code: public BufferedImage createImage (int width, int height, int trans)
      {
          // DEBUG: override transparency for the moment on all images
          trans = Transparency.TRANSLUCENT;
          if (_gc != null) {
              return _gc.createCompatibleImage(width, height, trans);
          } else {
              // if we're running in headless mode, do everything in 24-bit
              return new BufferedImage(width, height, BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_ARGB);
          }
      }
docs: documentation inherited from interface BaseImageManager.OptimalImageCreator