Handling FocusEvents in subclassed Panel.

I've created some Button objects in AWT that look like
the Swing Metal Button. The funtionality is fine, the
MouseEvents effect the paint(Graphics) method, and
everything looks and works great... except for the
focus.
How do I make this Object aware that it has the focus?
I want it to draw a dark outline around itself (just like
a regular awt.Button) when it gets the Focus. I also want
it to listen for KeyEvents when it has focus so you can
use the Space Bar to activate it.
I tried implementing FocusListener and catching
focusGained(FocusEvent), but nothing happens.
In my application, it doesn't behave like a Focusable
component.
How do I make it focusTraversable?
Thanks,
Rob.

Thanks Raginald, but that was not the problem.
I am extending an awt.Panel and overriding the
paint(Graphics), I call an init method from the
constructor. In the init() method I add the
MouseListener and the FocusListener. The
Focus event never gets fired. The application
I have added this "Button" to doesn't seem to
recognize that it is a focus-able component.
When I tab through the components, my "Buttons"
never get the focus. I overrided isFocusTraversable(),
but that had no effect either.
Is it possible that the mouseEvents I'm capturing to
handle the entered and clicked effects are masking
the focusEvents?
Any ideas?
Rob.

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