When to Use

• Use when this upstream workflow matches the user's stated goal.
• Use when the task requires the procedures documented in this skill.

Makepad 2.0 Animation Skill

Version: makepad-widgets (dev branch) | Last Updated: 2026-03-03

Version and validation contract

These historical dev-branch notes are not a pinned Makepad release or a complete API guarantee. Inspect Cargo.lock/the chosen Makepad commit, actual widget fields, Animator implementation and event handlers before using a snippet. Widget support, parser errors, shader declarations and timeline/ease syntax can change. Unsupported fields are not guaranteed to be silently ignored in every release. The example lists below are historical candidates to verify, not exhaustive current compatibility tables.

A declared animator does not by itself prove that pointer/focus events transition it or that a shader reads the field. Show the actual event-to-state wiring or verify the base widget provides it. Animating a parent background does not animate a child label color. Respect reduced motion and keyboard/touch feedback; stop continuous animations when hidden/removed and verify redraw/CPU behavior. No code in this bundle has been compiled by this document.

Overview

The Animator system drives instance() shader variables over time, enabling hover effects, transitions, and looping animations. It uses independent animation tracks called "groups" that run simultaneously.

Documentation