I'm seeing two problems with Java code which expects user to press TAB key, when the code is running as an applet
Firstly in Chrome, the press is seemingly not being detected.
More nastily in IE9 pressing TAB loses focus on the applet altogether.
I've seen these reported before but my searching so far didn't suggest a neat solution, or even a quick answer if a solution exists... does it?
Running as a desktop or WebStart/JNLP app TAB works well, only in applets does it get messy.