diff -r 3f2024f30553 -r 9dbb79722fbc dialogs/SearchInProjectDialog.py
--- a/dialogs/SearchInProjectDialog.py	Wed Oct 12 23:47:48 2011 +0200
+++ b/dialogs/SearchInProjectDialog.py	Fri Oct 14 19:26:29 2011 +0200
@@ -161,6 +161,8 @@
 
         for name, label in GetElementsChoices():
             self.ElementsList.Append(_(label))
+        
+        self.Pattern.SetFocus()
 
     def GetCriteria(self):
         raw_pattern = pattern = self.Pattern.GetValue()