map_time = event_get_server_time();
 
-    /* choose the events we want to receive on the CLIENT window */
-    attrib_set.event_mask = CLIENT_EVENTMASK;
-    if (prompt)
-        attrib_set.event_mask |= KeyPressMask;
+    /* choose the events we want to receive on the CLIENT window
+       (ObPrompt windows can request events too) */
+    attrib_set.event_mask = CLIENT_EVENTMASK |
+        (prompt ? prompt->event_mask : 0);
     attrib_set.do_not_propagate_mask = CLIENT_NOPROPAGATEMASK;
     XChangeWindowAttributes(ob_display, window,
                             CWEventMask|CWDontPropagate, &attrib_set);
 
             break;
         case Window_Client:
             client = WINDOW_AS_CLIENT(obwin);
+            /* events on clients can be events on prompt windows too */
+            prompt = client->prompt;
             break;
         case Window_Menu:
             /* not to be used for events */
 
 static void event_handle_prompt(ObPrompt *p, XEvent *e)
 {
-    g_print("prompt event\n");
     switch (e->type) {
     case ButtonPress:
     case ButtonRelease:
 
     prompt_a_focus->texture[0] = ob_rr_theme->osd_hilite_label->texture[0];
     prompt_a_press->texture[0] = ob_rr_theme->osd_hilite_label->texture[0];
 
+    prompt_a_button->texture[0].data.text.justify = RR_JUSTIFY_CENTER;
+    prompt_a_focus->texture[0].data.text.justify = RR_JUSTIFY_CENTER;
+    prompt_a_press->texture[0].data.text.justify = RR_JUSTIFY_CENTER;
+
     prompt_a_button->texture[0].data.text.color = c_button;
     prompt_a_focus->texture[0].data.text.color = c_focus;
     prompt_a_press->texture[0].data.text.color = c_press;
     PROP_SET32(self->super.window, net_wm_window_type, atom,
                prop_atoms.net_wm_window_type_dialog);
 
+    /* listen for key presses on the window */
+    self->event_mask = KeyPressMask;
+
     self->a_bg = RrAppearanceCopy(ob_rr_theme->osd_hilite_bg);
 
     self->msg.text = g_strdup(msg);
     const gint OUTSIDE_MARGIN = 4;
     const gint MSG_BUTTON_SEPARATION = 4;
     const gint BUTTON_SEPARATION = 4;
+    const gint BUTTON_VMARGIN = 4;
+    const gint BUTTON_HMARGIN = 12;
     const gint MAX_WIDTH = 600;
 
     RrMargins(self->a_bg, &l, &t, &r, &b);
         self->button[i].width = MAX(self->button[i].width, bw);
         self->button[i].height = MAX(self->button[i].height, bh);
 
+        self->button[i].width += BUTTON_HMARGIN * 2;
+        self->button[i].height += BUTTON_VMARGIN * 2;
+
         allbuttonsw += self->button[i].width + (i > 0 ? BUTTON_SEPARATION : 0);
         allbuttonsh = MAX(allbuttonsh, self->button[i].height);
     }
     RrAppearance *a;
 
     if (e->pressed) a = prompt_a_press;
-    else if (self->focus == e) a = prompt_a_focus, g_print("focus!\n");
+    else if (self->focus == e) a = prompt_a_focus;
     else a = prompt_a_button;
 
     a->surface.parent = self->a_bg;