Is there a way to make cursors support more than 1-bit alpha transparency?

I made a nice cursor PNG, and then I load it into an ImageIcon, use getImage() to get an Image, then use Toolkit.createCustomCursor to make my cursor, set the cursor, and I get a disappointing ugly mess.
My cursor used a bit of transparency and looked quite nice, but it seems that some class along the way decided to make my translucent pixels opaque.
There isn't a way around this is there? And why do cursor's have to be 32x32 px?? I had to take my 16x16 one and throw it in a larger image......
I suppose I don't really need a custom cursor anyway though..
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Hi, Ian.
I would hope that application developers would learn from game developers, where HUDs are used ubiquitously.. Very usable and can be even 90% transparent or more.... it is all about contrast. There is a LOT of opaque DARK gray space in the Aperture HUDs, which could easily be much more transparent (even 50% would help). All you would have to do is keep the adjustment controls contrast up. i.e. Apples DVD Player Navigator.
Anyway.... it would be nice.
Thanks again for keeping me company at this early hour.
Gary

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