Oh, so you can actually "fade a class"! Nice :D I'm not very intimate with jQuery UI, sorry gerbert, thanks Karl :)
On 25 out, 18:57, Karl Swedberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > With jQuery UI, you can also animate with .addClass() and .removeClass() > > $(document).ready(function() { > > $('.button').hover(function() { > $(this).addClass('foo', 500); > }, function() { > $(this).removeClass('foo', 500); > }); > > }); > > http://docs.jquery.com/UI/Effects/ClassTransitions > > --Karl > > ____________ > Karl Swedbergwww.englishrules.comwww.learningjquery.com > > On Oct 25, 2008, at 2:32 PM, ricardobeat wrote: > > > > > Ah I see. You can't "fade a class". You need the animate() function > > and jQuery UI (http://ui.jquery.com/), then you can do this: > > > $(document).ready(function() { > > > $('.button').hover(function() { > > $(this).animate({ backgroundColor: '#AAFFAA'}, 500); > > }, function() { > > $(this).animate({ backgroundColor: '#FFFFFF'}, 500); > > }); > > > }); > > > On Oct 25, 3:14 am, gerbert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> here is what it looks like without the > >> fade:http://www.oddvice.com/switchertest/test.html > > >> I just want to add a simple fadeIn to the green button with the hover > >> function. Here is the full code without any fadeIn: > > >> // JavaScript Document > >> $(document).ready(function() { > >> $('.button').click(function(event) { > >> $('p').removeClass(); > >> if (this.id == 'blueswitcher') { > >> $('p').addClass('blue'); > >> } > >> else if (this.id == 'redswitcher') { > >> $('p').addClass('red'); > >> } > >> $('.button').removeClass('selected'); > >> $(this).addClass('selected'); > >> event.stopPropagation(); > >> }); > > >> }); > > >> $(document).ready(function() { > >> $('.button').hover(function() { > >> $(this).addClass('hover'); > >> }, function() { > >> $(this).removeClass('hover'); > >> }); > > >> }); > > >> Thanks again. > > >> On Oct 24, 8:36 pm, gerbert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>> Thank you for cleaning that up, but it's still not quite right. > > >>> It's not fading in, it just adds the class instantly. and when it > >>> fades out, it removes the div I put the .hover class on. > > >>> Thanks for trying. > > >>> On Oct 24, 8:03 pm, ricardobeat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>>> $(document).ready(function() { > > >>>> $('.button').hover(function() { > >>>> $(this).addClass('hover').fadeIn(); > >>>> }, function() { > >>>> $(this).removeClass('hover').fadeOut(); > >>>> }); > > >>>> }); > > >>>> This should work, it's exactly the same as your second try but with > >>>> correct syntax. > > >>>> On Oct 24, 11:54 pm, gerbert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>>>> Hi, I'm new to this group and to jQuery and javascript in > >>>>> general. I > >>>>> would like to learn how to use hover with a fade. I can do each > >>>>> separately but am having a hard time chaining them. Here's my best > >>>>> attempts at a simple hover button with a fadeIn and FadeOut: > > >>>>> $(document).ready(function() { > >>>>> $('.button').hover(function() { > >>>>> $(this).fadeIn(1000,$('.button').addClass('hover')); > >>>>> }, function() { > >>>>> $(this).fadeOut(1000,$('.button').removeClass('hover')); > >>>>> }); > > >>>>> }); > > >>>>> That didn't work. Nor did this: > > >>>>> $(document).ready(function() { > >>>>> $('.button').hover(function() { > >>>>> $(this).addClass('hover').fadeIn(1000); > >>>>> }, function() { > >>>>> $(this).removeClass('hover'.fadeOut(1000)); > >>>>> }); > > >>>>> }); > > >>>>> If anybody can help me out I'd be stoked. I've spent too much > >>>>> time on > >>>>> this seemingly simple effect. Thanks.