diff --git a/doomsday/client/src/ui/widgets/buttonwidget.cpp b/doomsday/client/src/ui/widgets/buttonwidget.cpp
index 8cee5fcbc3..ffa4a478e5 100644
--- a/doomsday/client/src/ui/widgets/buttonwidget.cpp
+++ b/doomsday/client/src/ui/widgets/buttonwidget.cpp
@@ -53,14 +53,14 @@ DENG2_OBSERVES(Action, Triggered)
         switch(st)
         {
         case Up:
-            scale.setStyle(prev == Down? Animation::Bounce : Animation::EaseOut);
             scale.setValue(1.f, .3f);
+            scale.setStyle(prev == Down? Animation::Bounce : Animation::EaseOut);
             frameOpacity.setValue(.08f, .6f);
             break;
 
         case Hover:
-            //scale.setStyle(Animation::EaseOut);
             //scale.setValue(1.1f, .15f);
+            //scale.setStyle(Animation::EaseOut);
             frameOpacity.setValue(.4f, .15f);
             break;
 
diff --git a/doomsday/client/src/ui/widgets/consolewidget.cpp b/doomsday/client/src/ui/widgets/consolewidget.cpp
index 408063ee73..ca395c41e0 100644
--- a/doomsday/client/src/ui/widgets/consolewidget.cpp
+++ b/doomsday/client/src/ui/widgets/consolewidget.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
 
 using namespace de;
 
+static TimeDelta const LOG_OPEN_CLOSE_SPAN = 0.2;
+
 DENG2_PIMPL(ConsoleWidget)
 {
     ButtonWidget *button;
@@ -100,8 +102,8 @@ DENG2_PIMPL(ConsoleWidget)
             delta += 2 * log->topMargin();
         }
 
-        height->setStyle(style);
         height->set(height->animation().target() + delta, .25f);
+        height->setStyle(style);
 
         if(useOffsetAnimation && opened)
         {
@@ -356,7 +358,7 @@ void ConsoleWidget::openLog()
     if(d->opened) return;
 
     d->opened = true;
-    d->horizShift->set(0, .3f);
+    d->horizShift->set(0, LOG_OPEN_CLOSE_SPAN);
     d->log->unsetBehavior(DisableEventDispatch);
 }
 
@@ -365,7 +367,7 @@ void ConsoleWidget::closeLog()
     if(!d->opened) return;
 
     d->opened = false;
-    d->horizShift->set(-rule().width().valuei() - 1, .3f);
+    d->horizShift->set(-rule().width().valuei() - 1, LOG_OPEN_CLOSE_SPAN);
     d->log->setBehavior(DisableEventDispatch);
 }
 
diff --git a/doomsday/client/src/ui/widgets/popupwidget.cpp b/doomsday/client/src/ui/widgets/popupwidget.cpp
index c6809771fe..8ad1684b91 100644
--- a/doomsday/client/src/ui/widgets/popupwidget.cpp
+++ b/doomsday/client/src/ui/widgets/popupwidget.cpp
@@ -218,8 +218,8 @@ DENG2_PIMPL(PopupWidget)
         self.setBehavior(DisableEventDispatchToChildren);
 
         // Begin the closing animation.
-        openingRule->setStyle(Animation::EaseIn);
         openingRule->set(0, CLOSING_ANIM_SPAN + delay, delay);
+        openingRule->setStyle(Animation::EaseIn);
 
         self.popupClosing();
 
@@ -393,7 +393,6 @@ void PopupWidget::open()
     preparePopupForOpening();
 
     // Start the opening animation.
-    d->openingRule->setStyle(Animation::Bounce, 8);
     if(d->dir == ui::Up || d->dir == ui::Down)
     {
         d->openingRule->set(d->content->rule().height(), OPENING_ANIM_SPAN);
@@ -402,6 +401,7 @@ void PopupWidget::open()
     {
         d->openingRule->set(d->content->rule().width(), OPENING_ANIM_SPAN);
     }
+    d->openingRule->setStyle(Animation::Bounce, 8);
 
     d->opened = true;
 
diff --git a/doomsday/client/src/ui/widgets/taskbarwidget.cpp b/doomsday/client/src/ui/widgets/taskbarwidget.cpp
index aac966c4ac..ced444f13b 100644
--- a/doomsday/client/src/ui/widgets/taskbarwidget.cpp
+++ b/doomsday/client/src/ui/widgets/taskbarwidget.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@
 using namespace de;
 using namespace ui;
 
+static TimeDelta OPEN_CLOSE_SPAN = 0.2;
+
 DENG2_PIMPL(TaskBarWidget),
 DENG2_OBSERVES(Variable, Change),
 public IGameChangeObserver
@@ -426,8 +428,8 @@ void TaskBarWidget::open(bool doAction)
 
         d->console->clearLog();
 
-        d->vertShift->set(0, .2f);
-        setOpacity(1, .2f);
+        d->vertShift->set(0, OPEN_CLOSE_SPAN);
+        setOpacity(1, OPEN_CLOSE_SPAN);
 
         emit opened();
 
@@ -467,8 +469,8 @@ void TaskBarWidget::close()
 
         // Slide the task bar down.
         d->vertShift->set(rule().height().valuei() +
-                          style().rules().rule("unit").valuei(), .2f);
-        setOpacity(0, .2f);
+                          style().rules().rule("unit").valuei(), OPEN_CLOSE_SPAN);
+        setOpacity(0, OPEN_CLOSE_SPAN);
 
         d->console->closeLog();
         d->console->closeMenu();