Index: src/org/openide/text/EditorSupportLineSet.java
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RCS file: /cvs/openide/src/org/openide/text/EditorSupportLineSet.java,v
retrieving revision 1.41
diff -u -r1.41 EditorSupportLineSet.java
--- src/org/openide/text/EditorSupportLineSet.java	22 Jan 2005 15:52:18 -0000	1.41
+++ src/org/openide/text/EditorSupportLineSet.java	11 Mar 2005 13:59:35 -0000
@@ -13,12 +13,11 @@
 
 package org.openide.text;
 
-import org.openide.util.WeakListeners;
-import java.io.*;
 import java.util.*;
 import javax.swing.event.*;
 import javax.swing.text.StyledDocument;
 import javax.swing.text.Position;
+import org.openide.util.Utilities;
 
 /** Line set for an EditorSupport.
 *
@@ -78,6 +77,9 @@
             CloneableEditorSupport.Pane editor = support.openAt(pos, column);
 
             if (kind == SHOW_GOTO) {
+                editor.getComponent ().requestActive();
+            } else if (kind == SHOW_TOFRONT ) {
+                Utilities.toFront( editor.getComponent() );
                 editor.getComponent ().requestActive();
             }
         }
Index: src/org/openide/text/Line.java
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RCS file: /cvs/openide/src/org/openide/text/Line.java,v
retrieving revision 1.30
diff -u -r1.30 Line.java
--- src/org/openide/text/Line.java	13 Oct 2004 13:07:16 -0000	1.30
+++ src/org/openide/text/Line.java	11 Mar 2005 09:23:53 -0000
@@ -79,6 +79,13 @@
      */
     public final static int SHOW_GOTO     = 2;
 
+    /** Same as SHOW_GOTO except that the Window Manager attempts to front the 
+     * editor window (i.e. make it the top most window).
+     * @see #show(int) <code>show</code>
+     * @see java.awt.Window#toFront()
+     */
+    public final static int SHOW_TOFRONT     = 3;
+
     /** Instance of null implementation of Line.Part */
     static final private Line.Part nullPart = new Line.NullPart();
 
Index: src/org/openide/util/Utilities.java
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RCS file: /cvs/openide/src/org/openide/util/Utilities.java,v
retrieving revision 1.148
diff -u -r1.148 Utilities.java
--- src/org/openide/util/Utilities.java	3 Feb 2005 16:23:01 -0000	1.148
+++ src/org/openide/util/Utilities.java	11 Mar 2005 14:00:56 -0000
@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@
 import java.awt.event.KeyEvent;
 import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
 import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
-import java.awt.event.FocusListener;
-import java.beans.PropertyChangeListener;
-import java.beans.VetoableChangeListener;
 import java.util.*;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.lang.reflect.*;
@@ -35,13 +32,12 @@
 import javax.swing.Action;
 import javax.swing.JMenuItem;
 import javax.swing.KeyStroke;
+import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;
 import javax.swing.Timer;
-import javax.swing.event.ChangeListener;
-import javax.swing.event.DocumentListener;
 
 
 import org.openide.ErrorManager;
-import org.openide.util.ContextAwareAction;
+
 
 /** Otherwise uncategorized useful static methods.
 *
@@ -2520,5 +2516,19 @@
             // not a file: URL
             return null;
         }
+    }
+    
+    public static void toFront( Component component ) {
+        Window parentWindow = SwingUtilities.getWindowAncestor( component );
+         // be defensive, although w probably will always be non-null here
+         if( null != parentWindow ) {
+            if( parentWindow instanceof Frame ) {
+                Frame parentFrame = (Frame)parentWindow;
+                int state = parentFrame.getExtendedState();
+                if( (state & Frame.ICONIFIED) > 0 )
+                    parentFrame.setExtendedState( state & ~Frame.ICONIFIED );
+            }
+            parentWindow.toFront();
+        }                
     }
 }