Comment 33 for bug 149805

>> -1: I guess that will result in a "big blink once experience".
>>
>
> Done.
> It still looks pretty cool. There is no flickering at all this time
> since I made a complete fake widget that I use to slide over any
> existing widgets. So all is happening under the fake (frame) sliding
> widget and thus no flickering when I remove it since they are
> overlapping exactly.

Ok, you convinced me, but maybe you should combine it with an
extremely short fade effect to make it look more smooth?

Hide:
1) 10ms fade away
2) slide down

Show:
1) slide up
2) 10ms fade again

btw, when you switch between the Contacts tab and the Services tab,
you also see blinking. Maybe this is related to the overlay that is
only available in the Contacts tab. Maybe the blink will dissapear or
reduce when you also add this overlay in the Services tab? (I am
talking about the presence status and related message that is showed
in the background) Or maybe this blinking will go away when switching
to the new tkpath and using an SVG background?