Graphics, AWT, Swing II part

I have the following problem: I display a .gif image on a panel with the g.drawIcon()

method. If I now display the image of a car on a track then the background of the

image (black) gets displayed, too.

How can I force java not to draw the background?

I tried the setXORMode(Color col) method which filters the given color out but this

ruins my image.

Answer: Just make your GIF image have a transparent background. Java already

handles drawing GIFs with transparency. The black color in your car image is not the

transparency color of your image.

dalal

 Q: I was wondering how to create a Directory Dialog, just like the FileDialog

class, but for selecting directories instead of files.

I m sure this has been done, and I apologize if it is in a FAQ. Just point me in a

direction, and I will go. Swing or AWT is fine.

Answer: In Swing, you can use JFileChooser and set it up to choose a directory. See

the API docs for details.

Chris Smith

 Q: Can any one please tell me whether I can create a Window/JFrame in Java

that is not rectangular in shape?

If the answer is yes, then where can I get the information to do that?

Answer: Unfortunately answer is "No"...

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