Default button is lost when JInternalFrame is iconified

Hello, everybody!
Have you already noticed that the default button is lost (loses its characteristics) when the JInternalFrame is iconified? Is there any workaround for this?
Thank you.
Marcos

camickr wrote:
So you already have a solution from the bug posting.No, because in my case the default button can change over time in the JInternalFrame. If it was fixed I could use the solution in the bug posting. Anyway I found a workaround in my case. I'm using an hierarchy listener to restore the default button. The code in the hierarchyChanged method below is called when the JInternalFrame is deiconified:
@Override
public void focusGained(FocusEvent e)
    getRootPane().setDefaultButton(_btnPesquisar);
    _focalizado = true;
@Override
public void focusLost(FocusEvent e)
    getRootPane().setDefaultButton(null);
    _focalizado = false;
@Override
public void hierarchyChanged(HierarchyEvent e)
    if (_focalizado && (e.getChangeFlags() & HierarchyEvent.DISPLAYABILITY_CHANGED) != 0 && isDisplayable())
        getRootPane().setDefaultButton(_btnPesquisar);
}I just would like to know, as this is a long standing bug, if a more elegant solution was found.
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