Image in Transparent Button

Hello all,
I have done some research, how to display a button with only an image (the button it self is not visible), without success.
I found that LAF has some classes to customise the button layout, including adding a image, but none allow to be transparent.
There is any way to show a button with only a image?
Regards,
Pedro.

Don't know what to say. I have it working fine with the following code:
Set_Custom_Property( 'LAF_BLOCK.PBQUITE',1, 'SET_IMAGE', '/help-16.gif');
Set_Custom_Property( 'LAF_BLOCK.PBQUITE',1, 'SET_BACKGROUND_COLOR', 'null');
Set_Custom_Property( 'LAF_BLOCK.PBQUITE',1, 'SET_BORDER', 'false');
Java Plug-in 1.6.0_24
Utilisation de la version JRE 1.6.0_24-b07 Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM
Répertoire d'accueil de l'utilisateur = C:\Documents and Settings\fdegrelle
c:   effacer la fenêtre de la console
f:   finaliser les objets de la file d'attente de finalisation
g:   libérer la mémoire
h:   afficher ce message d'aide
l:   vider la liste des chargeurs de classes
m:   imprimer le relevé d'utilisation de la mémoire
o:   déclencher la consignation
q:   masquer la console
r:   recharger la configuration des politiques
s:   vider les propriétés système et déploiement
t:   vider la liste des threads
v:   vider la pile des threads
x:   effacer le cache de chargeurs de classes
0-5: fixer le niveau de traçage à <n>
proxyHost=null
proxyPort=0
connectMode=HTTP, native.
La version Forms Applet est : 10.1.2.0
***     Look and Feel Project v1.7.2     ***
*------- L&F Java memory report [DrawLAF Init()] -------*
*----------> DrawLAF1 total: 32440320 used: 10650608   free:21789712
loading (shared) icon filename=/help-16.gifEnsure the button has the oracle.forms.fd.LAF_XP_Button Implementation Class (not the FunButton)
Frrancois

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