Strengthen subtle animations: pin scale-pops, window slide-in/out with overshoot, panel slides, zButton cascade, zBar springy stagger

api/hunterbook.lua

@@ -15,8 +15,9 @@ local function MTH_BOOK_FadeInWindow(frame)
 	-- Slide the whole window up into place while fading in. Position and alpha are
 	-- the only safe properties on a complex frame: the built-in "scale" tween
 	-- resizes width/height, which the child widgets do NOT follow (they clip), so
-	-- a slide + fade is the strongest effect that keeps the layout intact.
+	-- a slide + fade is the strongest effect that keeps the layout intact. A
-	Sauce:SlideIn(frame, "UP", 60, 0.4, "outCubic")
+	-- bigger travel + springy "outBack" overshoot makes the entrance pop.
+	Sauce:SlideIn(frame, "UP", 110, 0.5, "outBack")
 end
 
 -- Fade the results list back in when switching Hunter's Book tabs, unless disabled.
@@ -26,7 +27,9 @@ local function MTH_BOOK_AnimateTabSwitch()
 	local list = getglobal("MTH_BOOK_ListBackdrop")
 	if not list then return end
 	if type(list.SetAlpha) == "function" then list:SetAlpha(0) end
-	Sauce:FadeIn(list, 0.25)
+	-- Slide the list in from the right while fading so the tab change reads as
+	-- motion rather than a faint brightness bump.
+	Sauce:SlideIn(list, "RIGHT", 55, 0.3, "outCubic")
 end
 
 -- Fade the book window out before hiding it, unless disabled (shares the
@@ -39,10 +42,17 @@ local function MTH_BOOK_FadeOutWindow(frame)
 		frame:Hide()
 		return
 	end
-	Sauce:FadeOut(frame, 0.22, "inQuad", {
+	-- Capture the resting anchor so SlideOut's downward displacement can be
+	-- restored once the window is hidden (otherwise the next open is offset).
+	local p, rel, rp, x, y = frame:GetPoint(1)
+	Sauce:SlideOut(frame, "DOWN", 90, 0.26, "inCubic", {
 		onFinish = function()
 			frame:Hide()
 			if type(frame.SetAlpha) == "function" then frame:SetAlpha(1) end
+			if p then
+				frame:ClearAllPoints()
+				frame:SetPoint(p, rel, rp, x, y)
+			end
 		end,
 	})
 end
@@ -54,7 +64,8 @@ local function MTH_BOOK_AnimateSearchResults()
 	local list = getglobal("MTH_BOOK_ListBackdrop")
 	if not list then return end
 	if type(list.SetAlpha) == "function" then list:SetAlpha(0) end
-	Sauce:FadeIn(list, 0.22)
+	-- Slide the refreshed list in from the right so a search visibly refreshes.
+	Sauce:SlideIn(list, "RIGHT", 45, 0.26, "outCubic")
 end
 
 MTH_HUNTERBOOK_LOADED = true

api/map-markers.lua

@@ -35,7 +35,12 @@ local function MTH_Map_AnimatePin(pin)
 	if not MTH_MAP_Sauce or not pin then return end
 	if type(MTH_FX_IsEnabled) == "function" and not MTH_FX_IsEnabled("ui.mappins") then return end
 	if type(pin.SetAlpha) == "function" then pin:SetAlpha(0) end
-	MTH_MAP_Sauce:FadeIn(pin, 0.3)
+	-- Bouncy scale "pop": the pin overshoots its size and springs back while
+	-- fading in. Far more eye-catching than a plain alpha fade.
+	MTH_MAP_Sauce:Group({
+		MTH_MAP_Sauce:FadeIn(pin, 0.20, "outQuad", { defer = true }),
+		MTH_MAP_Sauce:Rubber(pin, 0.35, 0.55, { defer = true }),
+	})
 end
 
 -- Ping a minimap pin that just came into range. Only called for genuinely new
@@ -44,7 +49,11 @@ local function MTH_Map_PingMinimapPin(pin)
 	if not MTH_MAP_Sauce or not pin then return end
 	if type(MTH_FX_IsEnabled) == "function" and not MTH_FX_IsEnabled("ui.minimapping") then return end
 	if type(pin.SetAlpha) == "function" then pin:SetAlpha(0) end
-	MTH_MAP_Sauce:FadeIn(pin, 0.35)
+	-- Springy grow-in so a freshly-discovered node clearly "pops" onto the minimap.
+	MTH_MAP_Sauce:Group({
+		MTH_MAP_Sauce:FadeIn(pin, 0.20, "outQuad", { defer = true }),
+		MTH_MAP_Sauce:Rubber(pin, 0.30, 0.55, { defer = true }),
+	})
 end
 
 local MTH_MAP_MINIMAP_ZOOM = {

api/options-shell.lua

@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@ local function MTH_OPT_AnimateOpen(frame)
 	if type(MTH_FX_IsEnabled) == "function" and not MTH_FX_IsEnabled("ui.options") then return end
 	-- Hide alpha this frame so there is no one-frame opaque flash before onStart.
 	if type(frame.SetAlpha) == "function" then frame:SetAlpha(0) end
-	MTH_OPT_Sauce:SlideIn(frame, "UP", 60, 0.4, "outCubic")
+	-- Bigger travel + a springy "outBack" overshoot so the window clearly
+	-- pops up into place instead of a subtle nudge.
+	MTH_OPT_Sauce:SlideIn(frame, "UP", 110, 0.5, "outBack")
 end
 
 -- Fade the active settings panel when switching options tabs, unless disabled.
@@ -40,14 +42,16 @@ local function MTH_OPT_AnimateTabContent(tabKey)
 			local frame = MTH_GetFrame(MTH_OPTIONS_TABS[i].frame)
 			if frame then
 				if type(frame.SetAlpha) == "function" then frame:SetAlpha(0) end
-				MTH_OPT_Sauce:FadeIn(frame, 0.22)
+				-- Slide the panel in from the right while fading so the content
+				-- visibly moves, not just brightens.
+				MTH_OPT_Sauce:SlideIn(frame, "RIGHT", 55, 0.3, "outCubic")
 			end
 			return
 		end
 	end
 end
 
--- Fade the options window out before hiding it, unless disabled.
+-- Slide the options window down and out before hiding it, unless disabled.
 local function MTH_OPT_AnimateClose()
 	local frame = MetaHuntOptions
 	if not frame then return end
@@ -57,10 +61,17 @@ local function MTH_OPT_AnimateClose()
 		frame:Hide()
 		return
 	end
-	MTH_OPT_Sauce:FadeOut(frame, 0.22, "inQuad", {
+	-- Capture the resting anchor so SlideOut's downward displacement can be
+	-- restored once the window is hidden (otherwise the next open is offset).
+	local p, rel, rp, x, y = frame:GetPoint(1)
+	MTH_OPT_Sauce:SlideOut(frame, "DOWN", 90, 0.26, "inCubic", {
 		onFinish = function()
 			frame:Hide()
 			frame:SetAlpha(1)
+			if p then
+				frame:ClearAllPoints()
+				frame:SetPoint(p, rel, rp, x, y)
+			end
 		end,
 	})
 end

modules/zhunter/ZSpellButtonTemplate.lua

@@ -5,9 +5,22 @@ local ZSB_Sauce = PizzaSauce
 local function ZSpellButton_AnimateExpand(parent)
 	if not ZSB_Sauce or not parent or not parent.children then return end
 	if type(MTH_FX_IsEnabled) == "function" and not MTH_FX_IsEnabled("ui.zbuttons") then return end
-	-- Hide alpha this frame so there is no one-frame opaque flash before onStart.
+	-- The child cluster is anchored to the main button, not to the container, so
-	if type(parent.children.SetAlpha) == "function" then parent.children:SetAlpha(0) end
+	-- sliding the container has no visible effect. Instead reveal the children in
-	ZSB_Sauce:FadeIn(parent.children, 0.2)
+	-- a quick staggered cascade so the fly-out clearly reads as motion. Keep the
+	-- container fully visible and drive each child's own alpha.
+	local container = parent.children
+	if type(container.SetAlpha) == "function" then container:SetAlpha(1) end
+	local count = parent.count or 0
+	local shown = 0
+	for i = 1, count do
+		local btn = getglobal((parent.name or "") .. i)
+		if btn and btn:IsShown() then
+			if type(btn.SetAlpha) == "function" then btn:SetAlpha(0) end
+			ZSB_Sauce:FadeTo(btn, 1, 0.20, "outQuad", { delay = shown * 0.05 })
+			shown = shown + 1
+		end
+	end
 end
 
 -- Key binding prefix mapping (button name → Bindings.xml binding prefix)

modules/zhunter/zBar.lua

@@ -298,7 +298,9 @@ function MTH_ZBar_AnimateActivate()
 			local btn = getglobal(buttonName)
 			if btn and btn:IsShown() then
 				btn:SetAlpha(0)
-				ZBar_Sauce:FadeTo(btn, 1, 0.30, "outQuad", { delay = (i - 1) * 0.05 })
+				-- Staggered springy slide-up so the bar visibly assembles button
+				-- by button instead of a faint collective fade.
+				ZBar_Sauce:SlideIn(btn, "UP", 26, 0.32, "outBack", { delay = (i - 1) * 0.06 })
 			end
 		end
 	end