Make modal dialog box "Always on Top"

Question

i know there has been discussion about Frame always on top etc. but i have a slightly different problem.
I have a Modal Dialog box which goes to the background when the parent window loses focus and gains it back.
i am working on java version1.4. So the new methof in 1.5 version is of no use. Also i am working on Windows XP SP1.
Do i have to make the dialogbox extend OptionPane instead of JDialo, which i am doing rt now?
but OptionPane comes with a baggage and unnecessary code which i have to implement etc.
Is there any easier way to solve this issue.
Thanks
PM

Answer 1

This solution works for me under J2SDK v1.4.2_03. If you were to use it on a large scale, you'd probably want to develop a bit more of a formalized framework for it.
        final JFrame test_frame = new JFrame("Test");
        test_frame.getContentPane().setLayout(new BoxLayout(test_frame.getContentPane(), BoxLayout.Y_AXIS));
        JPanel panel = new JPanel(new FlowLayout());
        test_frame.getContentPane().add(panel);
        final JDialog[] modal_dialog = new JDialog[]{null};
        final JDialog d = new JDialog(test_frame, "Bah", true);
        JButton close = new JButton("Close");
        d.getContentPane().add(close);
        close.addActionListener(new ActionListener()
            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
                d.setVisible(false);
                modal_dialog[0] = null;
        FocusListener fl = new FocusAdapter()
            public void focusGained(FocusEvent e)
                if (modal_dialog[0]!=null)
                    modal_dialog[0].requestFocus();
        test_frame.addFocusListener(fl);
        JButton open = new JButton("Open");
        panel.add(open);
        open.addActionListener(new ActionListener()
            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
                modal_dialog[0] = d;
                d.pack();
                d.setLocationRelativeTo(test_frame);
                d.setVisible(true);
        test_frame.pack();
        test_frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
        AWTUtilities.centerWindow(test_frame, null);
        test_frame.setVisible(true);