Index: src/gui/gui.c
===================================================================
--- src/gui/gui.c	(revision 44)
+++ src/gui/gui.c	(working copy)
@@ -120,32 +120,8 @@
     *box = hbox;
     return vbox;
 }
-    
-    
-/* generally generated by glade */
-static GtkWidget* create_about(void)
-{
-	GtkAboutDialog* about;
-	GdkPixbuf* logo;
-	const char* authors[] = { "Pete Bessman <ninjadroid@gazuga.net>", 0 };
 
-	/* should this be freed later on? */
-	logo = gdk_pixbuf_new_from_file(PIXMAPDIR "specimen.png", NULL);
-
-	about = (GtkAboutDialog*)gtk_about_dialog_new();
-	gtk_about_dialog_set_name(about, "Specimen");
-	gtk_about_dialog_set_version(about, VERSION);
-	gtk_about_dialog_set_copyright(about, "(C) 2004 - 2005 Pete Bessman");
-	gtk_about_dialog_set_authors(about, authors);
-	gtk_about_dialog_set_logo(about, logo);
-
-	gtk_container_set_border_width(GTK_CONTAINER(about), GUI_BORDERSPACE);
-	gtk_window_set_type_hint(GTK_WINDOW(about), GDK_WINDOW_TYPE_HINT_DIALOG);
-
-	return (GtkWidget*)about;
-}
-
-
+    
 /* when the 'x' button is clicked on the titlebar */
 static gboolean cb_delete (GtkWidget* widget, GdkEvent* event,
 			   gpointer data)
@@ -399,9 +375,20 @@
 
 static void cb_menu_help_about (GtkWidget* widget, gpointer data)
 {
-    GtkWidget* about = create_about();
-    
-    gtk_widget_show(about);
+    GdkPixbuf* logo;
+    const char* authors[] = { "Pete Bessman <ninjadroid@gazuga.net>", 0 };
+
+    /* should this be freed later on? */
+    logo = gdk_pixbuf_new_from_file(PIXMAPDIR "specimen.png", NULL);
+
+    gtk_show_about_dialog(
+        GTK_WINDOW(data),
+        "name", "Specimen",
+        "logo", logo,
+        "authors", authors,
+        "version", VERSION,
+        "copyright", "(C) 2004 - 2005 Pete Bessman",
+        NULL);
 }
 
 
@@ -551,7 +538,7 @@
     gtk_menu_shell_append (GTK_MENU_SHELL (menu_help),
 			   menu_help_about);
     g_signal_connect (G_OBJECT (menu_help_about), "activate",
-		      G_CALLBACK (cb_menu_help_about), NULL);
+		      G_CALLBACK (cb_menu_help_about), window);
     gtk_widget_show (menu_help_about);
 
     /* setup the main window's master hbox, and left and right boxes */