To abort before the animation starts you'd use slearTimeout. In the case where the animation has already started you'd use $ (selector).stop ()
On Nov 2, 12:17 am, "S. Robert James" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have an animation that runs after a delay: > > setTimeout(function(){$(".mbox").fadeIn('slow');},500); > > If I need to cancel it, how do I this? > I would like to cancel it regardless of whether it is still in the > initial setTimeout of 500ms, or has already started to fadeIn.