jQuery-UI close modal dialog on background click

Question

I\'m toying with jQuery UI, and I like how this demo works: http://jqueryui.com/demos/dialog/#modal-message

However, when a dialog comes up, the only way to close it is

Answer 1

This one will definitely work, since it matters when the overlay is in the dom or not.

$(document).on('click', '.ui-widget-overlay', function(){
  $(".ui-dialog-titlebar-close").trigger('click');
});