diff --git a/gramps/gui/glade/updateaddons.glade b/gramps/gui/glade/updateaddons.glade
index 0d88286e7..70b641f5e 100644
--- a/gramps/gui/glade/updateaddons.glade
+++ b/gramps/gui/glade/updateaddons.glade
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
       <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">
@@ -22,11 +23,9 @@
             <child>
               <object class="GtkButton" id="cancel">
                 <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_action_appearance">False</property>
                 <property name="use_stock">True</property>
               </object>
               <packing>
@@ -39,11 +38,9 @@
             <child>
               <object class="GtkButton" id="apply">
                 <property name="label" translatable="yes">Install Selected _Addons</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_action_appearance">False</property>
                 <property name="use_underline">True</property>
               </object>
               <packing>
@@ -88,8 +85,8 @@
                 <property name="wrap">True</property>
               </object>
               <packing>
-                <property name="expand">True</property>
-                <property name="fill">True</property>
+                <property name="expand">False</property>
+                <property name="fill">False</property>
                 <property name="position">1</property>
               </packing>
             </child>
@@ -101,11 +98,9 @@
                 <child>
                   <object class="GtkButton" id="select_all">
                     <property name="label" translatable="yes">_Select All</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_action_appearance">False</property>
                     <property name="use_underline">True</property>
                   </object>
                   <packing>
@@ -117,11 +112,9 @@
                 <child>
                   <object class="GtkButton" id="select_none">
                     <property name="label" translatable="yes">Select _None</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_action_appearance">False</property>
                     <property name="use_underline">True</property>
                   </object>
                   <packing>
@@ -160,7 +153,7 @@
             </child>
           </object>
           <packing>
-            <property name="expand">False</property>
+            <property name="expand">True</property>
             <property name="fill">True</property>
             <property name="pack_type">end</property>
             <property name="position">2</property>
diff --git a/gramps/gui/widgets/progressdialog.py b/gramps/gui/widgets/progressdialog.py
index ecc79badd..117ce230a 100644
--- a/gramps/gui/widgets/progressdialog.py
+++ b/gramps/gui/widgets/progressdialog.py
@@ -432,12 +432,12 @@ class _GtkProgressBar(Gtk.VBox):
             self._cancel.connect("clicked", 
                                  lambda x: long_op_status.cancel())
             self._cancel.show()
-            self._hbox.pack_end(self._cancel, expand=False, fill=True, padding=0)
+            self._hbox.pack_end(self._cancel, False, True, 0)
         
         self._hbox.pack_start(self._pbar, True, True, 0)
         
-        self.pack_start(self._lbl, expand=False, fill=False)
-        self.pack_start(self._hbox, expand=False, fill=False)
+        self.pack_start(self._lbl, False, False, 0)
+        self.pack_start(self._hbox, False, False, 0)
         
             
         self._pbar_max = (long_op_status.get_total_steps()/
@@ -483,7 +483,18 @@ class GtkProgressDialog(Gtk.Dialog):
         """:param title: The title to display on the top of the window.
            :type title: string
         """
-        GObject.GObject.__init__(self, *window_params)
+        #GObject.GObject.__init__(self, *window_params)
+        GObject.GObject.__init__(self)
+        if len(window_params) >= 2:
+            self.set_transient_for(window_params[1])
+        if len(window_params) >= 3:
+            flags = window_params[2]
+            if Gtk.DialogFlags.MODAL & flags:
+                self.set_modal(True)
+            if Gtk.DialogFlags.DESTROY_WITH_PARENT & flags:
+                self.set_destroy_with_parent(True)
+        if len(window_params) >= 4:
+            self.add_buttons(window_params[3:])
         self.connect('delete_event', self._warn)
         self.set_title(title)
         #self.set_resize_mode(Gtk.RESIZE_IMMEDIATE)
@@ -502,7 +513,7 @@ class GtkProgressDialog(Gtk.Dialog):
         """
         pbar = _GtkProgressBar(long_op_status)
         
-        self.vbox.pack_start(pbar, expand=False, fill=False)
+        self.vbox.pack_start(pbar, False, False, 0)
         
         pbar.show()
         # this seems to cause an infinite loop: