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How can I control CSS transitions and animations with JS?

I have an image that goes from opacity 0 to 1 when a bit of text is hovered. I would like the transition to be smooth, something similar to CSS transition. Can't really figure out how to make this happen, so any help would be appreciated.
The JavaScript looks like this:
document.getElementById("text-hover").addEventListener("mouseover", imageTransition);
document.getElementById("text-hover").addEventListener("mouseout", imageTransitionOut);
function imageTransition() {
document.getElementById("pic").style.opacity = "1";
}
function imageTransitionOut() {
document.getElementById("pic").style.opacity = "0";
}

Just define the transition in css, it will trigger when you change the opacity value in javascript:
#pic {
transition: opacity .3s;
opacity: 0;
}
You don't need to change your javascript
Update
If you need to animate more than one property, it is better to define the animation in css and then trigger it from javascript by toggling a class on the element
the css:
#pic {
transition: all .3s;
opacity: 0;
transform: scale(.1);
}
#pic.animate {
opacity: 1;
transform: scale(1);
}
javascript:
var textHover = document.getElementById("text-hover");
var pic = document.getElementById("pic");
textHover.addEventListener("mouseover", function() {
pic.classList.add('animate');
});
textHover.addEventListener("mouseout", function() {
pic.classList.remove('animate');
});

Why animation play state is always running?

I couldn't get the animation play state to be paused with css3 animation even after using animation-iteration-count to 1 and animation-fill-mode to forwards:
var isRunning = window.getComputedStyle(
document.querySelector('div')
).getPropertyValue('animation-play-state');
setInterval(function(){
console.log(isRunning);
},1000)
#keyframes foo {
0% {
width: 0;
}
100% {
width: 50%;
}
}
div {
animation: foo 2s linear 0s 1 normal forwards;
background-color: #f00;
height: 3px;
}
<div></div>
I should get animation-play-state to be paused when it finishes the animation.
Actually, the following answer that I provided doesn't work for me. In fact, I was working with a pseudo element and pseudo element doesn't accept addEventListener. So, my final solution would be to use this only way.
var isRunning = window.getComputedStyle(
document.querySelector('div'), ':after'
).getPropertyValue('animation-play-state');
Sadly, CSS doesn't seem to set play state to paused when animation is finished. To conclude this question has no findings or solution?

The value of animation-play-state doesn't change once an animation finishes all its iterations.
You'll need to listen for the animationend event and change the value manually:
document.querySelector('div').addEventListener('animationend', function() {
this.style.animationPlayState = 'paused';
console.log(window.getComputedStyle(this).getPropertyValue('animation-play-state'));
});
#keyframes foo {
0% {
width: 0;
}
100% {
width: 50%;
}
}
#foo {
animation: foo 2s linear 0s 1 normal forwards;
background-color: #f00;
height: 3px;
}
<div id=foo></div>
... though I don't really see any reason to do so when your animation-fill-mode is already set to forwards.

I don't know why css3 keeps animation play state to running but go with the animationend event:
var x = document.getElementById("myDIV");
x.addEventListener("animationend", function(){
console.log('paused'); // animation is end
});
Here's the reference for animationend: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Events/animationend

How to remove a div with fade out effect in JavaScript?

I want to remove a div element on click event but i want to remove it with a fade out effect. I have got some JQuery solution but i need pure JavaScript or css solution.
document.querySelector('.list').addEventListener("click", function(e){
if (e.target.localName === "span") {
var removeTarget = e.target.parentNode.parentNode;
removeTarget.parentNode.removeChild(removeTarget);
};
});
This code is removing the div element with no effect. How can i add a fade out effect?

I've made this function a while ago for a personal project:
function removeFadeOut( el, speed ) {
var seconds = speed/1000;
el.style.transition = "opacity "+seconds+"s ease";
el.style.opacity = 0;
setTimeout(function() {
el.parentNode.removeChild(el);
}, speed);
}
removeFadeOut(document.getElementById('test'), 2000);

There are two ways you can achieve this: CSS3 animation or jQuery animation.
CSS3 Animation
In your CSS document, add:
.list {
opacity: 1;
-webkit-transition: opacity 1000ms linear;
transition: opacity 1000ms linear;
}
This will make any change of opacity to your item fade by 1000ms.
Change line 4 of your JavaScript to:
removeTarget.style.opacity = '0';
setTimeout(() => removeTarget.remove(), 1000);
This will make your item change opacity to 0, thus making the transition from step 1 have an effect. Then it will remove the item with your code after 1000ms.
Note: Make sure the time of the CSS3 transition and the setTimeout are the same.
jQuery Animation
Get jQuery
Go to the jQuery Website and download it, or
Add ` in your HTML document before any jQuery code.
Change line 4 of your Javascript to:
removeTarget.fadeOut(1000)
This will Fade Out your item by 1000ms, you can change this time to whatever you want.

In 2020 you can forgo use of use setTimeout for the animationend event, removing the need to maintain the duration in two places:
.fade-out {
animation: fade 2s;
-webkit-animation: fade 2s;
-moz-animation: fade 2s;
}
/* Animate opacity */
#keyframes fade {
from { opacity: 1 }
to { opacity: 0 }
}
#-moz-keyframes fade {
from { opacity: 1 }
to { opacity: 0 }
}
#-webkit-keyframes fade {
from { opacity: 1 }
to { opacity: 0 }
}
const elementToFade = document.getElementById('my-element');
elementToFade.onanimationend = (e) => {
if (e.target.classList.contains('fade-out')) {
elementToFade.parentNode.removeChild(elementToFade);
}
};
// To fade away:
elementToFade.classList.add('fade-out');

It's a good question, but to animate some element in html, this element has to exist while it is animating. So, you have some ways to do this, a good way is hide this element with CSS and after the animation you remove this element. While you hiding you can animate, you can see this example:
<style>
.hide{
opacity: 0;
}
.fade-out {
transition:1s linear all;
}
</style>
<span class="list fade-out">
This is a List, click me to hide
</span>
<script>
document.querySelector('.list').addEventListener("click", function(e) {
if (e.target.localName === "span") {
//Add CSS hide and animate with fade out
var currentCSS = this.className;
this.className = currentCSS + ' hide';
var removeTarget = e.target.parentNode.parentNode;
setTimeout(function(){
removeTarget.parentNode.removeChild(removeTarget);
},1000);
};
});
</script>

Add the following CSS class to the element using elem.className="my-animation"; on click:
.my-animation {
animation: fade 3s steps(90) forwards;
-webkit-animation: fade 3s steps(90) forwards;
-moz-animation: fade 3s steps(90) forwards;
}
#keyframes fade {
from {
opacity: 1;
}
to {
opacity: 0.0;
}
}
You may control the speed of the animation by modifying the steps(number) as well.

Just goto jQuery source code, take out the fade code which is in pure javascript, and use it, no need to reinvent the wheel,
or a hint is reduce the height of div to 0 slowly using setTimeInterval()
or a css solution would be to use transform and transition properties

Flashing text on value change [duplicate]

I'm brand new to jQuery and have some experience using Prototype. In Prototype, there is a method to "flash" an element — ie. briefly highlight it in another color and have it fade back to normal so that the user's eye is drawn to it. Is there such a method in jQuery? I see fadeIn, fadeOut, and animate, but I don't see anything like "flash". Perhaps one of these three can be used with appropriate inputs?

My way is .fadein, .fadeout .fadein, .fadeout ......
$("#someElement").fadeOut(100).fadeIn(100).fadeOut(100).fadeIn(100);
function go1() { $("#demo1").fadeOut(100).fadeIn(100).fadeOut(100).fadeIn(100)}
function go2() { $('#demo2').delay(100).fadeOut().fadeIn('slow') }
#demo1,
#demo2 {
text-align: center;
font-family: Helvetica;
background: IndianRed;
height: 50px;
line-height: 50px;
width: 150px;
}
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<button onclick="go1()">Click Me</button>
<div id='demo1'>My Element</div>
<br>
<button onclick="go2()">Click Me</button> (from comment)
<div id='demo2'>My Element</div>

You can use the jQuery Color plugin.
For example, to draw attention to all the divs on your page, you could use the following code:
$("div").stop().css("background-color", "#FFFF9C")
.animate({ backgroundColor: "#FFFFFF"}, 1500);
Edit - New and improved
The following uses the same technique as above, but it has the added benefits of:
parameterized highlight color and duration
retaining original background color, instead of assuming that it is white
being an extension of jQuery, so you can use it on any object
Extend the jQuery Object:
var notLocked = true;
$.fn.animateHighlight = function(highlightColor, duration) {
var highlightBg = highlightColor || "#FFFF9C";
var animateMs = duration || 1500;
var originalBg = this.css("backgroundColor");
if (notLocked) {
notLocked = false;
this.stop().css("background-color", highlightBg)
.animate({backgroundColor: originalBg}, animateMs);
setTimeout( function() { notLocked = true; }, animateMs);
}
};
Usage example:
$("div").animateHighlight("#dd0000", 1000);

You can use css3 animations to flash an element
.flash {
-moz-animation: flash 1s ease-out;
-moz-animation-iteration-count: 1;
-webkit-animation: flash 1s ease-out;
-webkit-animation-iteration-count: 1;
-ms-animation: flash 1s ease-out;
-ms-animation-iteration-count: 1;
}
#keyframes flash {
0% { background-color: transparent; }
50% { background-color: #fbf8b2; }
100% { background-color: transparent; }
}
#-webkit-keyframes flash {
0% { background-color: transparent; }
50% { background-color: #fbf8b2; }
100% { background-color: transparent; }
}
#-moz-keyframes flash {
0% { background-color: transparent; }
50% { background-color: #fbf8b2; }
100% { background-color: transparent; }
}
#-ms-keyframes flash {
0% { background-color: transparent; }
50% { background-color: #fbf8b2; }
100% { background-color: transparent; }
}
And you jQuery to add the class
jQuery(selector).addClass("flash");

After 5 years... (And no additional plugin needed)
This one "pulses" it to the color you want (e.g. white) by putting a div background color behind it, and then fading the object out and in again.
HTML object (e.g. button):
<div style="background: #fff;">
<input type="submit" class="element" value="Whatever" />
</div>
jQuery (vanilla, no other plugins):
$('.element').fadeTo(100, 0.3, function() { $(this).fadeTo(500, 1.0); });
element - class name
first number in fadeTo() - milliseconds for the transition
second number in fadeTo() - opacity of the object after fade/unfade
You may check this out in the lower right corner of this webpage: https://single.majlovesreg.one/v1/
Edit (willsteel) no duplicated selector by using $(this) and tweaked values to acutally perform a flash (as the OP requested).

You could use the highlight effect in jQuery UI to achieve the same, I guess.

If you're using jQueryUI, there is pulsate function in UI/Effects
$("div").click(function () {
$(this).effect("pulsate", { times:3 }, 2000);
});
http://docs.jquery.com/UI/Effects/Pulsate

$('#district').css({opacity: 0});
$('#district').animate({opacity: 1}, 700 );

Pure jQuery solution.
(no jquery-ui/animate/color needed.)
If all you want is that yellow "flash" effect without loading jquery color:
var flash = function(elements) {
var opacity = 100;
var color = "255, 255, 20" // has to be in this format since we use rgba
var interval = setInterval(function() {
opacity -= 3;
if (opacity <= 0) clearInterval(interval);
$(elements).css({background: "rgba("+color+", "+opacity/100+")"});
}, 30)
};
Above script simply does 1s yellow fadeout, perfect for letting the user know the element was was updated or something similar.
Usage:
flash($('#your-element'))

You could use this plugin (put it in a js file and use it via script-tag)
http://plugins.jquery.com/project/color
And then use something like this:
jQuery.fn.flash = function( color, duration )
{
var current = this.css( 'color' );
this.animate( { color: 'rgb(' + color + ')' }, duration / 2 );
this.animate( { color: current }, duration / 2 );
}
This adds a 'flash' method to all jQuery objects:
$( '#importantElement' ).flash( '255,0,0', 1000 );

You can extend Desheng Li's method further by allowing an iterations count to do multiple flashes like so:
// Extend jquery with flashing for elements
$.fn.flash = function(duration, iterations) {
duration = duration || 1000; // Default to 1 second
iterations = iterations || 1; // Default to 1 iteration
var iterationDuration = Math.floor(duration / iterations);
for (var i = 0; i < iterations; i++) {
this.fadeOut(iterationDuration).fadeIn(iterationDuration);
}
return this;
}
Then you can call the method with a time and number of flashes:
$("#someElementId").flash(1000, 4); // Flash 4 times over a period of 1 second

How about a really simple answer?
$('selector').fadeTo('fast',0).fadeTo('fast',1).fadeTo('fast',0).fadeTo('fast',1)
Blinks twice...that's all folks!

I can't believe this isn't on this question yet. All you gotta do:
("#someElement").show('highlight',{color: '#C8FB5E'},'fast');
This does exactly what you want it to do, is super easy, works for both show() and hide() methods.

This may be a more up-to-date answer, and is shorter, as things have been consolidated somewhat since this post. Requires jquery-ui-effect-highlight.
$("div").click(function () {
$(this).effect("highlight", {}, 3000);
});
http://docs.jquery.com/UI/Effects/Highlight

function pulse() {
$('.blink').fadeIn(300).fadeOut(500);
}
setInterval(pulse, 1000);

I was looking for a solution to this problem but without relying on jQuery UI.
This is what I came up with and it works for me (no plugins, just Javascript and jQuery);
-- Heres the working fiddle -- http://jsfiddle.net/CriddleCraddle/yYcaY/2/
Set the current CSS parameter in your CSS file as normal css, and create a new class that just handles the parameter to change i.e. background-color, and set it to '!important' to override the default behavior. like this...
.button_flash {
background-color: #8DABFF !important;
}//This is the color to change to.
Then just use the function below and pass in the DOM element as a string, an integer for the number of times you would want the flash to occur, the class you want to change to, and an integer for delay.
Note: If you pass in an even number for the 'times' variable, you will end up with the class you started with, and if you pass an odd number you will end up with the toggled class. Both are useful for different things. I use the 'i' to change the delay time, or they would all fire at the same time and the effect would be lost.
function flashIt(element, times, klass, delay){
for (var i=0; i < times; i++){
setTimeout(function(){
$(element).toggleClass(klass);
}, delay + (300 * i));
};
};
//Then run the following code with either another delay to delay the original start, or
// without another delay. I have provided both options below.
//without a start delay just call
flashIt('.info_status button', 10, 'button_flash', 500)
//with a start delay just call
setTimeout(function(){
flashIt('.info_status button', 10, 'button_flash', 500)
}, 4700);
// Just change the 4700 above to your liking for the start delay. In this case,
//I need about five seconds before the flash started.

Would a pulse effect(offline) JQuery plugin be appropriate for what you are looking for ?
You can add a duration for limiting the pulse effect in time.
As mentioned by J-P in the comments, there is now his updated pulse plugin.
See his GitHub repo. And here is a demo.

Found this many moons later but if anyone cares, it seems like this is a nice way to get something to flash permanently:
$( "#someDiv" ).hide();
setInterval(function(){
$( "#someDiv" ).fadeIn(1000).fadeOut(1000);
},0)

The following codes work for me. Define two fade-in and fade-out functions and put them in each other's callback.
var fIn = function() { $(this).fadeIn(300, fOut); };
var fOut = function() { $(this).fadeOut(300, fIn); };
$('#element').fadeOut(300, fIn);
The following controls the times of flashes:
var count = 3;
var fIn = function() { $(this).fadeIn(300, fOut); };
var fOut = function() { if (--count > 0) $(this).fadeOut(300, fIn); };
$('#element').fadeOut(300, fIn);

If including a library is overkill here is a solution that is guaranteed to work.
$('div').click(function() {
$(this).css('background-color','#FFFFCC');
setTimeout(function() { $(this).fadeOut('slow').fadeIn('slow'); } , 1000);
setTimeout(function() { $(this).css('background-color','#FFFFFF'); } , 1000);
});
Setup event trigger
Set the background color of block element
Inside setTimeout use fadeOut and fadeIn to create a little animation effect.
Inside second setTimeout reset default background color
Tested in a few browsers and it works nicely.

Like fadein / fadeout you could use animate css / delay
$(this).stop(true, true).animate({opacity: 0.1}, 100).delay(100).animate({opacity: 1}, 100).animate({opacity: 0.1}, 100).delay(100).animate({opacity: 1}, 100);
Simple and flexible

$("#someElement").fadeTo(3000, 0.3 ).fadeTo(3000, 1).fadeTo(3000, 0.3 ).fadeTo(3000, 1);
3000 is 3 seconds
From opacity 1 it is faded to 0.3, then to 1 and so on.
You can stack more of these.
Only jQuery is needed. :)

There is a workaround for the animate background bug. This gist includes an example of a simple highlight method and its use.
/* BEGIN jquery color */
(function(jQuery){jQuery.each(['backgroundColor','borderBottomColor','borderLeftColor','borderRightColor','borderTopColor','color','outlineColor'],function(i,attr){jQuery.fx.step[attr]=function(fx){if(!fx.colorInit){fx.start=getColor(fx.elem,attr);fx.end=getRGB(fx.end);fx.colorInit=true;}
fx.elem.style[attr]="rgb("+[Math.max(Math.min(parseInt((fx.pos*(fx.end[0]-fx.start[0]))+fx.start[0]),255),0),Math.max(Math.min(parseInt((fx.pos*(fx.end[1]-fx.start[1]))+fx.start[1]),255),0),Math.max(Math.min(parseInt((fx.pos*(fx.end[2]-fx.start[2]))+fx.start[2]),255),0)].join(",")+")";}});function getRGB(color){var result;if(color&&color.constructor==Array&&color.length==3)
return color;if(result=/rgb\(\s*([0-9]{1,3})\s*,\s*([0-9]{1,3})\s*,\s*([0-9]{1,3})\s*\)/.exec(color))
return[parseInt(result[1]),parseInt(result[2]),parseInt(result[3])];if(result=/rgb\(\s*([0-9]+(?:\.[0-9]+)?)\%\s*,\s*([0-9]+(?:\.[0-9]+)?)\%\s*,\s*([0-9]+(?:\.[0-9]+)?)\%\s*\)/.exec(color))
return[parseFloat(result[1])*2.55,parseFloat(result[2])*2.55,parseFloat(result[3])*2.55];if(result=/#([a-fA-F0-9]{2})([a-fA-F0-9]{2})([a-fA-F0-9]{2})/.exec(color))
return[parseInt(result[1],16),parseInt(result[2],16),parseInt(result[3],16)];if(result=/#([a-fA-F0-9])([a-fA-F0-9])([a-fA-F0-9])/.exec(color))
return[parseInt(result[1]+result[1],16),parseInt(result[2]+result[2],16),parseInt(result[3]+result[3],16)];if(result=/rgba\(0, 0, 0, 0\)/.exec(color))
return colors['transparent'];return colors[jQuery.trim(color).toLowerCase()];}
function getColor(elem,attr){var color;do{color=jQuery.curCSS(elem,attr);if(color!=''&&color!='transparent'||jQuery.nodeName(elem,"body"))
break;attr="backgroundColor";}while(elem=elem.parentNode);return getRGB(color);};var colors={aqua:[0,255,255],azure:[240,255,255],beige:[245,245,220],black:[0,0,0],blue:[0,0,255],brown:[165,42,42],cyan:[0,255,255],darkblue:[0,0,139],darkcyan:[0,139,139],darkgrey:[169,169,169],darkgreen:[0,100,0],darkkhaki:[189,183,107],darkmagenta:[139,0,139],darkolivegreen:[85,107,47],darkorange:[255,140,0],darkorchid:[153,50,204],darkred:[139,0,0],darksalmon:[233,150,122],darkviolet:[148,0,211],fuchsia:[255,0,255],gold:[255,215,0],green:[0,128,0],indigo:[75,0,130],khaki:[240,230,140],lightblue:[173,216,230],lightcyan:[224,255,255],lightgreen:[144,238,144],lightgrey:[211,211,211],lightpink:[255,182,193],lightyellow:[255,255,224],lime:[0,255,0],magenta:[255,0,255],maroon:[128,0,0],navy:[0,0,128],olive:[128,128,0],orange:[255,165,0],pink:[255,192,203],purple:[128,0,128],violet:[128,0,128],red:[255,0,0],silver:[192,192,192],white:[255,255,255],yellow:[255,255,0],transparent:[255,255,255]};})(jQuery);
/* END jquery color */
/* BEGIN highlight */
jQuery(function() {
$.fn.highlight = function(options) {
options = (options) ? options : {start_color:"#ff0",end_color:"#fff",delay:1500};
$(this).each(function() {
$(this).stop().css({"background-color":options.start_color}).animate({"background-color":options.end_color},options.delay);
});
}
});
/* END highlight */
/* BEGIN highlight example */
$(".some-elements").highlight();
/* END highlight example */
https://gist.github.com/1068231

Unfortunately the top answer requires JQuery UI. http://api.jquery.com/animate/
Here is a vanilla JQuery solution
http://jsfiddle.net/EfKBg/
JS
var flash = "<div class='flash'></div>";
$(".hello").prepend(flash);
$('.flash').show().fadeOut('slow');
CSS
.flash {
background-color: yellow;
display: none;
position: absolute;
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
}
HTML
<div class="hello">Hello World!</div>

Here's a slightly improved version of colbeerhey's solution. I added a return statement so that, in true jQuery form, we chain events after calling the animation. I've also added the arguments to clear the queue and jump to the end of an animation.
// Adds a highlight effect
$.fn.animateHighlight = function(highlightColor, duration) {
var highlightBg = highlightColor || "#FFFF9C";
var animateMs = duration || 1500;
this.stop(true,true);
var originalBg = this.css("backgroundColor");
return this.css("background-color", highlightBg).animate({backgroundColor: originalBg}, animateMs);
};

This one will pulsate an element's background color until a mouseover event is triggered
$.fn.pulseNotify = function(color, duration) {
var This = $(this);
console.log(This);
var pulseColor = color || "#337";
var pulseTime = duration || 3000;
var origBg = This.css("background-color");
var stop = false;
This.bind('mouseover.flashPulse', function() {
stop = true;
This.stop();
This.unbind('mouseover.flashPulse');
This.css('background-color', origBg);
})
function loop() {
console.log(This);
if( !stop ) {
This.animate({backgroundColor: pulseColor}, pulseTime/3, function(){
This.animate({backgroundColor: origBg}, (pulseTime/3)*2, 'easeInCirc', loop);
});
}
}
loop();
return This;
}

Put this together from all of the above - an easy solution for flashing an element and return to the original bgcolour...
$.fn.flash = function (highlightColor, duration, iterations) {
var highlightBg = highlightColor || "#FFFF9C";
var animateMs = duration || 1500;
var originalBg = this.css('backgroundColor');
var flashString = 'this';
for (var i = 0; i < iterations; i++) {
flashString = flashString + '.animate({ backgroundColor: highlightBg }, animateMs).animate({ backgroundColor: originalBg }, animateMs)';
}
eval(flashString);
}
Use like this:
$('<some element>').flash('#ffffc0', 1000, 3);
Hope this helps!

Here's a solution that uses a mix of jQuery and CSS3 animations.
http://jsfiddle.net/padfv0u9/2/
Essentially you start by changing the color to your "flash" color, and then use a CSS3 animation to let the color fade out. You need to change the transition duration in order for the initial "flash" to be faster than the fade.
$(element).removeClass("transition-duration-medium");
$(element).addClass("transition-duration-instant");
$(element).addClass("ko-flash");
setTimeout(function () {
$(element).removeClass("transition-duration-instant");
$(element).addClass("transition-duration-medium");
$(element).removeClass("ko-flash");
}, 500);
Where the CSS classes are as follows.
.ko-flash {
background-color: yellow;
}
.transition-duration-instant {
-webkit-transition-duration: 0s;
-moz-transition-duration: 0s;
-o-transition-duration: 0s;
transition-duration: 0s;
}
.transition-duration-medium {
-webkit-transition-duration: 1s;
-moz-transition-duration: 1s;
-o-transition-duration: 1s;
transition-duration: 1s;
}

just give elem.fadeOut(10).fadeIn(10);

This is generic enough that you can write whatever code you like to animate. You can even decrease the delay from 300ms to 33ms and fade colors, etc.
// Flash linked to hash.
var hash = location.hash.substr(1);
if (hash) {
hash = $("#" + hash);
var color = hash.css("color"), count = 1;
function hashFade () {
if (++count < 7) setTimeout(hashFade, 300);
hash.css("color", count % 2 ? color : "red");
}
hashFade();
}

you can use jquery Pulsate plugin to force to focus the attention on any html element with control over speed and repeatation and color.
JQuery.pulsate() * with Demos
sample initializer:
$(".pulse4").pulsate({speed:2500})
$(".CommandBox button:visible").pulsate({ color: "#f00", speed: 200, reach: 85, repeat: 15 })

Callback after the style has been rendered

All non-transition styles should be applied and rendered before applying transition styles. That's why such callback should exist.
demo
<button class="toggle">toggle</button>
<div class="overlay"></div>
.overlay {
width : 400px;
height : 400px;
background : gray;
display : none;
opacity : 0;
transition : opacity 0.3s ease-in-out;
}
.overlay.visible {
opacity : 1;
}
var overlay = $(".overlay");
$(".toggle").click(function() {
if (overlay.hasClass("visible")) {
overlay.removeClass("visible").one("transitionend", function () {
overlay.css("display", "none");
});
} else {
overlay.css("display", "block");
setTimeout(function () {
overlay.addClass("visible");
}, 0);
}
});
You can see that gray block fades smoothly in chrome, but it jumps in firefox.
setTimeout(function () {
}, 0);
Zero timeout is not enough for firefox. I've checked that at my machine 5 miliseconds works fine 50/50.
Should I contact the fathers of this pain or there are any solutions?

Yes, on firefox and IE you need to use getComputedStyle additionaly
var el = overlay[0];
el.style.display = 'block';
// force reflow
getComputedStyle(el).width;
setTimeout(function() {
overlay.addClass("visible");
}, 0);