<AWT Dev> API for Transparent Windows in JDK7?

Phil Race Phil.Race at Sun.COM
Fri Jan 29 12:55:26 PST 2010


The necessary API was added into the in-development JDK 7 quite some
time ago, eg see the interim javadoc posted here :

http://java.sun.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/awt/Window.html#setOpacity%28float%29

-phil.

On 1/29/2010 12:34 PM, Rob Ross wrote:
> I know that window transparency is currently supported on the Mac and
> Windows, through different mechanisms. (E.g., com.sun.awt.AWTUtilities
> on Windows.)
>
> It has also been stated in numerous places that this would finally have
> a common, public API in the next "major" release of the platform.
>
> So my question is, will this be part of JDK7?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Rob



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