Hi Jon, This article might help you: http://jqueryfordesigners.com/animation-jump-quick-tip/
Rik 2008/11/7 jonhobbs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Thaks Liam, > > Unfortunately it will hold dynamic content from a database so I don't > know the height and can't explicitly set it. (although I did try it > and that did solve the problem) > > I'm wondering if it might be possible to get the height using a more > reliable method and then set it explicitly before calling slideUp? > > Anyone else solved this problem? > > Jon > > On Nov 7, 1:24 pm, Liam Potter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> does the div have the have no height? >> if not set a height on the div, if it needs to be expandable then >> someone who knows more about this will need to help you. >> Though looking into the dimensions plugin may >> help.http://brandonaaron.net/docs/dimensions/#sample-2 >> >> >> >> >> >> jonhobbs wrote: >> > I know jquery sometimes has a problem calculating the heights of >> > elements that have padding/margins which can cause jumpy animations >> > when using slideDown. >> >> > Unfortunately I have now come across the same problem without using >> > margins/padding and I've managed to create a very simple test case >> > which demonstrates that it's happening on even the simplest of >> > unstyled pages. >> >> >http://83.138.132.232/test.htm >> >> > Click the heading to make the text slide up and then click it again to >> > make it slide down. You'll see that it gets to the height that it >> > would have been if the width:700px wasn't there and then jumps the >> > rest. >> >> > Unfortunately, the element I want to slide has to be inside my main >> > template which has widths set so I'm at a loss as to how to get round >> > the problem. >> >> > Any help would really be appreciated. >> >> > Jon -- Rik Lomas http://rikrikrik.com
