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Thread: How to create transparent JProgress Bar or customize JProgress Bar?

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    can anyone give me example codes on how to create transparent JProgress Bar or customize JProgress Bar


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    Default Re: JProgressBar

    Here is a way to make a transparent popup menu. You can modify this code to work with other Swing components such as the JProgress bar.

    import javax.swing.*;
    import java.awt.*;
     
    class TransparentPopupMenu extends JPopupMenu {
         public TransparentPopupMenu() { 
              super();
              setOpaque(false); 
         } 
    }
     
    class TransparentMenuItem extends JMenuItem{
         public TransparentMenuItem(String text) { 
              super(text);
              setOpaque(false); 
         } 
     
         public void paint(Graphics g) { 
              Graphics2D g2 = (Graphics2D) g.create(); 
              g2.setComposite(AlphaComposite.getInstance(AlphaComposite.SRC_OVER, 0.5f)); 
              super.paint(g2); 
              g2.dispose(); 
         } 
    }
    The transparency level is set here:

    g2.setComposite(AlphaComposite.getInstance(AlphaComposite.SRC_OVER, [B]0.5f[/B]));


    0.0f
    means 100% transparent (you will not see it)
    0.5f means 50% transparent
    1.0f means 0% transparent (Not transparent at all)

    Also look here:

    Hacking Swing: Translucent Windows | O'Reilly Media
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