No problem... Glad I could help. AllexS
-----Original Message----- From: jquery-en@googlegroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of schnuck Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 4:05 PM To: jQuery (English) Subject: [jQuery] Re: intercepting links and adding a short animation before executing them oh my god - allex, you did it. it just works. i am totally aware about the issues reg. usability - but in this case it's not for the general public. many, many thanks. s On Feb 7, 11:30 pm, "Smith, Allex" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think this is a bad idea from a usability standpoint... But... > > Untested Code: > $('a').click(function(){ > var hrefLoc = $(this).attr('href'); > $('body').fadeOut("slow",function(){ > window.location = hrefLoc; > }); > return false; > > }); > > Might be a better way to do it, here you go. > > AllexS > > -----Original Message----- > From: jquery-en@googlegroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On > > Behalf Of schnuck > Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 3:17 PM > To: jQuery (English) > Subject: [jQuery] intercepting links and adding a short animation > before executing them > > hello guys, > > the title tells it all really: intercepting links and adding a short > animation before executing them > > this might be the most amateur question for tonight - however an > answer would be very appreciated. > > example: > > i have a simple navigation in an unordered list. i want to make the > page i am on fade away in a smooth short animation before the onclick- > event is actually executed. > > thanks in advance for any help. > > s