I have a JPanel containing text fields. By default when the tab key is pressed traversal is horizontal rows and then columns. I wish to go down the column first. Can this be done simply or must I do
public class MyOwnFocusTraversalPolicy extends FocusTraversalPolicy { .....
Default tab-order is according to the components added to JPanel. First try to add components as they are in tab-order. If that doesnot work then implement your own tab-order policy.