Thanks so very much. I usually use "repeatCount", but I must have had a brain fart and didn't think of it.
--- In [email protected], "Doug Schepers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, Joshua- > > Nothing wrong with your idea, you made a simple typo: XML is case-sensitive, > so it should be "repeatCount", not "repeatcount". Also, if you had 2 > "hidden" values, it will be hidden twice as much as it is visible... dunno > if that's your intent, but it's worth mentioning. > > <circle cx="100" cy="50" r="60" fill="none" stroke="black" > visibility="hidden"> > <animate attributeName="visibility" values="visible; hidden" > begin="0s" dur="0.2s" repeatCount="indefinite" /> > </circle> > > Francis' example is another good approach, and has the advantage that it > would also work in viewers that support scripting but not SMIL animation > (Batik and Firefox, right now, but Firefox will have SMIL next year). I'd > add 2 caveats, though: > > You had used visibility as an attribute, rather than as a style propery, so > in this case, Francis' code would work, because the style property has > greater specifity than the visibility attribute (according to the rules of > CSS)... but mixing style properties (style="visibility:hidden;") and style > attributes (visibility="hidden") is begging for trouble. So, Francis' code > is correct, I just wanted to interject a note of caution. Just so you know, > any style property in SVG can also be written as an attribute. I'd only use > CSS for style classes, not for inline styles. > > Francis also used an Adobe-specific method, "getStyle()", which won't work > in Firefox, Batik, or any other viewer. Instead, substitute "style" (so, > here, "circleBlinker.style;"). It is the official way to do it, it's > portable (it works in ASV as well), and it saves keystrokes. ;) > > > Regards- > Doug > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > www.vectoreal.com ...for scalable solutions. > > > Francis Hemsher wrote: > | > | Hi Joshua, > | Actually, to accomplish this, your don't need the animate element. > | > | Try: > | > | var circleBlinker=//---access your circle via getElementId i > | guess is the easiest--- > | > | //--start the blinker via some event, onload, whatever--- > | function startBlinker() { > | BlinkerInterval=setInterval("blinkIt()", 500); } > | > | function blinkIt() > | { > | > | var blinkerStyle=circleBlinker.getStyle(); > | var blinkVis=blinkerStyle.getPropertyValue("visibility") > | if(blinkVis=="visible") > | blinkerStyle.setProperty("visibility", "hidden"); > | else > | blinkerStyle.setProperty("visibility", "visible"); } > | > | Francis > | > | --- In [email protected], "Joshua Woodward" > | <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > | > > | > Ok, what I am trying to do is make a circle go from visible to > | hidden > | > over and over again. I can get it to do it if I have two > | animations: > | > one that goes from visible to hidden and one that goes from hidden > | to > | > visible. But I was wondering if I could make one animation that > | would > | > repeat from hidden to visible without typing > | > values="hidden;visible;hidden;visible;hidden... > | > I cannot get the repeatcount to work with this type of animation > | at all. > | > I have also tried animating "display" and it seems to do the same > | thing. > | > > | > See the code below. > | > > | > <circle cx="100" cy="50" r="60" style="fill:none; stroke:black;" > | > visibility="hidden"> > | > <animate id="cc" attributeName="visibility" values="hidden; > | > visible;hidden" begin="0s" dur="0.2s" repeatcount="indefinite" /> > | > </circle> > | > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get Bzzzy! (real tools to help you find a job). Welcome to the Sweet Life. http://us.click.yahoo.com/A77XvD/vlQLAA/TtwFAA/1U_rlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> ----- To unsubscribe send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -or- visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/svg-developers and click "edit my membership" ---- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/svg-developers/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
