diff --git a/src/gtk/combobox.cpp b/src/gtk/combobox.cpp
index a03df573b1..986b3279b7 100644
--- a/src/gtk/combobox.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/combobox.cpp
@@ -209,6 +209,17 @@ wxComboBox::~wxComboBox()
     m_clientDataList.Clear();
 }
 
+void wxComboBox::SetFocus()
+{
+    if ( m_hasFocus )
+    {
+        // don't do anything if we already have focus
+        return;
+    }
+
+    gtk_widget_grab_focus( m_focusWidget );
+}
+
 void wxComboBox::AppendCommon( const wxString &item )
 {
     wxCHECK_RET( m_widget != NULL, wxT("invalid combobox") );
diff --git a/src/gtk/dialog.cpp b/src/gtk/dialog.cpp
index 474b60b633..4c95d23682 100644
--- a/src/gtk/dialog.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/dialog.cpp
@@ -207,9 +207,11 @@ int wxDialog::ShowModal()
     }
 
     wxBusyCursorSuspender cs; // temporarily suppress the busy cursor
-
+    
     Show( TRUE );
 
+    SetFocus();
+
     m_modalShowing = TRUE;
 
     g_openDialogs++;
diff --git a/src/gtk/menu.cpp b/src/gtk/menu.cpp
index 24b1885cee..ba4b2a14da 100644
--- a/src/gtk/menu.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/menu.cpp
@@ -1313,7 +1313,7 @@ static wxString GetHotKey( const wxMenuItem& item )
             default:
                 if ( code < 127 )
                 {
-                    gchar *name = gdk_keyval_name((guint)code);
+                    wxString name = wxGTK_CONV_BACK( gdk_keyval_name((guint)code) );
                     if ( name )
                     {
                         hotkey << name;
diff --git a/src/gtk1/combobox.cpp b/src/gtk1/combobox.cpp
index a03df573b1..986b3279b7 100644
--- a/src/gtk1/combobox.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk1/combobox.cpp
@@ -209,6 +209,17 @@ wxComboBox::~wxComboBox()
     m_clientDataList.Clear();
 }
 
+void wxComboBox::SetFocus()
+{
+    if ( m_hasFocus )
+    {
+        // don't do anything if we already have focus
+        return;
+    }
+
+    gtk_widget_grab_focus( m_focusWidget );
+}
+
 void wxComboBox::AppendCommon( const wxString &item )
 {
     wxCHECK_RET( m_widget != NULL, wxT("invalid combobox") );
diff --git a/src/gtk1/dialog.cpp b/src/gtk1/dialog.cpp
index 474b60b633..4c95d23682 100644
--- a/src/gtk1/dialog.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk1/dialog.cpp
@@ -207,9 +207,11 @@ int wxDialog::ShowModal()
     }
 
     wxBusyCursorSuspender cs; // temporarily suppress the busy cursor
-
+    
     Show( TRUE );
 
+    SetFocus();
+
     m_modalShowing = TRUE;
 
     g_openDialogs++;
diff --git a/src/gtk1/menu.cpp b/src/gtk1/menu.cpp
index 24b1885cee..ba4b2a14da 100644
--- a/src/gtk1/menu.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk1/menu.cpp
@@ -1313,7 +1313,7 @@ static wxString GetHotKey( const wxMenuItem& item )
             default:
                 if ( code < 127 )
                 {
-                    gchar *name = gdk_keyval_name((guint)code);
+                    wxString name = wxGTK_CONV_BACK( gdk_keyval_name((guint)code) );
                     if ( name )
                     {
                         hotkey << name;