       }
 
       var __contextmenu;
+      var __bgcolorhidden:Boolean = false;
 
       /* LzSprite.setContextMenu
        * Install menu items for the right-mouse-button 

                                                             o.bb,
                                                             o.ab ? o.ab : 0);
      }
      
      /** setBGColor( String/Number:color )
          o Sets the background color of the sprite
          o Can be a number (0xff00ff):void or a string ('#ff00ff'):void 
      */
      public function setBGColor( c:* ):void {
          if (this.bgcolor == c) return;
          this.bgcolor = c;
          draw();
      }


              this.graphics.clear();
          } else {
              this.graphics.clear();
              var alpha:Number = this.__bgcolorhidden ? 0 : 1;
              this.graphics.beginFill(this.bgcolor, alpha);
              this.graphics.drawRect(0, 0, this.lzwidth, this.lzheight);
              this.graphics.endFill();
          }
