Key Binding issues

Hi, I'm developing a java applet game and am having trouble using the key bindings of the JComponent class.
The game starts off with a screen that the user enters some game parameters via text fields and combo boxes. When the user clicks the start button they are then taken to the game screen. Here the users should be able to use the keys a, w, s, and d as controls. Originally I had KeyListeners added directly to the JApplet that worked fine for game control however due to changes in the program structure I need a way to be able to listen from the game display component itself.
I have the following code in a custom class GamePanel extending JPanel that displays the game play itself (its actually nested within another custom class extending JPanel):
this.getInputMap(JComponent.WHEN_IN_FOCUSED_WINDOW).put(KeyStroke.getKeyStroke("W"), "Forward");
this.getInputMap(JComponent.WHEN_IN_FOCUSED_WINDOW).put(KeyStroke.getKeyStroke("S"), "Backward");
this.getInputMap(JComponent.WHEN_IN_FOCUSED_WINDOW).put(KeyStroke.getKeyStroke("A"), "Left");
this.getInputMap(JComponent.WHEN_IN_FOCUSED_WINDOW).put(KeyStroke.getKeyStroke("D"), "Right");
this.getActionMap().put("Forward", userInputListener.forwardAction);
this.getActionMap().put("Backward", userInputListener.backwardAction);
this.getActionMap().put("Left", userInputListener.leftAction);
this.getActionMap().put("Right", userInputListener.rightAction);I've tried with the WHEN_ANCESTOR_OF_FOCUSED_COMPONENT but that didn't work either. I also tried plain KeyListeners but had no luck.
I'm assuming the problem stems from focus issues because of the text fields, combo boxes, and/or buttons so I added a focus listener to the JApplet and GamePanel to test my theory. The applet gets focus when first clicked on however once the text fields etc. are clicked it is not regaining focus even after methods requestFocus or requestFocusInWindow are called.
I could definitely be wrong about the focus stuff but any input would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
- Nat

it is not regaining focus even after methods requestFocus or requestFocusInWindow are called.It works for me using:
panel.addMouseListener(new MouseAdapter()
public void mousePressed(MouseEvent e)
e.getComponent().requestFocusInWindow();
});I added the above code to this posting:
http://forum.java.sun.com/thread.jspa?forumID=57&threadID=5149852
If that doesn't work then you can also try using:
panel.setFocusable( true );
panel.setRequestFocusEnabled( true );Otherwise a SSCCE as suggested above is required.

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I'm confused though. How many key bindings do I need to use, and on what component? How many ActionMaps and InputMaps do I need? Do I need to make custom Actions? Sun's key binding "tutorial" just isn't making any sense to me.

and a JPanel with an array of DataCells (extends JLabel). Use a JTable, it supports navigation using the arrow keys.
Here is a simple example with InputMaps and ActionMaps:
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;
public class PanelActions extends JFrame implements FocusListener
     LayoutManager layout;
     public PanelActions()
          layout = new GridLayout(0, 10);
          JPanel panel = new JPanel( layout );
          setContentPane( panel );
          Action rightAction = new AbstractAction()
               public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
                    JComponent c = (JComponent)e.getSource();
                    c.transferFocus();
          for (int i = 0; i < 30; i++)
               String text = String.valueOf(i);
               JLabel label = new JLabel( text );
               label.setFocusable( true );
               label.addFocusListener( this );
               panel.add( label );
             InputMap im = label.getInputMap(JLabel.WHEN_FOCUSED);
               KeyStroke right = KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_RIGHT, 0);
               im.put(right, "right");
               label.getActionMap().put(im.get(right), rightAction);
     public void focusGained(FocusEvent e)
          JLabel l = (JLabel)e.getSource();
          System.out.println(l.getText());
     public void focusLost(FocusEvent e) {}
     public static void main(String[] args)
          PanelActions frame = new PanelActions();
          frame.setDefaultCloseOperation( EXIT_ON_CLOSE );
          frame.pack();
          frame.setLocationRelativeTo( null );
          frame.setVisible(true);
}

Serious Keyboard Key Mapping Issue

Hi there everyone...
Yesterday evening, while i was watching a movie on my Macbook, i accidentally pressed the command button, and all of a sudden the movie stopped playing.
After some research on the internet, I activated the keyboard palette, and found out that several keys had issues
1. The left command button behaved as if i was pressing command + . (period key)
2. The right command button behaved like command + up arrow key
3. The up arrow key like issue 2 above
4. The period key like issue 1 above
p.s. the up arrow and period keys arent working at all, they just behave as i explained above
Since it had to do with a modifier key, i tried to change the modifier key settings, but even though i tried accessing the modifier key settings through preferences, no pop-up window opened and no change could be made.
Even though i tried a PRAM zapping, nothing happened because as i understand it, the system doesnt recognise the shortcut, since together with command,option,p,r, the period key is seen pressed as well.
If anyone can help please do!
Thanks for your time everyone,

So I booted from the install disk.... Didnt now what exactly to do, so i use the terminal to see if the problem with the keys persisted... And unfortunately it did.... Didnt know what to do next so i quit and booted again...
But i restarted my macbook, only to boot into hardware test mode, to see if the problem really is on hardware side.
I am running an extended test, but poking around a bit, i noticed that the up arrow key worked fine...
Waiting now to see the results from the test, which i will post after it's finished.

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