diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 552a8f4bb..0dcbf03a1 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
+2008-03-08  Douglas S. Blank  <dblank@cs.brynmawr.edu>
+	* src/DataViews/GrampletView.py (GrampletWindow.close): 
+	Fixed issue exhibited on Windows with buttons becoming dead
+
 2008-03-07 Peter Landgren <peter.talken@telia.com>
 	* src/plgins/NotRelated.py: Issue #1795 author information update
-    * src/plgins/rel_sv.py: Fixed issues #1881 and 1910
+	* src/plgins/rel_sv.py: Fixed issues #1881 and 1910
 
 2008-03-05 Raphael Ackermann <raphael.ackermann@gmail.com>
 	* src/data/Makefile.am: add new css files and delete old ones.
diff --git a/src/DataViews/GrampletView.py b/src/DataViews/GrampletView.py
index 6178f7008..61aa902bd 100644
--- a/src/DataViews/GrampletView.py
+++ b/src/DataViews/GrampletView.py
@@ -176,9 +176,6 @@ class GrampletWindow(ManagedWindow.ManagedWindow):
         """
         Closes the detached GrampletWindow.
         """
-        self.gramplet.gvclose.show()
-        self.gramplet.gvstate.show()
-        self.gramplet.gvproperties.show()
         self.gramplet.gvoptions.hide()
         self.gramplet.viewpage.detached_gramplets.remove(self.gramplet)
         self.gramplet.state = "maximized"
@@ -189,6 +186,9 @@ class GrampletWindow(ManagedWindow.ManagedWindow):
                                                fill,
                                                padding,
                                                pack)
+        self.gramplet.gvclose.show()
+        self.gramplet.gvstate.show()
+        self.gramplet.gvproperties.show()
         ManagedWindow.ManagedWindow.close(self, *args)
 
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