diff --git a/diylc/diylc-library/lib/diylc-core.jar b/diylc/diylc-library/lib/diylc-core.jar
index c3a3ebbb..c862d551 100644
Binary files a/diylc/diylc-library/lib/diylc-core.jar and b/diylc/diylc-library/lib/diylc-core.jar differ
diff --git a/diylc/diylc-library/src/org/diylc/components/electromechanical/CliffJack1_4.java b/diylc/diylc-library/src/org/diylc/components/electromechanical/CliffJack1_4.java
index cab17aef..ca1b2c92 100644
--- a/diylc/diylc-library/src/org/diylc/components/electromechanical/CliffJack1_4.java
+++ b/diylc/diylc-library/src/org/diylc/components/electromechanical/CliffJack1_4.java
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ public class CliffJack1_4 extends AbstractTransparentComponent<String> {
     Shape[] body = getBody();
 
     g2d.setStroke(ObjectCache.getInstance().fetchBasicStroke(1));
-    if (componentState != ComponentState.DRAGGING) {
+//    if (componentState != ComponentState.DRAGGING) {
       Composite oldComposite = g2d.getComposite();
       if (alpha < MAX_ALPHA) {
         g2d.setComposite(AlphaComposite.getInstance(AlphaComposite.SRC_OVER, 1f * alpha / MAX_ALPHA));
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ public class CliffJack1_4 extends AbstractTransparentComponent<String> {
         g2d.fill(body[i]);
       }
       g2d.setComposite(oldComposite);
-    }
+//    }
 
     Color finalBorderColor;
     Theme theme = (Theme) ConfigurationManager.getInstance().readObject(IPlugInPort.THEME_KEY, Constants.DEFAULT_THEME);
diff --git a/diylc/diylc-library/src/org/diylc/components/electromechanical/ClosedJack1_4.java b/diylc/diylc-library/src/org/diylc/components/electromechanical/ClosedJack1_4.java
index 8702a4a3..4168be66 100644
--- a/diylc/diylc-library/src/org/diylc/components/electromechanical/ClosedJack1_4.java
+++ b/diylc/diylc-library/src/org/diylc/components/electromechanical/ClosedJack1_4.java
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ public class ClosedJack1_4 extends AbstractTransparentComponent<String> {
     // Rectangle bounds = body.getBounds();
 
     g2d.setStroke(ObjectCache.getInstance().fetchBasicStroke(1));
-    if (componentState != ComponentState.DRAGGING) {
+//    if (componentState != ComponentState.DRAGGING) {
       Composite oldComposite = g2d.getComposite();
       if (alpha < MAX_ALPHA) {
         g2d.setComposite(AlphaComposite.getInstance(AlphaComposite.SRC_OVER, 1f * alpha / MAX_ALPHA));
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ public class ClosedJack1_4 extends AbstractTransparentComponent<String> {
       g2d.setColor(outlineMode ? Constants.TRANSPARENT_COLOR : METAL_COLOR);
       g2d.fill(body[3]);
       g2d.setComposite(oldComposite);
-    }
+//    }
 
     Color finalBorderColor;
     if (outlineMode) {
diff --git a/diylc/diylc-library/src/org/diylc/components/electromechanical/OpenJack1_4.java b/diylc/diylc-library/src/org/diylc/components/electromechanical/OpenJack1_4.java
index 96dec254..762ef6bc 100644
--- a/diylc/diylc-library/src/org/diylc/components/electromechanical/OpenJack1_4.java
+++ b/diylc/diylc-library/src/org/diylc/components/electromechanical/OpenJack1_4.java
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ public class OpenJack1_4 extends AbstractTransparentComponent<String> {
     Shape[] body = getBody();
 
     g2d.setStroke(ObjectCache.getInstance().fetchBasicStroke(1));
-    if (componentState != ComponentState.DRAGGING) {
+//    if (componentState != ComponentState.DRAGGING) {
       Composite oldComposite = g2d.getComposite();
       if (alpha < MAX_ALPHA) {
         g2d.setComposite(AlphaComposite.getInstance(AlphaComposite.SRC_OVER, 1f * alpha / MAX_ALPHA));
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ public class OpenJack1_4 extends AbstractTransparentComponent<String> {
       g2d.fill(body[0]);
 
       g2d.setComposite(oldComposite);
-    }
+//    }
 
     Color finalBorderColor;
 
@@ -116,8 +116,8 @@ public class OpenJack1_4 extends AbstractTransparentComponent<String> {
     g2d.setColor(finalBorderColor);
     g2d.draw(body[0]);
 
-    if (componentState != ComponentState.DRAGGING) {
-      Composite oldComposite = g2d.getComposite();
+//    if (componentState != ComponentState.DRAGGING) {
+      oldComposite = g2d.getComposite();
       if (alpha < MAX_ALPHA) {
         g2d.setComposite(AlphaComposite.getInstance(AlphaComposite.SRC_OVER, 1f * alpha / MAX_ALPHA));
       }
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ public class OpenJack1_4 extends AbstractTransparentComponent<String> {
       drawingObserver.stopTrackingContinuityArea();
 
       g2d.setComposite(oldComposite);
-    }
+//    }
 
     if (outlineMode) {
       Theme theme =
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ public class OpenJack1_4 extends AbstractTransparentComponent<String> {
 
   @Override
   public boolean isControlPointSticky(int index) {
-    return index < 3 || getType() == JackType.STEREO;
+    return index < 2 || getType() == JackType.STEREO;
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/diylc/diylc-library/src/org/diylc/components/electromechanical/PilotLampHolder.java b/diylc/diylc-library/src/org/diylc/components/electromechanical/PilotLampHolder.java
index 47e5656b..eb14a00e 100644
--- a/diylc/diylc-library/src/org/diylc/components/electromechanical/PilotLampHolder.java
+++ b/diylc/diylc-library/src/org/diylc/components/electromechanical/PilotLampHolder.java
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ public class PilotLampHolder extends AbstractTransparentComponent<String> {
     Shape[] body = getBody();
 
     g2d.setStroke(ObjectCache.getInstance().fetchBasicStroke(1));
-    if (componentState != ComponentState.DRAGGING) {
+//    if (componentState != ComponentState.DRAGGING) {
       Composite oldComposite = g2d.getComposite();
       if (alpha < MAX_ALPHA) {
         g2d.setComposite(AlphaComposite.getInstance(AlphaComposite.SRC_OVER, 1f * alpha / MAX_ALPHA));
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ public class PilotLampHolder extends AbstractTransparentComponent<String> {
       g2d.fill(body[0]);
 
       g2d.setComposite(oldComposite);
-    }
+//    }
 
     Color finalBorderColor;
 
@@ -122,8 +122,8 @@ public class PilotLampHolder extends AbstractTransparentComponent<String> {
     g2d.setColor(finalBorderColor);
     g2d.draw(body[0]);
 
-    if (componentState != ComponentState.DRAGGING) {
-      Composite oldComposite = g2d.getComposite();
+//    if (componentState != ComponentState.DRAGGING) {
+      oldComposite = g2d.getComposite();
       if (alpha < MAX_ALPHA) {
         g2d.setComposite(AlphaComposite.getInstance(AlphaComposite.SRC_OVER, 1f * alpha / MAX_ALPHA));
       }
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ public class PilotLampHolder extends AbstractTransparentComponent<String> {
       drawingObserver.stopTrackingContinuityArea();
 
       g2d.setComposite(oldComposite);
-    }
+//    }
 
     if (outlineMode) {
       Theme theme =
diff --git a/diylc/diylc-library/src/org/diylc/components/electromechanical/PlasticDCJack.java b/diylc/diylc-library/src/org/diylc/components/electromechanical/PlasticDCJack.java
index 6f720cb2..a1120443 100644
--- a/diylc/diylc-library/src/org/diylc/components/electromechanical/PlasticDCJack.java
+++ b/diylc/diylc-library/src/org/diylc/components/electromechanical/PlasticDCJack.java
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ public class PlasticDCJack extends AbstractTransparentComponent<String> {
     Shape[] body = getBody();
 
     g2d.setStroke(ObjectCache.getInstance().fetchBasicStroke(1));
-    if (componentState != ComponentState.DRAGGING) {
+//    if (componentState != ComponentState.DRAGGING) {
       Composite oldComposite = g2d.getComposite();
       if (alpha < MAX_ALPHA) {
         g2d.setComposite(AlphaComposite.getInstance(AlphaComposite.SRC_OVER, 1f * alpha / MAX_ALPHA));
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ public class PlasticDCJack extends AbstractTransparentComponent<String> {
         g2d.fill(body[1]);
       }
       g2d.setComposite(oldComposite);
-    }
+//    }
 
     Theme theme = (Theme) ConfigurationManager.getInstance().readObject(IPlugInPort.THEME_KEY, Constants.DEFAULT_THEME);
     Color finalBorderColor;
diff --git a/diylc/diylc-swing/install.iss b/diylc/diylc-swing/install.iss
index ec49abe4..245cb503 100644
--- a/diylc/diylc-swing/install.iss
+++ b/diylc/diylc-swing/install.iss
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ AlwaysShowDirOnReadyPage=yes
 [Files]
 Source: "diylc.exe"; DestDir: "{app}"
 Source: "diylc.l4j.ini"; DestDir: "{app}"
-Source: "config.xml"; DestDir: "{app}"
 Source: "update.xml"; DestDir: "{app}"
 Source: "variants.xml"; DestDir: "{app}"
 Source: "config.properties"; DestDir: "{app}"
diff --git a/diylc/diylc-swing/lib/diylc-core.jar b/diylc/diylc-swing/lib/diylc-core.jar
index c3a3ebbb..c862d551 100644
Binary files a/diylc/diylc-swing/lib/diylc-core.jar and b/diylc/diylc-swing/lib/diylc-core.jar differ
diff --git a/diylc/diylc-swing/library/main.jar b/diylc/diylc-swing/library/main.jar
index 6c54248b..ccfbe2bd 100644
Binary files a/diylc/diylc-swing/library/main.jar and b/diylc/diylc-swing/library/main.jar differ
diff --git a/diylc/diylc-swing/update.xml b/diylc/diylc-swing/update.xml
index 67a73fa9..3ff9dcd2 100644
--- a/diylc/diylc-swing/update.xml
+++ b/diylc/diylc-swing/update.xml
@@ -2302,6 +2302,10 @@
 					<changeType>IMPROVEMENT</changeType>
 					<description>Chrome-style cursors for mouse scrolling with arrows showing the exact scrolling direction</description>
 				</org.diylc.appframework.update.Change>
+				<org.diylc.appframework.update.Change>
+					<changeType>IMPROVEMENT</changeType>
+					<description>Do not render various jack components as completely transparent while dragging</description>
+				</org.diylc.appframework.update.Change>
 				<org.diylc.appframework.update.Change>
 					<changeType>BUG_FIX</changeType>
 					<description>Since 3.49, straight traces are rendered 1px thinner than curved traces of the same thickness</description>