Index: gnu/java/awt/peer/gtk/GtkContainerPeer.java
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RCS file: /cvsroot/classpath/classpath/gnu/java/awt/peer/gtk/GtkContainerPeer.java,v
retrieving revision 1.20
diff -u -r1.20 GtkContainerPeer.java
--- gnu/java/awt/peer/gtk/GtkContainerPeer.java	7 Jan 2004 02:23:37 -0000	1.20
+++ gnu/java/awt/peer/gtk/GtkContainerPeer.java	13 Jan 2004 19:19:06 -0000
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@
 package gnu.java.awt.peer.gtk;
 
 import java.awt.AWTEvent;
+import java.awt.Color;
+import java.awt.Component;
 import java.awt.Container;
 import java.awt.Graphics;
 import java.awt.Insets;
@@ -136,4 +138,23 @@
   public void beginLayout () { }
   public void endLayout () { }
   public boolean isPaintPending () { return false; }
+
+  public void setBackground (Color c)
+  {
+    super.setBackground(c);
+  
+    Object components[] = ((Container) awtComponent).getComponents();
+    for (int i = 0; i < components.length; i++)
+      {
+        Component comp = (Component) components[i];
+
+        // If the child's background has not been explicitly set yet,
+        // it should inherit this container's background. This makes the
+        // child component appear as if it has a transparent background.
+        // Note that we do not alter the background property of the child,
+        // but only repaint the child with the parent's background color.
+        if (!comp.isBackgroundSet() && comp.getPeer() != null)
+          comp.getPeer().setBackground(c);
+      }
+  }
 }