// create an fixed position, unresizable interactor
SelectionModel model = _selectionInteractor.getSelectionModel();
_fixedSelectionInteractor = new SelectionInteractor(model);
// highlighting will draw a partially see-through rectangle over the figure
Composite composite = AlphaComposite.getInstance(AlphaComposite.SRC_OVER, 0.75F);
BasicHighlighter h = new BasicHighlighter(new Color(204, 204, 255), 1.0F, composite);
_fixedSelectionInteractor.setPrototypeDecorator(h);
}