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<blockquote data-quote="CyberSimian" data-source="post: 1209978" data-attributes="member: 141969">I am not sure that I understand this.&nbsp; Logically, the structure of the controls is this (these are not the actual tags!):[code]control type=&quot;actiongroup&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp; tag_group_1&nbsp;&nbsp; control type=&quot;image&quot;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;!-- this is the sliding background --&gt;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; tag_group_2&nbsp;&nbsp; /control&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;!-- end of sliding background --&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp; control type=&quot;group&quot;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;!-- this is the button group --&gt;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; tag_group_3&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; control type=&quot;button&quot;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;!-- this is a single button --&gt;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; tag_group_4&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; /control&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &lt;!-- end of single button --&gt;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; more_button_definitions&nbsp;&nbsp; /control&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;!-- end of button group --&gt;/control&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &lt;!-- end of action group --&gt;[/code]My expectation was that the ANIMATION tag should reside within tag group 1, and its effect would then be inherited by all of the controls within the action group.&nbsp; But this does not work correctly.&nbsp; The slide-on is OK, but when the slide-off is started, all of the buttons vanish instantly, and the background slides off by ltself (overlaid by the text in the list <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown&nbsp; &nbsp; :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" />).&nbsp; [USER=54906]@catavolt[/USER] said that my expectation was not correct.If you place the animation in tag group 2 (for the sliding background), I would not expect the animation to be inherited by the button group.&nbsp; This is because the button group is at the same level as the sliding background (i.e the button group is not nested within the group for the sliding background).&nbsp; Hence if the ANIMATION tag is placed within tag group 2 for the sliding-background group, the tag needs to be repeated within tag group 3 for the button group.&nbsp; That works, but does not work correctly because the buttons slide at a rate different to the background (so you need to specify different starting points in order to make buttons and background slide in unison).&nbsp; And the text from the list still overlays the sliding background when slide-off is started. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown&nbsp; &nbsp; :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" />So, in summary my expectations are these:(1) The sliding background can inherit from the action group.(2) The button group can inherit from the action group.(3) The button group cannot inherit from the sliding background.But what do I know? <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite27" alt=":whistle:" title="Whistling&nbsp; &nbsp; :whistle:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":whistle:" />-- from CyberSimian in the UK</blockquote>

[QUOTE="CyberSimian, post: 1209978, member: 141969"] I am not sure that I understand this. Logically, the structure of the controls is this (these are not the actual tags!): [code]control type="actiongroup" tag_group_1 control type="image"  tag_group_2 /control  control type="group"  tag_group_3 control type="button"  tag_group_4 /control  more_button_definitions /control  /control [/code] My expectation was that the ANIMATION tag should reside within tag group 1, and its effect would then be inherited by all of the controls within the action group. But this does not work correctly. The slide-on is OK, but when the slide-off is started, all of the buttons vanish instantly, and the background slides off by ltself (overlaid by the text in the list :(). [USER=54906]@catavolt[/USER] said that my expectation was not correct. If you place the animation in tag group 2 (for the sliding background), I would [b]not[/b] expect the animation to be inherited by the button group. This is because the button group is at the same level as the sliding background (i.e the button group is [b]not[/b] nested within the group for the sliding background). Hence if the ANIMATION tag is placed within tag group 2 for the sliding-background group, the tag needs to be repeated within tag group 3 for the button group. That works, but does not work correctly because the buttons slide at a rate different to the background (so you need to specify different starting points in order to make buttons and background slide in unison). And the text from the list still overlays the sliding background when slide-off is started. :( So, in summary my expectations are these: (1) The sliding background can inherit from the action group. (2) The button group can inherit from the action group. (3) The button group [b]cannot[/b] inherit from the sliding background. But what do I know? :whistle: -- from CyberSimian in the UK [/QUOTE]

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