Re: How to make a JFrame Transparent

moumitaghosh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

Thanks for ur solution. 

Thank me by leaving a little of earlier text, like I do.

..Actually my problem is i'm trying to create an
assistant(just like MS office) ..


?? Don't run it.

..which i can place and move on my JFrame
application.


Placing a transparent thing over your own application is much
easier, since
a) You can provide a snapshot of the underlying components,
b) You do not need to paint the transparent components in
a Root level container, but over the *top* of one.

You can see the effect of text hovering over this ScreenSaver
preview, in the first few seconds on the upper left..
'StarZoom Saver'..
<http://www.javasaver.com/testjs/jws/04/starzoom.jnlp>

At first i placed another JFrame on my application,which shows the
assistant.But the problem was,it was not transparent.


So simply draw your semi-transparent components floating in
a JPanel over the top of the application..

I think the GlassPane might be appropriate for that, but
I have usually overridden paint/paintComponent by this stage
in any case.

--
Andrew Thompson
physci, javasaver, 1point1c, lensescapes - athompson.info/andrew
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