Display transparent panel over JFrame

Hi
I need to display a transparent panel (or even just a panel for that matter) on top of the other components in a JFrame, this would be like a notification box that can come and go away, but it should not be a JFrame, instead a floating JPanel. Basically if I can just position it on top of the other components without affecting them (I'm using a BorderLayout) it would be great.
Regards
Lionel

Hi
Thanks a million.
Got it working, is there a way to make the top layer smaller and center in the middle of the frame? I've got all my normal components now a DEFAULT_LAYER and a JPanel as MODAL_LAYER, can I make this JPanel sit in the center of the frame?
I have this at the moment:
panel.add(workBar, BorderLayout.CENTER, JLayeredPane.MODAL_LAYER);
But it fills the entire frame once this is added.
Regards
Lionel

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