Wouldn't you need to do effect.element? Just element by itself probably is not referring to what you think it is.
Greg > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:rails-spinoffs- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nicholas Schlueter > Sent: Monday, May 22, 2006 4:33 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Rails-spinoffs] Canceling a specific effect > > I haven't tested this, but I believe the beforeStart function takes a > parameter of the effect. > > So your beforeStart function should look like: > beforeStart: function(effect) { > if (menu.currentHeader == element) { > effect.cancel(); > } > } > > hope this helps > Nicholas > > On 5/22/06, Brice Burgess <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Is there a way to cancel a specific effect? For instance; Effects are > > added to the queue. Before actually processing the effect, I'd like to > > check a condition & cancel the effect if necessary. > > > > Here's the code excerpt: > > var menu = { > > toggleText: function(element,toggle) { > > var vis = $(element+'Text').visible(); > > if (toggle && !vis) { // toggle text ON > > new Effect.BlindDown(element+'Text', {queue: {scope: > > 'headers', position:'front'}}); > > } > > else if (!toggle && vis && this.currentHeader != element) { > > new Effect.BlindUp( > > element+'Text', > > { > > queue: {scope: 'headers', position:'end'}, > > beforeStart: function() { > > if (menu.currentHeader == element) { > > this.cancel(); > > } > > } > > }); > > } > > }, > > > > I'm not sure that this.cancel(); cancels the effect, nor that the > > comparisson (currentHeader == element) remains static to the original > > element the Effect was called for. > > > > Any ideas? > > > > Thanks, > > > > ~ Brice Burgess > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Rails-spinoffs mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails-spinoffs > > > > > -- > DCRails.com || Making the Metrorail fun! > _______________________________________________ > Rails-spinoffs mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails-spinoffs _______________________________________________ Rails-spinoffs mailing list [email protected] http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails-spinoffs
