JOptionPane.showInternalMessageDialog OK button doesn't get focus

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Jim Cobban - 11 Dec 2003 21:51 GMT

I am creating a message dialog using JOptionPane but I am encountering a
usability problem because the OK button is not getting the focus when the
dialog is displayed. As a result the user must use the mouse to close the
dialog. I suspect the problem is arising because the message is not a
simple String, but rather a JTextArea inside a JScrollPane.

How do I set up the dialog so that the OK button gets the focus when it is
displayed?

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Andrew Thompson - 12 Dec 2003 05:30 GMT

> I am creating a message dialog using JOptionPane but I am encountering a
> usability problem

Short answer, I don't know.

Long answer. I have found that as soon as you
ask the question 'How can I make a JOptionPane..'
that is a sign that using a JDialog would be quicker.

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Jim Cobban - 12 Dec 2003 22:31 GMT

> > I am creating a message dialog using JOptionPane but I am encountering a
> > usability problem
>
> Long answer. I have found that as soon as you
> ask the question 'How can I make a JOptionPane..'
> that is a sign that using a JDialog would be quicker.

I cannot use JDialog because I have to instantiate the dialog inside a
JInternalFrame. That is what the JOptionPane.showInternalMessageDialog
method does. I understand your comment. I have given up on JOptionPane for
a lot of what I do, but it is still convenient for simple dialogs, such as
just popping up a message.

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