# Gtk::Entry and default focus on startup

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gtk-entry-and-default-focus-on-startup/92475>\
**Category:** Ruby-Gnome 2\
**Created:** [April 19, 2007, 9:19pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gtk-entry-and-default-focus-on-startup/92475 "2007-04-19T21:19:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![quik77](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/q/dec6dc/32.png) [@quik77](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/quik77)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2007, 9:19pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gtk-entry-and-default-focus-on-startup/92475/1 "2007-04-19T21:19:44Z")

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Hi there,

first thanks for the various helpful pointers, even though I dont  
reply (due to batch-mode digest, and this free email. Makes  
emails a bit difficult) 🙂

Now, my question is:

I have several Gtk::Entries. How can I give one entry default  
input focus, so that a user can type with his keyboard, and  
have the text appear in a specific Gtk::Entry box?

Right now in my application it is always the first entry that  
is selected (it is also the only entry that will have  
a text on startup… i am trying to do a “type trainer”  
in GTK)

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