focus is not set to yes-button in modal dialog

[hgfrey]

I want to conditionally open a modal dialog on the server side. If the condition is true, then I open the dialog with PrimeFaces.current().executeScript("PF(widgetVar).show()"). This works great, but the focus is not placed on the yes button. The call from the UI to the backend occurs via the action attribute in a p:commandLink element. The active element is still the link I've clicked.

If I open the same dialog in the same p:commandLink element via oncomplete 'PF(widgetVar).show()', then the dialog opens and the focus is set to the yes button.

The dialog is a p:dialog in which the focus is set to the yes button via the focus attribute.

Do you have an idea what I can do to ensure the focus is set correctly?

[cagataycivici]

Interesting, maybe you can call applyFocus manually with a timeout.

public void serverSideMethod() {
     PrimeFaces.current().executeScript("PF('widgetVar').show()");
     PrimeFaces.current().executeScript("setTimeout( () => PF('widgetVar').applyFocus(), 100 )")
}

[hgfrey]

It is working. It flickers very briefly and then the focus is on the yes button. Looks like a timing problem.

Should this be corrected in PrimeFaces itself?

Many thanks for the help.