Can I make a java.awt.Window that is non-rectangular?

[Chris Berg]

I use java.awt.Window.java to create pop-up windows much the same
style as in MS-Windows.

I would like to make them non-rectangular, eg. with rounded edges or
with other interesting shapes. But the Window doesn't become
transparent in the areas where I don't paint, it just becomes white
(or the background color that I set it to). I want it to display
whatever is behind the Window.

How to do that?

Chris

 

[Thomas Weidenfeller]

I would like to make them non-rectangular, eg. with rounded edges or
with other interesting shapes. But the Window doesn't become
transparent in the areas where I don't paint, it just becomes white
(or the background color that I set it to). I want it to display
whatever is behind the Window.

This is asked every few days. You can either use a screen snapshot as
background on a rectangular window to partly fake this, or you have to
got to JNI. Search this group and comp.lang.java.gui for details. Or,
if you don't want to waste your time, forget about it.

/Thomas

 

[Chris Berg]

if you don't want to waste your time, forget about it.

Already forgotten.