*/
public static Stage alert(final Stage parent, final double width, final double height,
final Modality modality, final Node... children) {
final Stage stage = new Stage();
stage.initModality(modality);
stage.initStyle(StageStyle.TRANSPARENT);
final StackPane root = new StackPane();
root.setPrefSize(width, height);
if (children != null) {
root.getChildren().addAll(children);
}