Transparency in Java images

[ddyer]

Java supports full 8 bit transparency in images, but it's absurdly
difficult to actually get a transparent image you can draw. Here's
some hard won knowlege embedded in a demo with source code.

http://www.andromeda.com/people/ddyer/java/imagedemo/transparent.html

 

[Thomas Weidenfeller]

Java supports full 8 bit transparency in images, but it's absurdly
difficult to actually get a transparent image you can draw.

Really?

http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/guide/2d/spec/j2d-awt.html#wp68155
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/guide/2d/spec/j2d-awt.html#wp68155

/Thomas