Implementing Cursor in Java with some Transparency

Question

I have a 35x40 px. png image I want to use as a custom cursor in a Swing application. The image has a glow so contains alpha transparency values. Problem is when I attempt t

Answer 1

If you are desperate and absolutely must have transparent cursor, no matter the consequences, you can use JNI and set the cursor manually using Win32 API. Windows since XP support alpha cursors, so you should be ok with that.

But you lose platform independence. And based on Windows settings, the alpha blending might be turned off for that particular user.