Jim , Sorry if i didnt make my question clear enough... Basically i would like to
achieve something similar to what was being done by the animatedTransitions
project by chet . That project not being supported any longer for obvious
reasons.

Basically i would like to animated whenevr a component is
added(fadein)/removed(fadeout) or updated or moved. Scengraph seems to heavily
deal with corodinates and lack layouts. Maybe a few exampled where we deal with
core swing components would make the api clearer [Message sent by forum member 'psychostud' (psychostud)]

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