From: jprocter <jprocter@compbio.dundee.ac.uk>
Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2011 13:21:59 +0000 (+0100)
Subject: try even harder to get focus - for benefit of windows 7 (JAL-943)
X-Git-Tag: Release_2_7~25
X-Git-Url: http://source.jalview.org/gitweb/?p=jalview.git;a=commitdiff_plain;h=367c039ca47ca16fbf722c53acde68a3842784c3

try even harder to get focus - for benefit of windows 7 (JAL-943)
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diff --git a/src/jalview/gui/Desktop.java b/src/jalview/gui/Desktop.java
index e1356b4..f8d2bf0 100644
--- a/src/jalview/gui/Desktop.java
+++ b/src/jalview/gui/Desktop.java
@@ -358,6 +358,18 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop implements
       {
         jvnews.refreshNews();
         jvnews.toFront();
+        // try real hard to get focus when the news is first opened
+        new Thread(new Runnable() {
+          @Override
+          public void run()
+          {
+            while (jvnews.isVisible() && !jvnews.requestFocusInWindow())
+            {
+              try { Thread.sleep(50); } catch (InterruptedException x) {}; 
+            }
+            
+          }
+        }).start();
       }
     }
   }