Popup (minimized) out of focus - external ws call

Hi All,
I have a popup and a dialog (Ok, Cancel). On this popup I have exposed a java wrapper for calling an external web service as a data control button, say "Search Employee" button.
When I make a call on this popup by clicking the "Search Employee" button, the pop up stays for few seconds, and then loses focus (basically, I lose it). However, on re-clicking the button it is back in focus with the search results.
How can I have the popup stay up (in focus) until I click dialog buttons either Ok, or Cancel?
I have set type property on af:dialog to "okCancel", and did not see any difference.
Thank you,
VJ

In the popup Property Inspector under "Other" options there is a property called "AutoCancel" default value is "enabled" change it to "disabled" and this should fix popup being out of focus issue. There is excellent documentation for it here:
here

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Any clue? This is driving me crazy. But I'm determined to get this right.
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Giant windows, sort of out of focus

I'm not quite sure what's wrong with my computer. I stopped using it for a minute so it was sleeping and I hit the power button to start using it again. I've done this plenty of times before with no problem. When I turned it back on it had reverted to my old desktop picture and all of the windows and applications were way too big. I restarted it and my newer desktop picture came back but the windows remained large and slightly out of focus. I've tried just dragging them to make them smaller again but it just sort of crops the image intead of fixing the problem. Someone told me it might be a resolution problem but I'm not sure that it is and also not sure how to fix it if that's the case. Any ideas? Thanks!
MBP

Try this:
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or
Zap the PRAM:
1. Press and hold the COMMAND + OPTION + P + R keys during startup
2. Continue holding down all four keys until you hear your Mac reboot four times
3. Release COMMAND + OPTION + P + R

I take a lot of people shots and have way too many out of focus pics.

I have way too many out of focus shots. I usually use tv mode with the shutter set at least 250 with the anti shake on. I know there is a balance of aperature, iso and they seem to be close enough for lighting but the out of focus drives me nuts. This is the most important aspect of a pic in my opinion. I have sent my T2i in for focus issues two times and cannot tell a difference. Any suggestions????
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We'd probably have to see your shots with EXIF data to provide a specific response.
Canon did a 3-part video on how the AF system works with B&H Photo. You can find the videos on YouTube... here's the link to part I: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAx86nblZ2g
I seem to recall each part is about 30 minutes, but well worth the time in what you'll learn about the focus system that you might not have known.
A LOT of factors can result in out of focus images. Camera movement (slow shutter speed during a hand-held shot) is just one of many possibilities.
Tim Campbell
5D II, 5D III, 60Da

Popup (minimized) out of focus - external ws call

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