menu like macOS dock help

[berikiushi 2 Likes (Newbie)]

I would like to make the menu with the smooth magnification effect like the dock in macOS.

 

I took this example as a basis 

See the Pen BZNGyd by osublake (@osublake) on CodePen

 but the animation does not work smoothly and only starts when you move to the next or previous element.

 

Is it possible to make the animation work smoothly and work at the slightest mouse movement? As in this example 

See the Pen bNZrEN by icebob (@icebob) on CodePen

 

Any help with this question would be great.

 

See the Pen zmybJa by berikiushi (@berikiushi) on CodePen

[OSUblake 18,497 Likes (Superhero)]

The demo I made was designed for scrolling. Mouse movement is a little more dynamic, so using predefined animations might not work that well. How about this?

 

See the Pen GYzqjL by osublake (@osublake) on CodePen

 

 

[berikiushi 2 Likes (Newbie)]

Wow, it's perfect. Thank you so much!

[thomasJack 2 Likes (Newbie)]

this is awesome, any did any one figure out how to make the toolbar bkg expand with it? 

[GreenSock 18,599 Likes (Superhero)]

10 hours ago, thomasJack said:

this is awesome, any did any one figure out how to make the toolbar bkg expand with it? 

I'm not entirely sure what you mean or the visual effect you want, but why don't you give it a try and then if you get stuck, post your minimal demo here (like a CodePen) and we'll do our best to answer any GSAP-specific questions?