Comment 10 for bug 486508

This is not what Gnome wants:
Someone up there decided that Esc means "cancel", not "close window", and furthermore, that chat windows cannot have the concept of "cancel" associated to them (in contrast, "Save file as..." windows can be "canceled" via Esc key resulting in the window being *closed*).
I really does indicate that people who decide what means what, are not the same people who indeed do use instant messaging.

Honestly, just use pidgin, it's the best ever.