I suggest you to see the JLOOX product.
It does what you want
It is really designed for JDK 1.2, and comes with a powerful graphics
editor which give you a very easy access to all new features of Java 2D,
like gradients, transparency, textured text...
You can download from the web an evaluation version:
http://www.xanth.com/jloox/jloox.htm
Best Regards
Raymond
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