From 367c039ca47ca16fbf722c53acde68a3842784c3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: jprocter <jprocter@compbio.dundee.ac.uk>
Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2011 14:21:59 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 1/1] try even harder to get focus - for benefit of windows 7
 (JAL-943)

---
 src/jalview/gui/Desktop.java |   12 ++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+)

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();
       }
     }
   }
-- 
1.7.10.2