Any idea how to fix this?

GtkDialog achieves this with the GtkBinding API:

  binding_set = gtk_binding_set_by_class (class);  
  gtk_binding_entry_add_signal (binding_set, GDK_Escape, 0,
                                "close", 0);

For GpmPrefs that would be the "action-close" signal, I suppose.

Of course the clean way to do would be to make g-p-preferences directly use GtkDialog :)

(In reply to comment #2)
> GtkDialog achieves this with the GtkBinding API:
> 
>   binding_set = gtk_binding_set_by_class (class);  
>   gtk_binding_entry_add_signal (binding_set, GDK_Escape, 0,
>                                 "close", 0);

Hmm. I can't get this to work:

Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_binding_set_by_class: assertion `GTK_IS_OBJECT_CLASS (class)' failed

> For GpmPrefs that would be the "action-close" signal, I suppose.

Yes, agree.

> Of course the clean way to do would be to make g-p-preferences directly use
> GtkDialog :)

Sure, I'm open for this if this is the long term plan. Patches (or example code) gladly accepted. Thanks.

Richard,

Created attachment 121720 [details] [review]
Enable Escape key

Did this a bit different. Works nonetheless.

Michael, can you apply that please.

The problem is, I do not have a SVN account.
Sorry for the delay, but I didn't understand you the first time I read your comment, I thought you mean some other gpm developer named Michael. :)

This problem has been fixed in the development version. The fix will be available in the next major software release. Thank you for your bug report.