NAME
	ActivateGadget -- Activate a (string or custom) gadget.

    SYNOPSIS
	Success = ActivateGadget( Gadget, Window, Request )
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	BOOL ActivateGadget( struct Gadget *, struct Window *,
		struct Requester * );

    FUNCTION
	Activates a string or custom gadget.  If successful, this means
	that the user does not need to click in the gadget before typing.

	The window parameter must point to the window which contains the gadget.
	If the gadget is actually in a requester, the window must contain
	the requester, and a pointer to the requester must also be
	passed.	The requester parameter must only be valid if the gadget
	has the	GTYP_REQGADGET flag set, a requirement for all requester
	gadgets.

	The success of this function depends on a rather complex set
	of conditions.  The intent is that the user is never interrupted from
	what interactions he may have underway.

	The current set of conditions includes:
	-   The window must be active.  If you are opening a new window
	    and want an active gadget in it, it is not sufficient to
	    assume that the WFLG_ACTIVATE flag has taken effect by the time
	    OpenWindow() returns, even if you insert a delay of some
	    finite amount of time.  Use the IDCMP_ACTIVEWINDOW IntuiMessage
	    to tell when your window really becomes active.  Many
	    programs use an event loop that calls ActivateGadget()
	    whenever they receive the IDCMP_ACTIVEWINDOW message, and also
	    the IDCMP_MOUSEBUTTONS messages, and so on, to keep the
	    gadget active until it is used (or the user selects some
	    other "Cancel" gadget).

	-   No other gadgets may be in use.  This includes system gadgets,
	    such as those for window sizing, dragging, etc.
	-   If the gadget is in a requester, that requester must
	    be active. (Use IDCMP_REQSET and IDCMP_REQCLEAR).
	-   The right mouse button cannot be held down (e.g. menus)

	NOTE: Don't try to activate a gadget which is disabled or
	not attached to a window or requester.

    INPUTS
	Gadget = pointer to the gadget that you want activated.
	Window = pointer to a window structure containing the gadget.
	Requester = pointer to a requester (may by NULL if this isn't
           a requester gadget (i.e. GTYP_REQGADGET is not set)).

    RESULT
	If the conditions above are met, and the gadget is in fact a string
	gadget, then this function will return TRUE, else FALSE.

    BUGS
	At present, this function will not return FALSE if a custom
	gadget declines to be activated.

    SEE ALSO

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