improved the animate hand method

Author: Leandros

library/src/com/github/espiandev/showcaseview/ShowcaseView.java

@@ -145,11 +145,6 @@ private void init() {
 				mBackupButton.setOnClickListener(this);
 			addView(mBackupButton);
 		}
-
-		mHandy = ((LayoutInflater) getContext().getSystemService(Context.LAYOUT_INFLATER_SERVICE)).inflate(R.layout.handy, null);
-		addView(mHandy);
-		ViewHelper.setAlpha(mHandy, 0f);
-
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -444,6 +439,9 @@ private boolean makeVoidedRect() {
 	}
 
 	public AnimatorSet animateGesture(float offsetStartX, float offsetStartY, float offsetEndX, float offsetEndY) {
+		mHandy = ((LayoutInflater) getContext().getSystemService(Context.LAYOUT_INFLATER_SERVICE)).inflate(R.layout.handy, null);
+		addView(mHandy);
+		ViewHelper.setAlpha(mHandy, 0f);
 
 		ObjectAnimator alphaIn = ObjectAnimator.ofFloat(mHandy, "alpha", 0f, 1f).setDuration(500);
 
@@ -460,8 +458,16 @@ public AnimatorSet animateGesture(float offsetStartX, float offsetStartY, float
 
 		AnimatorSet as = new AnimatorSet();
 		as.play(setUpX).with(setUpY).before(alphaIn).before(moveX).with(moveY).before(alphaOut);
-		return as;
+		as.start();
 
+		Handler handler = new Handler();
+		Runnable runnable = new Runnable() {
+			@Override
+			public void run() {
+				removeView(mHandy);
+			}
+		};
+		handler.postDelayed(runnable, 3000);
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -596,6 +602,10 @@ public void setText(int titleText, int subText) {
 	 * @return a View representing the ghostly hand
 	 */
 	public View getHand() {
+		final View mHandy = ((LayoutInflater) getContext().getSystemService(Context.LAYOUT_INFLATER_SERVICE)).inflate(R.layout.handy, null);
+		addView(mHandy);
+		ViewHelper.setAlpha(mHandy, 0f);
+
 		return mHandy;
 	}
 

sample/src/com/github/espiandev/showcaseview/sample/SampleActivity.java

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
 	@Override
 	public void onClick(View view) {
 		if (sv.isShown()) {
-			sv.animateGesture(0, 0, 0, -400).start();
+			sv.animateGesture(0, 0, 0, -400);
 		} else {
 			startActivity(new Intent(this, ActionItemsSampleActivity.class));
 		}