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copied!<p>I'm trying to create a translucent window with Java on OSX and add a <code>JLabel</code> to it. </p> <p>This <code>JLabel</code> changes its text every second.... </p> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150413162831/http://img641.imageshack.us/img641/8873/translucentfail.png" alt="alt text"></p> <p>However the component is not repainting well. </p> <p>How can I solve this problem?</p> <p>I've found the <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20080701100122/http://java.sun.com/developer/technicalArticles/GUI/translucent_shaped_windows/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">these</a> <a href="http://www.curious-creature.org/2007/04/10/translucent-swing-windows-on-mac-os-x/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">articles</a>, but I can't figure out how to solve it. </p> <p>If possible, please paste the fixing source code, here's mine:</p> <pre><code>import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JPanel; import javax.swing.JLabel; import java.awt.Color; import java.awt.Font; import java.util.Timer; import java.util.TimerTask; public class Translucent { public static void main( String [] args ) { JFrame frame = new JFrame(); frame.setBackground( new Color( 0.0f,0.0f,0.0f,0.3f)); final JLabel label = new JLabel("Hola"); label.setFont( new Font( label.getFont().getFamily(), Font.PLAIN, 46 ) ); label.setForeground( Color.white ); frame.add( label ); frame.pack(); frame.setLocationRelativeTo( null ); frame.setVisible( true ); Timer timer = new Timer(); timer.schedule( new TimerTask(){ int i = 0; public void run() { label.setText("Hola "+ i++ ); } }, 0, 1000 ); } } </code></pre>

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