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react react-spring animations javascript

I'm working through a tutorial and I'm currently working on a React application using React Spring for animations, and I've encountered an issue where components flicker during transitions when overlapping. Specifically, I'm trying to animate a dropdown menu that appears on top of a modal. The issue arises when opening the dropdown, which causes the modal to momentarily flicker instead of smoothly transitioning into view. I’m using `react-spring` version 9.5.1 and have set up the dropdown and modal like this: ```javascript import { useSpring, animated } from 'react-spring'; const Modal = ({ isOpen }) => { const modalSpring = useSpring({ opacity: isOpen ? 1 : 0, transform: isOpen ? 'translateY(0)' : 'translateY(-100%)', config: { tension: 300, friction: 30 } }); return ( <animated.div style={modalSpring} className="modal"> <h2>Modal Content</h2> </animated.div> ); }; const Dropdown = ({ isOpen }) => { const dropdownSpring = useSpring({ opacity: isOpen ? 1 : 0, transform: isOpen ? 'translateY(0)' : 'translateY(-20%)', config: { tension: 250, friction: 20 } }); return ( <animated.div style={dropdownSpring} className="dropdown"> <p>Dropdown Content</p> </animated.div> ); }; ``` I call these components conditionally based on the state of the dropdown and modal. The overlapping of animations seems to be causing this flickering issue. I've attempted to adjust the `config` settings for both components to smooth out the animations, but it hasn't resolved the flickering. Additionally, I've ensured that the dropdown is rendered outside the modal in the DOM hierarchy, but that didn't help either. The flickering is especially noticeable on slower devices, and I can't seem to find a workaround. Any suggestions on how to fix this issue would be greatly appreciated! I'm working in a Ubuntu 22.04 environment. Thanks for taking the time to read this!