[Laszlo-user] Need to pass variables to animator in animatorgroup

[Schultz, Gary - COMM]

I have a class that extends window and uses two states to maximize and
minimize windows using animatorgroups. I need to pass variables to both an x
animator and y animator in the minimize animatorgroup. Nothing has worked,
and this also affects the maximize animatorgroup. I have tried the following
without success:
 
parent.variable
parent.parent.variable
classinstance.variable
classinstance.method()
 
The code follows. Any ideas are greatly appreciated.
 
Gary T. Schultz
Wisconsin Department of Commerce
 
================= Code ================= 
 
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<library>
 
 <tabslider width="${canvas.width*.22}" x="10" y="20" height="200"
  spacing="2" slideduration="300">
  <tabelement name="one" text="Tabelement One" />
  <tabelement name="two" text="Tabelement Two" />
  <tabelement name="three" text="Tabelement Three">
   <text text="${gts[1].myX}" />
  </tabelement>
 </tabslider>
 
 <class extends="window" name="myClass" width="${(canvas.width*.25)}"
  height="${size}" allowdrag="false" showhandcursor="false"
  haswindowfocus="true">
  <attribute name="myX" value=".25" />
  <attribute name="size" value="${(canvas.height*.30)}" />
 
  <state name="max" apply="false">
   <animatorgroup duration="2000" process="simultaneous">
 
    <animator attribute="width" to="${(canvas.width*.35)}" />
    <animator attribute="height"
     to="${(canvas.height*.40)}" />     
    <animator attribute="x" to="${canvas.width*.5}" />
    <animator attribute="y" to="${canvas.height*.5}" />     
 
   </animatorgroup>
   <text align="center" y="20%">M a x i m i z e d</text>
   <button placement="title_area" align="right" height="16">
    <attribute name="isMax" value="true" />
    <handler name="onclick">
     if (this.isMax) { parent.max.remove();
     parent.min.apply(); } else { parent.max.apply();
     parent.min.remove(); } this.isMax = !this.isMax;
    </handler>
    <attribute name="text" value="Minimize Window" />
   </button>
  </state>
  <state name="min" apply="true">
 
   <animatorgroup duration="2000" process="simultaneous">
    <animator attribute="width" to="${(canvas.width*.25)}" />
    <animator attribute="height"
     to="${(canvas.height*.30)}" />
    
    <!-- ************* NEED TO PASS VARIABLES HERE. SO FAR NOTHING WORKS
************* -->
    <animator attribute="x" to="${canvas.width*myClass.myX}" />
    <animator attribute="y" to="${(canvas.height*myClass.myY)+18}" />
     
   </animatorgroup>
 
   <!-- ************* PASSING VARIABLES HERE WORKED ************* -->
   <text align="center" valign="middle"
    text="${parent.myX+' '+parent.myY}">
   </text>

   <button placement="title_area" align="right" height="16">
    <attribute name="isMax" value="false" />
    <handler name="onclick">
     if (this.isMax) { parent.max.remove();
     parent.min.apply(); } else { parent.max.apply();
     parent.min.remove(); } this.isMax = !this.isMax;
    </handler>
    <attribute name="text" value="Maximize Window" />
   </button>
 
  </state>
 
 
 
 </class>
 
 <myClass myY="0" title="Window">
  <method name="myX">return .25;</method>
  <text>Window 1</text>
 </myClass>
 <myClass myX=".50" myY="0">
  <text>Window 2</text>
 </myClass>
 <myClass myX=".75" myY="0">
  <text>Window 3</text>
 </myClass>
 
 <myClass myX=".25" myY=".30">
  <text>Window 4</text>
 </myClass>
 <myClass myX=".50" myY=".30">
  <text>Window 5</text>
 </myClass>
 <myClass myX=".75" myY=".30">
  <text>Window 6</text>
 </myClass>
 
 <myClass myX=".25" myY=".60">
  <text>Window 4</text>
 </myClass>
 <myClass myX=".50" myY=".60">
  <text>Window 5</text>
 </myClass>
 <myClass myX=".75" myY=".60">
  <text>Window 6</text>
 </myClass>
 
</library>