application/uitests/org.openjdk.jmc.test.jemmy/src/test/java/org/openjdk/jmc/test/jemmy/misc/wrappers/MCTable.java

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           *            the row index to start from
           * @param to
           *            the row index to stop selecting
           */
          public void selectItems(int start, int end) {
+                 focusMc();
                  select(start);
                  for (int i = 0; i < end; i++) {
                          getShell().keyboard().pushKey(KeyboardButtons.DOWN, new KeyboardModifiers[] {KeyboardModifiers.SHIFT_DOWN_MASK});
                  }
          }