diff --git a/README.txt b/README.txt
index 823a8b3..3f0ea3f 100644
--- a/README.txt
+++ b/README.txt
@@ -904,17 +904,8 @@ Chapter 6. Credits
    Thank you for your interest and for your support, Mark.
      _________________________________________________________
 
-Chapter 7. This software is GPL!
+Chapter 7. Licensing
+    
+   This software is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPLv2.
+   Please see LICENSE.txt for a full text of the license.
 
-   Check  out  LICENSE.txt or http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.txt
-   for  details!  The  bare  bones  of  it  is,  this  program is
-   distributed  in  open-source  form so that others may share it
-   freely,  learn from it, or modify it as they see fit. However,
-   under no circumstances can it be sold!
-
-   This  code  was  written entirely by Nathan Gaylinn (excepting
-   the  code used for displaying a tray icon that is adapted from
-   the  Psi source [http://psi.affinix.com/]) but is based on the
-   idea of xjoypad by Erich Kitzmüller.
-
-   Yay for the power GPL gives to developers!
diff --git a/src/getkey.cpp b/src/getkey.cpp
index d4d6660..97281c5 100644
--- a/src/getkey.cpp
+++ b/src/getkey.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ bool GetKey::x11Event( XEvent* e )
 {
     //keep Qt from closing the dialog upon seeing Esc pressed.
     if (e->type == KeyPress) return true;
-
     //On a key press, return the key and quit
     //Ctrl+X == [No Key]
     if (e->type == KeyRelease) {
@@ -53,6 +52,11 @@ bool GetKey::x11Event( XEvent* e )
     return false;
 }
 
+void GetKey::closeEvent(QCloseEvent *e) {
+    e->ignore();
+    done(-1);
+}
+
 void GetKey::paintEvent ( QPaintEvent * ) {
     //whenever we need to repaint, draw in our text.
     QPainter paint( this );
diff --git a/src/getkey.h b/src/getkey.h
index 35e0b74..a2c16ca 100644
--- a/src/getkey.h
+++ b/src/getkey.h
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <QPainter>
 #include <QPixmap>
 #include <QIcon>
+#include <QCloseEvent>
 #include "constant.h"
 #include <X11/Xlib.h>
 //The KeySym for "x"
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ class GetKey : public QDialog {
 		//to avoid focus issues, there is only the dialog widget, all the
 		//rest is painted on. So, I need to know when to repaint.
 		void paintEvent ( QPaintEvent * );
+		void closeEvent (QCloseEvent *);
 	private:
 		//the dialog's message
 		QString Text;
diff --git a/src/keycode.cpp b/src/keycode.cpp
index b454b52..9801998 100644
--- a/src/keycode.cpp
+++ b/src/keycode.cpp
@@ -90,7 +90,14 @@ KeyButton::KeyButton( QString name, int val, QWidget* parent, bool m, bool nowMo
 
 void KeyButton::onClick() {
     //when clicked, ask for a key!
-    value = GetKey( buttonname, mouse ).exec();
+    int retValue = GetKey( buttonname, mouse ).exec();
+    // -1 is a special value meaning that the window was simply
+    // closed so we can ignore this
+    if(retValue == -1) {
+	return;
+    } else {
+	value = retValue;
+    }
     //if the return value was a mouse click...
     if (value > MOUSE_OFFSET) {
         mouseClicked = true;