# \[Pro\] Transition FX Error message

**URL:** <https://discourse.softpress.com/t/pro-transition-fx-error-message/15621>\
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**Created:** [November 13, 2012, 6:39pm UTC](https://discourse.softpress.com/t/pro-transition-fx-error-message/15621 "2012-11-13T18:39:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![David\_Phelps](https://discourse.softpress.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/ce7236/32.png) [@David\_Phelps](https://discourse.softpress.com/u/David_Phelps)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2012, 6:39pm UTC](https://discourse.softpress.com/t/pro-transition-fx-error-message/15621/1 "2012-11-13T18:39:37Z")

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I’m trying the transition FX for the first time. When I preview and/or publish I get the error message: ACTION CANNOT BE USED. The following Actions have been incorrectly applied and will be ignored.  
Action: “Transition FX”, Page: “WHERE DID THE HORNY TOAD GO?”.  
It seems to be working in Safari after publishing. Am I missing something?

Thanks, David

[http://phelpssculpture.com/wheredidthehorny.html](http://phelpssculpture.com/wheredidthehorny.html)

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**Author:** ![waltd](https://discourse.softpress.com/user_avatar/discourse.softpress.com/waltd/32/2720_2.png) [@waltd](https://discourse.softpress.com/u/waltd)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2012, 7:07pm UTC](https://discourse.softpress.com/t/pro-transition-fx-error-message/15621/2 "2012-11-13T19:07:03Z")

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What sort of element did you apply the Action to, and what element did you ask it to transform? Can you please try a blank page, with nothing on it besides two boxes:

1. A graphic box, with TransitionFX Applied to it, acting as the button.
2. An HTML box, with a background color and (optional) inline content, selected in the TransitionFX Action’s Item picker.

If you set the other properties as I described, and view the page in a browser, you should see your graphic box alone on the page. When you hover over the graphic box, you should see the finger cursor, indicating that it is a link. When you click, the HTML box should slide into view. When you click again, it should slide back up and disappear.

Walter

On Nov 13, 2012, at 1:39 PM, David Phelps wrote:

> I’m trying the transition FX for the first time. When I preview and/or publish I get the error message: ACTION CANNOT BE USED. The following Actions have been incorrectly applied and will be ignored.  
> Action: “Transition FX”, Page: “WHERE DID THE HORNY TOAD GO?”.  
> It seems to be working in Safari after publishing. Am I missing something?
> 
> Thanks, David
> 
> [http://phelpssculpture.com/wheredidthehorny.html](http://phelpssculpture.com/wheredidthehorny.html)
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**Post date:** [November 13, 2012, 8:02pm UTC](https://discourse.softpress.com/t/pro-transition-fx-error-message/15621/3 "2012-11-13T20:02:00Z")

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Hi Walter,

I applied it to the title “Where did the Hornytoad go” and to the main text  
box. I’ve set it up with a delayed fade in.

Everything looks correct using Safari on my mac & my iPhone . Could it be  
that it won’t work properly on other systems?

I’ll try your suggestion.

David

On Tue, Nov 13, 2012 at 1:07 PM, Walter Lee Davis [email@hidden](mailto:email@hidden)wrote:

> What sort of element did you apply the Action to, and what element did you  
> ask it to transform? Can you please try a blank page, with nothing on it  
> besides two boxes:
> 
> 1. A graphic box, with TransitionFX Applied to it, acting as the button.
> 2. An HTML box, with a background color and (optional) inline content,  
> selected in the TransitionFX Action’s Item picker.
> 
> If you set the other properties as I described, and view the page in a  
> browser, you should see your graphic box alone on the page. When you hover  
> over the graphic box, you should see the finger cursor, indicating that it  
> is a link. When you click, the HTML box should slide into view. When you  
> click again, it should slide back up and disappear.
> 
> Walter
> 
> On Nov 13, 2012, at 1:39 PM, David Phelps wrote:
> 
> > I’m trying the transition FX for the first time. When I preview and/or  
> > publish I get the error message: ACTION CANNOT BE USED. The following  
> > Actions have been incorrectly applied and will be ignored.  
> > Action: “Transition FX”, Page: “WHERE DID THE HORNY TOAD GO?”.  
> > It seems to be working in Safari after publishing. Am I missing  
> > something?
> > 
> > Thanks, David
> > 
> > [http://phelpssculpture.com/wheredidthehorny.html](http://phelpssculpture.com/wheredidthehorny.html)
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