Question

Below is my original question and code but per CoreyRS’s comment let me add some detail. I want to create a div that falls own the page and disappears like a rock falling through the air. The catch is it must work in IE 9 and 8. I have found some CSS3 animations that work great in all but IE. Any help is appreciated. Please provide code examples.

Original Question and Code

I am attempting to use the slideDown animation in jQuery to animate a div. The idea is a div will show then slide down the page and then fade out. Preferably it would fade out while falling but I cannot even get the div to fall. Here is my code:

JS:

var $j = jQuery.noConflict();
$j(window).load(function() {
    $j('#loading').fadeOut('slow', function() { //fade out loading div
        $j("#content-wrap").fadeIn("slow", function() { // show content div
            setTimeout( function() { // delay slideDown effect
                $j('#animate').slideDown('slow', function() {
                    // script to fade out or hide animate div
                }, 2000 );
            });    
        });
    });
});

HTML:

<div id="loading">
    <h2 class="textcenter">Loading...</h2>
    <img id="loading-image" class="center" src="/images/ajax-loader.gif" />
</div>
<div id="content-wrap" class="hide">
  <div id="animate">
    <img class="fear" src="/sign.png" />
      </div>
    <div class="img-center">
        <img class="feature-image" src="/Prairie-Grass.jpg" />
    </div>
</div>

What am I doing wrong and I will take any advice that will create a falling div on the screen that fades out that will work in IE 9 and 8.

Answer 1

Haven’t tested but give this a go. You’ll need to edit the width/height properties etc to your needs, and obviously don’t use inline styling if you have a css stylesheet.

<style>
#animate {
    width:100px;
    height:100px;
    position:fixed;
    top:-100px;
    left:50%;
    margin-left:50px;
    z-index:1;  
}
</style>

<script>
var $j = jQuery.noConflict();
$j(window).load(function() {
    $j('#loading').fadeOut('slow', function() {
        $j("#content-wrap").fadeIn("slow", function() {
            $j('#animate').delay(2000).animate({'top':'50%'}, 500);
            $j('#animate').delay(2000).fadeOut(500);   
        });
    });
});
</script>