# Sequential "page." commands in a js.rjs file? **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [January 15, 2009, 3:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/sequential-page-commands-in-a-js-rjs-file/157816 "2009-01-15T15:27:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![cmaxvv](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/85f322/32.png) [@cmaxvv](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/cmaxvv)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2009, 3:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/sequential-page-commands-in-a-js-rjs-file/157816/1 "2009-01-15T15:27:18Z")
After the (remote) delete action for my lesson\_categories controller i fall through to this js.rjs file: page.visual\_effect :fade, “lesson\_category\_#{@lesson\_category.id}”, :duration =\> 1 page.remove “lesson\_category\_#{@lesson\_category.id}” The problem, though, is that the visual effect is initiated, then the remove is initiated, before the visual effect is finished, so that the visual effect doesn’t get a chance to be seen. Is there a way to set this up so that the remove isn’t called until the visual effect finishes? Normally i’d look for a callback but i can’t work out how to do it. thanks max ---
**Author:** ![cmaxvv](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/85f322/32.png) [@cmaxvv](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/cmaxvv)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2009, 3:50pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/sequential-page-commands-in-a-js-rjs-file/157816/2 "2009-01-15T15:50:41Z")
On 15 Jan 2009, at 14:27, Max W. wrote: > visual effect doesn’t get a chance to be seen. Is there a way to set > this up so that the remove isn’t called until the visual effect > finishes? Normally i’d look for a callback but i can’t work out how > to > do it. scriptaculous effects can have a bunch of options, including afterFinish, but I think you’ll need to write the javascript out by hand to use those.# Fred