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The way I  do it is to call enableEvents(AWTEvent.WINDOW_EVENT_MASK) in
the dialogs constructor and then override processWindowEvent:

boolean firstTime = false;
protected void processWindowEvent(WindowEvent e) {
   super.processWindowEvent(e);
   if (e.getID()== WindowEvent.WINDOW_ACTIVATED && ! firstTime) {
     firstTextField.requestFocus();
     firstTime = true;
}

To get <Enter> to invoke a button, you can add a keyListener to all the
components that  makes sense( enter in a TextArea should not invoke a
button) and call  the method that
gets invoked when the default button is clicked if you detect
KeyEvent.VK_ENTER.

Dhruva Reddy wrote:

>  I have a dialog with a column of text fields, the first of which I
> would like to have gain focus.  I tried overriding setVisible() with a
> call to TextField.requestFocus(), but Dialog.setVisible() does not
> return until after the dialog is gone.  requestFocus() requires that
> the component is visible to work.
>
> Does somebody know of a way to do this?
>
> Also, does someone know how to make the OK button on a dialog the
> default button, that is, you hit <Enter> and it's just like clicking
> OK.
>
> Thanks,
> Dhruva
>
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