going back to the "jumpy"

CatPColoralettes/ExpandingView.swift

@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ class ExpandingView: UIView {
     self.setupViewHierarchy()
     self.configureConstraints()
     self.addGestures()
+
+    self.optionsView.backgroundColor = UIColor.cyanColor()
   }
 
   override init(frame: CGRect) {
@@ -91,15 +93,16 @@ class ExpandingView: UIView {
   private func setupViewHierarchy() {
     self.addSubview(containerView)
 
-    self.containerView.addSubview(stackView)
     self.containerView.addSubview(optionsView)
+    self.containerView.addSubview(stackView)
     self.containerView.addSubview(overlayView)
 
     self.colorViews.forEach { (view) in
       self.stackView.addArrangedSubview(view)
     }
   }
 
+  // TODO: remove gesture if def staying with tableview delegate handling it
   private func addGestures() {
     self.tapRecognizer = UITapGestureRecognizer(target: self, action: #selector(ExpandingView.didTapView))
     self.addGestureRecognizer(self.tapRecognizer)
@@ -112,17 +115,14 @@ class ExpandingView: UIView {
 
     let newOffset = self.isExpanded ? -ExpandingView.OptionsViewHeight : ExpandingView.OptionsViewHeight
     self.optionsViewTopConstrain?.updateOffset(newOffset)
-
-    UIView.animateWithDuration(0.15, animations: {
-      self.layoutIfNeeded()
-      }, completion: nil)
+    self.layoutIfNeeded()
 
     self.isExpanded = !self.isExpanded
   }
 
 
   // MARK: - Gestures 
   internal func didTapView(sender: AnyObject?) {
-    self.toggleCellExpansion()
+    // not being utilized at the moment, cell directly is calling toggle cell expansion on tap
   }
 }

CatPColoralettes/PaletteViewController.swift

@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ internal class PaletteViewController: UIViewController, UITableViewDelegate, UIT
 
   private func adjustSubclass() {
     self.view.backgroundColor = AppColors.DefaultBackground
-    self.title = AppStrings.PaletteVCTile
+//    self.title = AppStrings.PaletteVCTile
 
     self.tableView.dataSource = self
     self.tableView.delegate = self
@@ -162,7 +162,10 @@ internal class PaletteViewController: UIViewController, UITableViewDelegate, UIT
   // MARK: - UITableViewDelegate
   internal func tableView(tableView: UITableView, didSelectRowAtIndexPath indexPath: NSIndexPath) {
     //TODO: - needs reimplementation for smooth animations, i think..
-    tableView.reloadData()
+
+    let selectedCell: SimpleExpandingCell = tableView.cellForRowAtIndexPath(indexPath) as! SimpleExpandingCell
+    selectedCell.simulateTap()
+    self.tableView.reloadData()
   }