transparent graphic with border visible, windows

[Rodney Tamblyn]

Just shifted my Virtual Exhibition system from OSX to Windows... and 
surprise! I've got a problem....

Can anyone tell me how to make a transparent graphic with visible 
border on Windows (It's easy on Mac).  The graphic needs to be "opaque" 
so it will capture mouse clicks, but obviously I want it to show what's 
underneath, so the ink will in fact make it transparent apart from the 
border.

I've tried all the obvious combinations and nothing works.  The only 
solution I can see is:
(1) use an image instead (eg small white gif), scale it to desired 
rectangle and set blend level
(2) use two graphics, one with noop ink (transparent) and a second to 
show the border.

Please tell me there's a better way....

Thanks.

Rodney

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Rodney Tamblyn
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