The wipe family runs a colored sweep line across the panel that erases the outgoing widget direction-by-direction, then reveals the incoming widget. Snappier than push — only one widget moves — and the colored sweep line gives it a slightly more dramatic feel.
The wipe family uses a stationary outgoing widget plus a colored sweep line that erases the panel direction-by-direction, then reveals the incoming widget. Snappier than push (no co-motion) and slightly more dramatic.
Name
Sweep direction
Default color
Best for
wipe_left
right→left
cyan
General purpose, professional feel
wipe_right
left→right
magenta
Variety
wipe_up
bottom→top
white
Vertical change
wipe_down
top→bottom
green
Variety
wipe_alternating
cycles through L→R→U→D
cycles colors
Dynamic variety
wipe_random
random direction (no immediate repeats) + random color from pool
from transition_colors (default: cyan/magenta/white/green)
Unpredictable variety
Tuning
transition_duration (seconds): 0.4–0.8 feels right
transition_color ([r, g, b]): override the sweep color on a single direction variant
transition_colors (list of [r, g, b]): custom color pool for wipe_alternating / wipe_random
Tips
wipe_alternating ignores transition_color (the singular form) — it cycles through a built-in palette tied to each direction. Use transition_colors (the list form) to set the pool for both wipe_alternating and wipe_random.
transition_duration (seconds): 0.4–0.8 feels right. Below 0.3 the sweep becomes a flash; above 1.0 it drags.
transition_color ([r, g, b]): override the sweep color on any single-direction variant (wipe_left, wipe_right, wipe_up, wipe_down).
transition_colors (list of [r, g, b]): custom color pool for wipe_alternating and wipe_random. Supply four colors to pair one with each direction.
wipe_alternating ignores transition_color (the singular form) — it cycles through a palette tied to each direction. Use transition_colors to set the pool.
