ansaurus

Question

Java: Transparent Windows with non-transparent components?

Answer 1

A:

IIUC, Translucent Windows applies to the entire java.awt.Window and contents, but you might try the approach shown below and in this example.

JFrame f = new JFrame();
f.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
f.setBackground(new Color(0f, 0f, 0f, 0.1f));
f.setUndecorated(true);
f.add(new JLabel("<html>Testing<br>1, 2, 3</html>"));
f.pack();
f.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
f.setVisible(true);

trashgod 2010-07-30 17:00:24

This doesn't work in Linux... On mac, this is the solution for my problem... Sad...

Martijn Courteaux 2010-07-31 11:48:53

@Martijn Courteaux: Well, neither does the `AWTUtilities` demo: "Note that the effects may not be supported by the underlying platform..."

trashgod 2010-07-31 12:25:56

Answer 2

+1 A:

What you want to do is setWindowOpaque to false and draw the background with low alpha (or 0 alpha if you want complete transparency). The components will still be drawn opaque. See this article and look at per-pixel translucency.

qmega 2010-08-11 05:19:44

ansaurus

tags:

views:

answers:

Java: Transparent Windows with non-transparent components?

related questions