Alwin - that didnt work for me. However, there is as stated patches, and this problem is documented on the Azureus wiki as being an SWT problem. The wiki there also suggests potential fixes.
http://www.azureuswiki.com/index.php/Close_the_sliding_alert_box -- pop-up dialogs doesn't close. https://launchpad.net/bugs/41813 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs