Button Background Transparency?

Question

Hi, I need help getting the background of a button to be transparent. This is the code I have for now:
private JPanel getWindow(){
if(window == null){
window = new DrawMenu();
window.setLayout(null);
button = new JButton();
ImageIcon ic = new ImageIcon("emptyIcon1.PNG");
ImageIcon ic2 = new ImageIcon("emptyIcon2.PNG");
ImageIcon ic3 = new ImageIcon("p3.PNG");
button.setIcon(ic);
button.setRolloverIcon(ic2);
button.setPressedIcon(ic3);
button.setContentAreaFilled(false); // This sets transparency to the background of the button only when it has not been pressed or rollover
button.setBorderPainted(false);
button.setBounds(60, 120, 65, 65);
JLabel lb1 = new JLabel("Music");
lb1.setFont(new Font("", Font.PLAIN, 20));
lb1.setBounds(64, 95, 70,20);
lb1.setForeground(Color.BLACK);
window.add(button);
window.add(lb1);
return window;
}This code shows the button with the icon I have assign it and its background is transparent. My problems is that when I rollover to the button or press it the background wants to become visible (it isn't quite the usual background of the button) again instead of staying transparent. The new icons of the button do show up either when I rollover the button or press it, but the background does not stay transparent it reappears. Also I should mention that the image of the icon is smaller than the actual button and I need it to stay this way. Please help me and thank you in advance.
Edited by: jrsanz1 on Mar 22, 2008 6:50 AM

Answer 1

Darryl thanks for the help. I forgot to mention that I need rollover and press to be active for the button in fact I'm changing the image of the icon every time either of those happen. Like you said I tried :
button.setFocusPainted(false);
// and also
button.setFocusable(false);unfortunately they haven't solve my problem. Please help. Thank You.