Java tutorial
import java.awt.GraphicsDevice; import java.awt.GraphicsEnvironment; import java.awt.event.ActionEvent; import java.awt.event.ActionListener; import javax.swing.JButton; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.SwingUtilities; public class Test { public static void main(String[] args) { JFrame.setDefaultLookAndFeelDecorated(true); GraphicsEnvironment graphicsEnvironment = GraphicsEnvironment.getLocalGraphicsEnvironment(); GraphicsDevice graphicsDevice = graphicsEnvironment.getDefaultScreenDevice(); if (!graphicsDevice.isWindowTranslucencySupported(GraphicsDevice.WindowTranslucency.TRANSLUCENT)) { System.err.println("Translucency is not supported on this platform"); System.exit(0); } ApplicationWindow window = new ApplicationWindow(); window.setOpacity(0.75f); window.setVisible(true); } } class ApplicationWindow extends JFrame { public ApplicationWindow() { this.setBounds(100, 100, 200, 200); this.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); this.setType(Type.NORMAL); JButton exitButton = new JButton("Exit"); this.add(exitButton); exitButton.addActionListener(new ActionListener() { public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent event) { System.exit(0); } }); } }