>>I know this is not the "correct" way to do it, but this is the solution I have used for ages. Add a label with the caption you want, including \<. Let this label have the tabstop "before", meaning one less than, the textbox you want to set focus to.
>
>In my view, that's exactly the right way to do this. It's designed to work that way.

Worse than that: it is actually documented and recommended. Don't remember where exactly, but remember reading it.