This sample works exactly as mine - the button remains on the screen completely opaque and the suddenly disappears after 0.25 secs pass. (Snow Leopard)
So i guess unless i find time to read that huge guide about Core Animation and manage to adapt CAAnimation, i will use that approach with [[myview animator] setAlphaValue:0.0]; and a timer that hides the view, which was suggested by Chase 2011/5/20 Quincey Morris <quinceymor...@earthlink.net>: > On May 19, 2011, at 15:01, Nick wrote: > >> No, only fade out (and fade in) effects are needed. I just added frame >> movement to see if animation works at all. Animation does work, but >> the fade does not happen - no matter, if the frame is moved >> simultaneously or not. > > Here's my actual code for doing this. It works. > >> NSMutableArray* dictionaries = [NSMutableArray array]; >> >> // Create a dictionary for the animation parameters >> >> NSMutableDictionary* dictionary = [NSMutableDictionary >> dictionaryWithObject: subview forKey: NSViewAnimationTargetKey]; >> [dictionaries addObject: dictionary]; >> >> // Add a key for the target frame rect, if necessary >> >> if (!shouldBeHidden || !NSEqualRects (oldFrameRect, newFrameRect)) >> [dictionary setObject: [NSValue valueWithRect: newFrameRect] >> forKey: NSViewAnimationEndFrameKey]; >> >> // If the visibility is changing, add a key for the fade in or out >> >> if (!isHidden != !shouldBeHidden) >> { >> [dictionary setObject: shouldBeHidden ? >> NSViewAnimationFadeOutEffect : NSViewAnimationFadeInEffect forKey: >> NSViewAnimationEffectKey]; >> >> // Work around a Snow Leopard bug ... >> >> if (!shouldBeHidden) >> [subview setHidden: shouldBeHidden]; >> } >> >> // Create the animation >> >> NSViewAnimation* viewAnimation = [[NSViewAnimation alloc] >> initWithViewAnimations: dictionaries]; >> >> viewAnimation.duration = 0.25; >> viewAnimation.animationCurve = NSAnimationEaseIn; >> >> [viewAnimation startAnimation]; > _______________________________________________ Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to arch...@mail-archive.com