-          </object>
-          <packing>
-            <property name="expand">False</property>
-            <property name="fill">True</property>
-            <property name="position">0</property>
-          </packing>
-        </child>
+        <property name="spacing">6</property>
         <child>
           <object class="GtkNotebook" id="notebook1">
             <property name="visible">True</property>
@@ -3871,14 +3826,55 @@ Much of the behavior of Terminator is based on GNOME Terminal, and we are adding
           <packing>
             <property name="expand">True</property>
             <property name="fill">True</property>
+            <property name="position">0</property>
+          </packing>
+        </child>
+        <child>
+          <object class="GtkButtonBox" id="dialog_action_area1">
+            <property name="visible">True</property>
+            <property name="can_focus">False</property>
+            <property name="border_width">6</property>
+            <property name="homogeneous">True</property>
+            <child>
+              <object class="GtkButton" id="helpbutton">
+                <property name="label">gtk-help</property>
+                <property name="visible">True</property>
+                <property name="can_focus">True</property>
+                <property name="receives_default">True</property>
+                <property name="use_stock">True</property>
+                <signal name="clicked" handler="on_open_manual" swapped="no"/>
+              </object>
+              <packing>
+                <property name="expand">False</property>
+                <property name="fill">True</property>
+                <property name="position">0</property>
+              </packing>
+            </child>
+            <child>
+              <object class="GtkButton" id="okbutton">
+                <property name="label">gtk-close</property>
+                <property name="use_action_appearance">False</property>
+                <property name="visible">True</property>
+                <property name="can_focus">True</property>
+                <property name="receives_default">True</property>
+                <property name="use_stock">True</property>
+                <signal name="clicked" handler="on_closebutton_clicked" swapped="no"/>
+              </object>
+              <packing>
+                <property name="expand">True</property>
+                <property name="fill">True</property>
+                <property name="position">1</property>
+              </packing>
+            </child>
+          </object>
+          <packing>
+            <property name="expand">False</property>
+            <property name="fill">True</property>
             <property name="position">1</property>
           </packing>
         </child>
       </object>
     </child>
-    <action-widgets>
-      <action-widget response="0">okbutton</action-widget>
-    </action-widgets>
   </object>
   <object class="GtkSizeGroup" id="sizegroup1">
     <widgets>