JavaFX effect on background

Question

I\'m using this to make a iOS-themed JavaFX2 (Java7) application with a frosted glass effect. The problem is that this code uses its effect on an ImageView. I\'d like it to

Answer 1

The opacity is a property of Node, which is the parent class in JavaFX for things that show up on the screen. http://docs.oracle.com/javafx/2/api/javafx/scene/Node.html#opacityProperty

So you can just set the opacity on the object that you want to have fade away. You then have to add some sort of way to change the opacity on the desired object. Using the slider from your image is one way, but there are others.

Drop shadows can be done using the DropShadow effect... http://docs.oracle.com/javafx/2/api/javafx/scene/effect/DropShadow.html. I have never used it. This is a little high level but if there are follow up questions in the comments I can help answer them.