Animator - Vaadin Add-on Directory

Animator allows you to add CSS transitions and animations to any component from the server side.

Version 2.0 ========= The Animator is an extension that can animate any component in your Vaadin application using an easy-to-use server side API. The animations are implemented using CSS transitions and animations in the browser. It provides low level methods for defining your animations just as you like and not limiting you to a set of predefined animation types (unlike the previous version of Animator and AnimatorProxy). The Animator is well suited for adding UI flourishes to your app, without overwhelming the user. It's not well suited for building complex animation sequences. DEPENDENCIES (you need to add these for Maven explicitly in your pom.xml): - DOM add-on 0.1.0 (see links on the right side) Previous versions (1.7 and 1.6) ======================== Animate any component, even sub-windows with a small set of usable animations. The AnimatorProxy is an invisible component that animates other components directly, without additional component hierarchy or DOM element overhead. In principal, you only need one AnimatorProxy in your application, and you can then animate any other components in that same application: size, position, fading and rolling/curtaining. The AnimatorProxy also provides a convenient listener mechanism for all animations that are run through it, allowing you to make actions after an animation has finished. See the online demo for available animation types and examples. All animations allow you to specify the duration and delay of the animation. The animations are atomic, so they won't repeat automatically each time the user reloads the application. Version summary ============= 3.0 == Vaadin 8 2.0 == Vaadin 7, connector extension, CSS transitions and animations 1.7 == Vaadin 7, legacy component, JS animations 1.6 == Vaadin 6, JS animations

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Animator version 1.0
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Animator version 1.1
Compiled now with Java 5. Added methods for setting the Animator's initial state to rolled up/down and faded out/in. Added method to cancel all pending animations.

Animator version 1.5
- Fixed Animator fade animations for Internet Explorer 8. - Added AnimatorProxy component, allowing more animation types and sub-window animations. - Added new Disclosure component, which uses AnimatorProxy to create a collapsible panel. - Added new demo application.

Animator version 1.5.2
* Fixed Disclosure.setContent(Component newContent) to actually update the content to the component hierarchy as well * Made all the private members in Disclosure protected. * added Disclosure.isOpen() method

Animator version 1.6.2
* Added Disclosure.get/setDisclosureCaption(String caption) * Added preliminary size and position animation support for all components. Implementation might still change, but see the example application in the package how to use. * Added incremental size and position animation support (previously only absolute pixel values were supported) * Changed CSS: .v-disclosure-button is now .v-disclosure-caption

Animator version 1.6.3
- Fixed a bug in Disclosure.setContent() - Removed reference to VConsole (Vaadin 6.4 dependant) from VAnimatorProxy 1.6.2 - Added Disclosure.get/setDisclosureCaption(String caption) - Added preliminary size and position animation support for all components. Implementation might still change, but see the example application in the package how to use. - Added incremental size and position animation support (previously only absolute pixel values were supported) - Changed CSS: .v-disclosure-button is now .v-disclosure-caption

Animator version 1.6.4
* Renamed README:txt to README.txt (was causing troubles with Maven) 1.6.3 - Fixed a bug in Disclosure.setContent() - Removed reference to VConsole (Vaadin 6.4 dependant) from VAnimatorProxy 1.6.2 - Added Disclosure.get/setDisclosureCaption(String caption) - Added preliminary size and position animation support for all components. Implementation might still change, but see the example application in the package how to use. - Added incremental size and position animation support (previously only absolute pixel values were supported) - Changed CSS: .v-disclosure-button is now .v-disclosure-caption

Animator version 1.6.5
Added serial version uid's for all server side classes, which should make the add-on work in Google App Engine.

Animator version 1.6.6
Added AnimatorProxy.removeListener(AnimationListener). AnimatorProxy.cancelAll() now cancels any pending animations on the client as well.

Animator version 1.7.0
Initial quick'n'dirty port to Vaadin 7 (alpha2). Proper conversion at some point. Version 1.7 will be dedicated to Vaadin 7, while 1.6 will remain the branch for Vaadin 6 updates. New major features will only be available for the 1.7 version. 1.6 will only receive bug fixes from now on. 1.7 version will no longer include the Animator wrapper component, only the AnimatorProxy will be available.

Animator version 1.7.1
Added AnimatorProxy.removeListener(AnimationListener). AnimatorProxy.cancelAll() now cancels any pending animations on the client as well.

Animator version 1.7.3
Fixed the widgetset compilation issue which caused 1.7.2 to not compile (removed the server package and moved the classes to the root package). Moved shared dependencies to the shared package. Note: The package for Animator and Animator proxy is now org.vaadin.jouni.animator The package for AnimType is now org.vaadin.jouni.animator.shared

Animator version 1.7.4
Changed one WeakHashMap to a regular HashMap. JAR should not contain extra .class files or demo application classes. Tested with Vaadin 7.1.14

Animator version 2.0.0
New major version with a new API which is not backwards compatible with the old version. New features include a low level, more versatile API which is not limited to predefined animation types. The animations are implemented using CSS transitions and animations in the browser, meaning that Internet Explorer 8 and Internet Explorer 9 do not show the animations (they will transition to the end values instantly).

Animator version 3.0.0
Animator add-on now works with Vaadin 8