Actuate alpha problem the second time around

#1

Trying the following:

Actuate.tween(TEXTOBARRA, 1, { alpha: 0 }, false).onComplete(background.removeChild, [TEXTOBARRA]);
Actuate.tween(barra, 1, { alpha: 0 }, false).onComplete(background.removeChild, [barra]);
Actuate.tween(loader, 1, { alpha: 0 }, false).onComplete(background.removeChild, [loader]);
Actuate.tween(loader1, 1, { alpha: 0 }, false).onComplete(background.removeChild, [loader1]);

makes it so the second time around, only TEXTOBARRA (wich is text) shows up, everything else also has alpha set to 1 but it only displays the first time.
Am I missing some other way to do this or is it a bug ? Is there a better way to make a layer fade and then remove it in a delayed way ?
Help.

Edit to add: making .alpha = 1 doesn’t help either, nothing shows up but the text. The loaders are re-loaded each time. I don’t get it.

#2

Okay, so I see four tweens of the same pattern

Actuate.tween (clip, 1, { alpha: 0 }).onComplete (removeChild, [ clip ]);

If you want to make things visible (without an animation) again, you would probably want:

Actuate.apply (clip, { alpha: 1 });
addChild (clip);

Calling apply will cancel any active tweens, in case the object is still being animated out.

You’ll also need to addChild the object again

I believe Actuate automatically toggles the visible property when tweening a DisplayObject, which may be enough for performance. Perhaps you skip removeChild altogether?

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#3

No active tweens going on when re-calling the function that does this but added the apply tween just in case.
Stopped using the removeChild and still only text comes back the second time around.

#4

Oh, you’ll also need to set visible = true

#5

LMAO, I had just tried that and it worked then came here to say it was visible that I was missing, but you beat me to it. You’re solid singmajesty as always. Thank you.

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