[jQuery] Re: Request: build hoverFlow in jquery core

On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 10:48 PM, Ralf
Stoltze<ralf.stoltze@googlemail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Mark,
>
> First let me say that your request might be better suited for the
> jquery-dev list.
>
> As the author of hoverFlow I'm not quite sure if and how hoverFlow
> should be included in core.
>
> I think that hoverFlow doesn't solve a general problem with
> animations, it solves a special issue that arises from the combination
> of animation and mouse interaction (hovering). I think we have to wait
> and see how frequent this problem comes up in order to qualify it for
> core.
>
>> like for example that you can say to the animate
>> function to run once and not build up the queue?
>
> It's not about running once, it's about running under certain
> conditions. And these conditions are tied to the mouse events (that is
> why hoverFlow requires you to pass in the event type as its first
> argument). Currently I can't see how this could be best reflected in
> the jQuery API (maybe adding the event type to the animation options
> hash).
>
> I see that people don't really want to add another plugin to their
> stack just to solve this litte problem. Many suggestions to overcome
> animations buildup can be found on
> http://www.learningjquery.com/2009/01/quick-tip-prevent-animation-queue-buildup
> (the post that inspired me to build the plugin).
>
> In many situations, variations of the stop()-method work quite well.
> For submenu navigations, the solution presented at the bottom of
> http://www.2meter3.de/code/hoverFlow/submenus.html is suitable.
> However, most solutions fail with long animation durations.
>
> Ralf
>

Hi,

i do like your plugin a lot! thanx for making that.
About the mailing list. this used to be the jquery dev mailing list
because this was the only list. I didn't know that there where more
lists.

As for including it to the core. Your plugin solved my issue and is
probable the answer to every site that has the "issue" of animations
queuing up.
This plugin/solution is only required with mouse hovering thus the
current jquery animation methods are indeed just fine.

Perhaps a way of implementing it is when .hover() is used? because
then you probably want to use your mouse anyway.

i don't know it anymore. just adding this one file is fine right now.