I'm encountering a minor issue while trying to gracefully stop an animation mid-execution and smoothly return to the default state. The situation involves applying an animation to a child element using the :hover pseudo-class on its parent element. However, the challenge lies in ensuring that the animation seamlessly transitions back to the initial state upon removing the hover effect. It seems like utilizing the :hover pseudo-class might not be the ideal approach in this scenario. I can't seem to find the right method to achieve a smooth transition off when no longer hovering over the element. Currently, my HTML structure looks like this:
<div id="el1">
<div class="child"></div>
</div>
and here's the existing CSS code:
#el1 {
margin-top: 100px;
position: relative;
background: transparent url(./image.png) no-repeat;
height: 100px;
width: 100px;
}
#el1 .child {
height: 100%;
width: 100%;
background-color: white;
opacity: 0;
}
#el1:hover .child {
-webkit-animation-name: semiopacity;
-webkit-animation-iteration-count: infinite;
-webkit-animation-duration: 0.5s;
-webkit-animation-direction: alternate;
-webkit-animation-timing-function: linear;
-webkit-animation-fill-mode: forwards;
}
@-webkit-keyframes semiopacity {
from { opacity: 0; }
to { opacity: 0.4; }
}
In essence, there is a flashing white overlay effect on the image during hover. The goal is to have it animate back to the original keyframe when the hover stops rather than abruptly reverting to the "off" state. Modifications are welcome for either the HTML or CSS to achieve the desired outcome.