From:	Damian Yerrick <Bullcr_pd_yerrick AT hotmail DOT comRemoveBullcr_p>
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Subject:	Re: Allegro GUI: Focus
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On Tue, 12 Dec 2000 13:08:36 GMT, stapffa AT bytec-gmbh DOT de (Alexander
Stapff) wrote:

>as this is the first time I work with the allegro GUI-Routines I have
>a problem which  probably can be solved very easily. But I just can´t
>find any solution. So here´s my question:
>
>Is there any way to give the focus to a certain element of the GUI
>without positioning the mouse over that element?

From your code:
Try passing the number of the element to do_dialog().

From user's perspective (working without a mouse?):
Try the tab key.

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