simplify

stepmania/Themes/default/BGAnimations/ScreenMiniMenuContext underlay.lua

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-local children = {
+local t = Def.ActorFrame {
 	Def.ActorFrame {
 		OnCommand=function(self)
 			local width=136
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ local children = {
 			self:GetChild("right"):zoomtoheight(height+thickness)
 		end;
 
-		children = {
 		Def.Quad {
 			Name="middle";
 			InitCommand=cmd(diffuse,0,0,0,1;shadowlength,6);
@@ -44,7 +43,6 @@ local children = {
 			InitCommand=cmd(zoomtowidth,3;diffusebottomedge,0.2,0.2,1,1);
 		};
 	};
-	};
 }
 
-return Def.ActorFrame { children = children };
+return t;

stepmania/Themes/default/BGAnimations/_fade out with sound.lua

@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 local t = Def.ActorFrame {
-	children = {
 	LoadActor( THEME:GetPathS("", "_swoosh normal") ) .. {
 		StartTransitioningCommand=cmd(play);
 	};
 	LoadActor( THEME:GetPathB("", "_fade out normal") );
-	};
 };
 return t;

stepmania/Themes/default/BGAnimations/_options to options.lua

@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 local t = Def.ActorFrame {
-	children = {
 	LoadActor( THEME:GetPathS("", "_swoosh normal") ) .. {
 		StartTransitioningCommand=cmd(play);
 	};
 	Def.Actor { OnCommand=cmd(sleep,0.5); };
-	};
 };
 return t;

stepmania/Themes/default/BGAnimations/_shared background fade in.lua

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-local children = {
+local t = Def.ActorFrame { };
-	LoadActor( THEME:GetPathB("","_shared background normal") );
+
-	LoadActor( THEME:GetPathB("","_fade in normal") ) .. {
+t[#t+1] = LoadActor( THEME:GetPathB("","_shared background normal") );
+t[#t+1] = LoadActor( THEME:GetPathB("","_fade in normal") ) .. {
 	OnCommand=cmd(playcommand,"StartTransitioning");
-	};
 };
 
-return Def.ActorFrame { children=children };
+return t;

stepmania/Themes/default/BGAnimations/_shared edit courses.lua

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ local frame = Def.ActorFrame
 {
 	OnCommand=cmd(x,SCREEN_CENTER_X+180;y,SCREEN_CENTER_Y);--;addx,SCREEN_WIDTH/2;decelerate,0.5;addx,-SCREEN_WIDTH/2);
 	OffCommand=cmd(accelerate,0.5;addx,SCREEN_WIDTH/2);
-	children = {
 	LoadFont("Common", "normal") .. {
 		OnCommand=cmd(horizalign,left;x,-80;y,-130;zoom,0.65;playcommand,"CurrentCourseChanged");
 		CurrentCourseChangedMessageCommand=function(self)
@@ -27,7 +26,6 @@ local frame = Def.ActorFrame
 			end
 		end;
 	};
-	};
 };
 
-return Def.ActorFrame { children = { frame } };
+return Def.ActorFrame { frame };

stepmania/Themes/default/Graphics/_frame 1d.lua

@@ -28,13 +28,12 @@ local p, a = ...
 assert( (#p%2) == 1 );
 
 local t = Def.ActorFrame {
-	children = { }
 };
 local Widths = { }
 
 local TextureXPos = 0
 for i = 1,#p do
-	t.children[i] = a .. {
+	t[i] = a .. {
 		Name = tostring(i);
 		InitCommand = function(self)
 			if i < math.ceil(#p/2) then self:horizalign("HorizAlign_Right");
@@ -52,7 +51,7 @@ for i = 1,#p do
 	};
 
 	local Width = p[i];
-	t.children[i].Frames =
+	t[i].Frames =
 	{
 		{ -- state 0
 			{ x=TextureXPos, y=0 },		-- top-left