Automatic keyboard focus

In response to an email I've got asking about forcing an applet to obtain the keyboard focus when it launches, here's a code snippet to do just this:

boolean needsFocus=true;



void loop() {

  // request focus from the system until received, but only do it once

  if (needsFocus) {

    if (!this.hasFocus()) {

      this.requestFocus();

    } else

      needsFocus = false;

  }

  // your normal code goes here...

  .

  .

  .

}