diff --git a/xwords4/linux/gtkboard.c b/xwords4/linux/gtkboard.c
index ad96099fb..8c8f11dd4 100644
--- a/xwords4/linux/gtkboard.c
+++ b/xwords4/linux/gtkboard.c
@@ -2683,7 +2683,7 @@ initGlobals( GtkGameGlobals* globals, LaunchParams* params, CurGameInfo* gi )
     gtk_widget_set_size_request( GTK_WIDGET(drawing_area), width, height );
 
     hbox = gtk_box_new( GTK_ORIENTATION_HORIZONTAL, 0 );
-    gtk_box_pack_start( GTK_BOX (hbox), drawing_area, TRUE, TRUE, 0);
+    gtk_box_pack_start( GTK_BOX(hbox), drawing_area, TRUE, TRUE, 0);
 
     /* install scrollbar even if not needed -- since zooming can make it
        needed later */
diff --git a/xwords4/linux/gtkinvit.c b/xwords4/linux/gtkinvit.c
index 01a672be1..01809e04f 100644
--- a/xwords4/linux/gtkinvit.c
+++ b/xwords4/linux/gtkinvit.c
@@ -365,8 +365,7 @@ gtkInviteDlg( GtkGameGlobals* globals, CommsAddrRec* addr,
 
     dialog = gtk_dialog_new();
     gtk_window_set_modal( GTK_WINDOW( dialog ), TRUE );
-    // gtk_container_add( GTK_CONTAINER( gtk_dialog_get_action_area(GTK_DIALOG(dialog))), vbox );
-    XP_ASSERT(0);
+    gtk_dialog_add_action_widget( GTK_DIALOG(dialog), vbox, 0 );
 
     gtk_widget_show_all( dialog );
     gtk_main();
diff --git a/xwords4/linux/gtkletterask.c b/xwords4/linux/gtkletterask.c
index 7e3c052dd..70546412c 100644
--- a/xwords4/linux/gtkletterask.c
+++ b/xwords4/linux/gtkletterask.c
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ gtkletterask( const PickInfo* pi, XP_Bool forTray, const XP_UCHAR* name,
     }
 
     // gtk_container_add( GTK_CONTAINER( gtk_dialog_get_action_area(GTK_DIALOG(dialog))), vbox);
-    XP_ASSERT(0);
+    gtk_dialog_add_action_widget( GTK_DIALOG(dialog), vbox, 0 );
     gtk_widget_show_all( dialog );
 
     gtk_main();
diff --git a/xwords4/linux/gtkpasswdask.c b/xwords4/linux/gtkpasswdask.c
index a1a7374bb..0292eaa4f 100644
--- a/xwords4/linux/gtkpasswdask.c
+++ b/xwords4/linux/gtkpasswdask.c
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-/* -*-mode: C; fill-column: 78; c-basic-offset: 4; -*- */
+/* -*- compile-command: "make MEMDEBUG=TRUE -j3"; -*- */
 /* 
- * Copyright 2000 by Eric House (xwords@eehouse.org).  All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright 2000 - 2016 by Eric House (xwords@eehouse.org).  All rights
+ * reserved.
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
@@ -75,8 +76,7 @@ gtkpasswdask( const char* name, char* outbuf, XP_U16* buflen )
 
     gtk_box_pack_start( GTK_BOX(vbox), hbox, FALSE, TRUE, 0 );
 
-    // gtk_container_add( GTK_CONTAINER(gtk_dialog_get_action_area(GTK_DIALOG(dialog))), vbox);
-    XP_ASSERT(0);
+    gtk_dialog_add_action_widget( GTK_DIALOG(dialog), vbox, 0 );
 
     gtk_widget_show_all( dialog );