[Hitcher]

I'm using a dialog that's always visible to display various 'global' items (time, date, RSS, etc) and want to use it to display headings as well but I can't get the visible animations working properly.

This is code I'm using -

PHP Code:

<!-- Headings -->

<control type="group">
    <posx>46</posx>
    <visible>Window.IsActive(videolibrary)</visible>
    <animation type="Visible" reversible="false">
        <effect type="slide" start="0,-100" end="0,0" time="400" tween="cubic" easing="out" />
        <effect type="fade" start="0" end="100" time="400" />
    </animation>
    <animation type="Conditional" reversible="false" condition="Window.Next(home)">
        <effect type="fade" start="100" end="0" time="400" />
    </animation>
    <control type="label">
        <label>342</label>
        <include>Global_HeadingSectionVars</include>
        <visible>Container.Content(movies)</visible>
    </control>
    ...
</control> 


but the slide animation will only work once unless the skin is refreshed at home.

Any ideas?

Thanks.

[jmarshall]

So going from home -> video -> home -> video you only get the slide anim the first home->video transistion? Does the fade apply both times?

[Hitcher]

Yes to both.

EDIT: Interestingly if I add a delay to the animation it works perfectly for the other times except the first which is delayed too much.

[jmarshall]

Most strange. I can't see why the fade would work but the slide wouldn't. Could it be something weird like the tweening?

[Hitcher]

Strange indeed.

Anyway I've got the result I wanted by dropping the visible condition and changing the animation type. And to reduce the visible checks I've switched to using variables (got to love 'em).

PHP Code:

<!-- Headings -->

<control type="group">
    <posx>46</posx>
    <posy>-180</posy>
    <animation type="Conditional" reversible="false" condition="!Window.IsVisible(home)">
        <effect type="slide" start="0,0" end="0,180" time="400" delay="600" tween="cubic" easing="out" />
        <effect type="fade" start="0" end="100" time="400" delay="600" />
    </animation>
    <animation type="Conditional" reversible="false" condition="Window.Next(home)">
        <effect type="fade" start="100" end="0" time="400" />
    </animation>
    <control type="label">
        <label>$VAR[Global_HeadingLabels]</label>
        <include>Global_HeadingSectionVars</include>
    </control>
</control>