Transparency problem

[Lacrim]

Hi guys
I have an applet with overriden JButton to become an Oval. I use there an BufferedImage to make all the space to fill the rectange transparent. Therefore I don't clear the Graphics.
On the start everything is right and clear, but secondly I start a thread which changes the Background of some labels, and buttons. And here is the problem. The space between the oval and the rectange (from the BufferedImage) isn't clear now. It has some colors and shapes from other cotrols, why? How can I make this work?
Here is the code:

protected void paintComponent(Graphics g) {
			BufferedImage of = new BufferedImage(getWidth(),getHeight(),BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_ARGB);
			Graphics2D g2 = (Graphics2D)of.getGraphics();
			RenderingHints hints = new RenderingHints(
				      RenderingHints.KEY_ANTIALIASING,
				      RenderingHints.VALUE_ANTIALIAS_ON
				      );
			
			g2.setRenderingHints(hints);
			g2.setColor(getBackground());
			g2.fillOval(0,0,getWidth(),getHeight());
			//g.clearRect(0, 0, getWidth(), getHeight());
			g.drawImage(of,0,0,null);
			
		}

[DarrylBurke]

I start a thread which changes the Background of some labels, and buttons

Respect Swing's single threaded rule. Lesson: Concurrency in Swing (The Java™ Tutorials > Creating a GUI With JFC/Swing)

The space between the oval and the rectange (from the BufferedImage) isn't clear now. It has some colors and shapes from other cotrols, why? How can I make this work?

You neglected to call the super implementation, which clears the background. Lesson: Performing Custom Painting (The Java™ Tutorials > Creating a GUI With JFC/Swing)

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