CSS3 Multiple Transitions of the Same Element

Question

I am trying to make a dropdown effect for one of my background images. I was able to do it using css3 but it's not complete.

The effect is supposed to be a curtain that drops down then sort of bounces back up a little. The problem with css3 is that I don't know how to do to transitions on the same property because the last one overrides the previous ones.

Here's my code:

ul#nav li a {
  /* ADDS THE DROPDOWN CURTAIN TO THE LINKS BUT HIDDEN OFF SCREEN */
  background: url(images/drape2.png) 0px -149px no-repeat;
  /* CSS3 transitions */         
  -moz-transition: all 200ms ease-in-out;         
  -webkit-transition: all 200ms ease-in-out;         
} 

ul#nav li a:hover {            
  /* Action to do when user hovers over links */                          
  background-position: 0px 0px; /* make drape appear, POOF! */             
  background-position: 0px -10px; /* make drape appear, POOF! */             
}

Any help would be much appreciated.

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7825509/css3-chain-animations — Theo.T, Nov 26 '11 at 02:50
What's the difference between an animation and a transition? — Free Lancer, Nov 26 '11 at 02:58
Ha, didn't even realise ! Well, just discovered something good here. http://www.webkit.org/blog/324/css-animation-2/ — Theo.T, Nov 26 '11 at 03:02

score 9 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 26 '11 at 02:54

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You'll want to chain them with commas instead of a new line

For instance:

background-color 500ms linear, color 500ms linear;

answered Nov 26 '11 at 02:54

Gregg B

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I don't see where I would use that. – Free Lancer Nov 26 '11 at 03:03
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That's how you do multiple transitions on the same property. – Gregg B Nov 26 '11 at 03:04

bookcasey · Accepted Answer · 2011-11-26T03:27:59.597

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Using cubic-bezier like this:

cubic-bezier(0, 0.35, .5, 1.3)

You can make an animation go backwards—or bounce a little.

Demo (Only works in Firefox)

Source

Edit: I also made you a Webkit only option, I don't know how compatible these two techniques are. It may also work in Firefox with the -moz browser prefixes, but I haven't tested it. This one uses keyframe animation as opposed to transitions.

edited Nov 26 '11 at 03:27

answered Nov 26 '11 at 02:59

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