[dclowd9901]

I think this is the trick. Animations as a visual tool for teaching the outcomes of complex behaviors are a very valid usage of animation. There’s that one site that pops up on here occasionally with the fabulous educational topics and tons of animations to relate concepts that I think really drives that point home.

Minimizing animations are nice for showing you where things “went” when you minimize them. But apart from that, most other UI annimations are just eye candy.