Tips for making a JavaFX Button transparent without reducing the hitbox size

When I create a new Button in JavaFX and make the background transparent using either 

myButton.setBackground(Background.EMPTY);
or 
myButton.setStyle("-fx-background-color: transparent;")
, the hitbox is reduced to just the text inside the button when triggering the ActionEvent with:

myButton.setOnAction(newjavafx.event.EventHandler<ActionEvent>() {
    @Override
    public void handle(ActionEvent event) {
        //handle UI input
    }
});

This means I have to carefully target a letter to click on, which can be frustrating, especially with changing or small text.

Is there a way to maintain a consistent hitbox size while still having a transparent background?

cssuser-interfacebuttonjavafx-8transparent

Answer №1

Implement

myButton.enableBoundsPicking(true);

This will enable the button's layout bounds to be considered when determining mouse interactions, instead of just its visible pixels.

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