Ok.. I'm at the point of begging please please please someone help me with this.  I've spent over a week trying to figure it out and I just lack the skill.  I do recontribute to the community and the forum.

Ultimately, I'm trying to embed a web browser component (like lobo, jdic, DJNativeSwing) into a processing sketch, but I need it to work in OpenGL and FullScreen Exclusive Mode.  I don't think the issue is with the web browser component, I've got these working fine using examples on this forum.

Here is the issue: I can embed the browser component into a frame or panel, but I can't get the panel to display in OpenGL.  I can't get a frame to punch through exclusive fullscreen mode.  However I try, I can't find a way to make the browser visible.  It gets pushed to the background, even when calling toFront() and other such foucs commands.  I prefer the panel (or something similar) to be embedded in the sketch but a separate frame that is visible would also work.

Here is an example that works fine, but add size(640,480,OPENGL) and the panel/buttons disappear.  Place it in presentation mode (fullscreen exclusive) and the panel/buttons disappear.  
Code:

import javax.swing.JButton;
import processing.opengl.*;  

void setup() {
  size(640,480);
  makeUI(); 
}

void draw() {
  background(0);  
  rect(300,200,20,20); 
}

void makeUI() { 
  setLayout(null);//lets us specify where to put objects
  Panel p = new Panel();
  p.setBounds(0,0,width,50);
  p.setBackground(new Color(255,0,0));
  
  JButton jb = new JButton("Green");
  jb.addMouseListener(new java.awt.event.MouseAdapter() {
    public void mouseClicked(java.awt.event.MouseEvent evt) {//button code
	fill(0,255,0);
    }
  });
  
  JButton jbr = new JButton("Red");
  jbr.addMouseListener(new java.awt.event.MouseAdapter() {
    public void mouseClicked(java.awt.event.MouseEvent evt) {//button code
	fill(255,0,0);
    }
  });
  
  p.add(jb);
  p.add(jbr);
  
  add(p);
} 

The Swing buttons themselves may be a lightweight/heavyweight issue, but the panel I believe is AWT which should be heavyweight. (Note the buttons are just an example and will not be in my sketch).  HELP!  Make this panel (or some variation) visible so I can embed a browser component into processing.  I really need to make this happen and would be extremely grateful for the assistance.

This is probably a stupid suggestion, but well...
If you can get a screenshot of your Web page, perhaps you can display it as an image. Interaction will be limited, though...

hmm still have no idea but sounds like an interesting project you are working on. is it something that will become punlic some day ?