java TrayIcon using image with transparent background
- by Jack
I am using the following code to set a tray icon in Windows and Linux. It works wonderful in Windows and works okay in Linux. In Linux (Ubuntu) I have my panel set to be (somewhat) transparent and when I add a GIF (with a transparent background) the background of the icon shows up all grey and ugly (see image, green diamond "!")....Any ideas on how to make the GIF image I am adding "keep" its transparent background?
and the image I am using, if you'd like to test:
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
public class TrayFun {
static class ShowMessageListener implements ActionListener {
TrayIcon trayIcon;
String title;
String message;
TrayIcon.MessageType messageType;
ShowMessageListener(
TrayIcon trayIcon,
String title,
String message,
TrayIcon.MessageType messageType) {
this.trayIcon = trayIcon;
this.title = title;
this.message = message;
this.messageType = messageType;
}
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
trayIcon.displayMessage(title, message, messageType);
}
}
public static void main(String args[]) {
Runnable runner = new Runnable() {
public void run() {
if (SystemTray.isSupported()) {
final SystemTray tray = SystemTray.getSystemTray();
Image image = Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getImage("green_info.png");
PopupMenu popup = new PopupMenu();
final TrayIcon trayIcon = new TrayIcon(image, "The Tip Text", popup);
trayIcon.setImageAutoSize(true);
MenuItem item = new MenuItem("Close");
item.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
tray.remove(trayIcon);
}
});
popup.add(item);
try {
tray.add(trayIcon);
} catch (AWTException e) {
System.err.println("Can't add to tray");
}
} else {
System.err.println("Tray unavailable");
}
}
};
EventQueue.invokeLater(runner);
}
}
