diff -Naur beep/main.c ../bmp-0.9.7_patched/beep/main.c
--- beep/main.c	2004-12-04 09:04:24.000000000 +0000
+++ ../bmp-0.9.7_patched/beep/main.c	2005-03-01 17:49:00.919611984 +0000
@@ -1008,15 +1008,19 @@
      * interface to set menu items */
     create_prefs_window();
 
+	/* Order of windows shown modified by
+	 * Dale Whittaker to fix problem
+	 * with playlist and equalizer focus*/
+    if (cfg.player_visible)
+        mainwin_show(TRUE);
+  
     if (cfg.equalizer_visible)
         equalizerwin_show(TRUE);
 
     if (cfg.playlist_visible)
         playlistwin_show();
 
-    if (cfg.player_visible)
-        mainwin_show(TRUE);
-    else if (!cfg.playlist_visible && !cfg.equalizer_visible)
+	else if (!cfg.player_visible && !cfg.playlist_visible && !cfg.equalizer_visible)
         mainwin_show(TRUE);
 
     /* FIXME: move this away */