Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!feeder1.hal-mli.net!nx02.iad01.newshosting.com!newshosting.com!novia!news-out.readnews.com!news-xxxfer.readnews.com!news-out.news.tds.net!newsreading01.news.tds.net!86597e80!not-for-mail From: "Lela" Subject: Re: No transparency in Vi Message-ID: X-Comment-To: comp.lang.java.gui Newsgroups: comp.lang.java.gui In-Reply-To: References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=IBM437 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Gateway: time.synchro.net [Synchronet 3.15a-Win32 NewsLink 1.92] Lines: 33 Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 15:35:02 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 96.60.20.240 X-Complaints-To: news@tds.net X-Trace: newsreading01.news.tds.net 1303918502 96.60.20.240 (Wed, 27 Apr 2011 10:35:02 CDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 10:35:02 CDT Organization: TDS.net Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.lang.java.gui:1735 To: comp.lang.java.gui Lela wrote in news:Xns9940A061E60FCa@208.49.82.28: > Frame and JFrame's SetIconImage() does not respect transparency in Vista > when using a JVM prior to 1.6. > > Any ideas on possible alternatives (other than drawing the entire frame > myself)? > > BTW, I can't upgrade to 1.6 because: > The application has already been downloaded to many customers using an > older (pre-1.5) JVM. > Many versions of the program are still burned on CDs on store shelves. > We use an autoupdater that doesn't support replacing the JVM. > > > -Lela > Thanks for replying. The icon transparency works fine on XP using 1.4.2.x, 1.5, and 1.6. I am using a PNG file. I tried using a GIF and even building the image using the ImageIO library (as opposed to the usual ImageIcon.getImage() method I previously used), but nothing seems to help. -Lela --- * Synchronet * The Whitehouse BBS --- whitehouse.hulds.com --- check it out free usenet! --- Synchronet 3.15a-Win32 NewsLink 1.92 Time Warp of the Future BBS - telnet://time.synchro.net:24