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As a follow-up question to Tikz animated figure in Beamer, how can I animate a particular attribute of a node?

MWE

\documentclass{beamer}

\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{graphs}

\tikzset{
  node distance = 3 cm,
  graph vertex/.style={
    circle,
    draw,
    minimum size=7.5mm,
  },
  marked/.style={
    color=white,
    fill=black,
  },
}

\begin{document}
\begin{frame}
  \centering
    \begin{tikzpicture}
      \node[graph vertex, marked] (1) at (0 , 3) {$v_1$};
      \node[graph vertex,       ] (2) at (0 , 6) {$v_2$};
      \node[graph vertex,       ] (3) at (3 , 3) {$v_3$};
      \node[graph vertex, marked] (4) at (3 , 6) {$v_4$};
      \node[graph vertex,       ] (5) at (5 , 8) {$v_5$};

      \graph {
        (1) -- (3) -- (4) -- (2) --[bend left] (5),
        (1) -- (2),
        (1) -- (4),
        (3) --[bend right] (5)
      };
  \end{tikzpicture}
\end{frame}

\begin{frame}
  \centering
  \begin{tikzpicture}
      \node[graph vertex, marked] (1) at (0 , 3) {$v_1$};
      \node[graph vertex,       ] (2) at (0 , 6) {$v_2$};
      \node[graph vertex,       ] (3) at (3 , 3) {$v_3$};
      \node[graph vertex, marked] (4) at (3 , 6) {$v_4$};
      \node[graph vertex, marked] (5) at (5 , 8) {$v_5$};

      \graph {
        (1) -- (3) -- (4) -- (2) --[bend left] (5),
        (1) -- (2),
        (1) -- (4),
        (3) --[bend right] (5)
      };
  \end{tikzpicture}
\end{frame}

\begin{frame}
  \centering
  \begin{tikzpicture}
      \node[graph vertex, marked] (1) at (0 , 3) {$v_1$};
      \node[graph vertex,       ] (2) at (0 , 6) {$v_2$};
      \node[graph vertex,       ] (3) at (3 , 3) {$v_3$};
      \node[graph vertex,       ] (4) at (3 , 6) {$v_4$};
      \node[graph vertex, marked] (5) at (5 , 8) {$v_5$};

      \graph {
        (1) -- (3) -- (4) -- (2) --[bend left] (5),
        (1) -- (2),
        (1) -- (4),
        (3) --[bend right] (5)
      };
  \end{tikzpicture}
\end{frame}
\end{document}

I'd like to get this syntax to something like

\begin{frame}
  \centering
    \begin{tikzpicture}
      \node[graph vertex, marked      ] (1) at (0 , 3) {$v_1$};
      \node[graph vertex,             ] (2) at (0 , 6) {$v_2$};
      \node[graph vertex,             ] (3) at (3 , 3) {$v_3$};
      \node[graph vertex, marked=<1-2>] (4) at (3 , 6) {$v_4$};
      \node[graph vertex, marked=<2-3>] (5) at (5 , 8) {$v_5$};

      \graph {
        (1) -- (3) -- (4) -- (2) --[bend left] (5),
        (1) -- (2),
        (1) -- (4),
        (3) --[bend right] (5)
      };
  \end{tikzpicture}
\end{frame}

I'm open to other syntax options as well, as long as it 'more or less' adheres to the above (i.e. doesn't duplicate code, is readable).

Attempt with overlay-beamer-styles

\documentclass{beamer}

\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{graphs}
\usetikzlibrary{overlay-beamer-styles}

\tikzset{
  node distance = 3 cm,
  graph vertex/.style={
    circle,
    draw,
    minimum size=7.5mm,
  },
  marked/.style={
    color=white,
    fill=black,
  },
  marked on/.style={alt=#1{}{marked}},
}

\begin{document}
\begin{frame}
  \centering
    \begin{tikzpicture}
      \node[graph vertex, marked         ] (1) at (0 , 3) {$v_1$};
      \node[graph vertex,                ] (2) at (0 , 6) {$v_2$};
      \node[graph vertex,                ] (3) at (3 , 3) {$v_3$};
      \node[graph vertex, marked on=<1-2>] (4) at (3 , 6) {$v_4$};
      \node[graph vertex, marked on=<2-3>] (5) at (5 , 8) {$v_5$};

      \graph {
        (1) -- (3) -- (4) -- (2) --[bend left] (5),
        (1) -- (2),
        (1) -- (4),
        (3) --[bend right] (5)
      };
  \end{tikzpicture}
\end{frame}
\end{document}
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  • You can have a look to the aobs-tikz package: it allows, for instance, to change shading, filling, or even make double the border of a node with the syntax you were proposing.
    – Claudio Fiandrino
    Commented May 4, 2014 at 17:01
  • @ClaudioFiandrino This looks promising, thanks for uploading it! I can't seem to get the syntax right though; I've edited-in a buggy attempt to get it working.
    – Sean Allred
    Commented May 4, 2014 at 17:08
  • unfortunately, at the moment I can't answer; I'll do it tomorrow.
    – Claudio Fiandrino
    Commented May 4, 2014 at 17:15
  • @ClaudioFiandrino Many thanks in advance :)
    – Sean Allred
    Commented May 4, 2014 at 17:16

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Your code using overlay-beamer-styles will work if you change the code line

  marked on/.style={alt=#1{}{marked}},

to

  marked on/.style={alt=#1{marked}{}},

The code: 

\documentclass{beamer}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{graphs}
\usetikzlibrary{overlay-beamer-styles}

\tikzset{
  node distance = 3 cm,
  graph vertex/.style={
    circle,
    draw,
    minimum size=7.5mm,
  },
  marked/.style={
    color=white,
    fill=black,
  },
  marked on/.style={alt=#1{marked}{}},
}

\makeatletter
\def\c@slideinframe{\beamer@slideinframe}
\makeatother

\begin{document}
\begin{frame}
\frametitle{Test slide \arabic{slideinframe}}
  \centering
    \begin{tikzpicture}
      \node[graph vertex, marked         ] (1) at (0 , 3) {$v_1$};
      \node[graph vertex,                ] (2) at (0 , 6) {$v_2$};
      \node[graph vertex,                ] (3) at (3 , 3) {$v_3$};
      \node[graph vertex, marked on=<1-2>] (4) at (3 , 6) {$v_4$};
      \node[graph vertex, marked on=<2-3>] (5) at (5 , 8) {$v_5$};

      \graph {
        (1) -- (3) -- (4) -- (2) --[bend left] (5),
        (1) -- (2),
        (1) -- (4),
        (3) --[bend right] (5)
      };
  \end{tikzpicture}
\end{frame}
\end{document}

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    I might be going crazy, but what is the difference between the two snippets you first give? (Also, you should see tex.stackexchange.com/questions/175232)
    – Sean Allred
    Commented May 4, 2014 at 22:31
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    @SeanAllred In the first answer I accidentally pasted at the end a version I had designed without using Claudio's library (which I didn't know before this answer); then I removed that version since the code using the library simplifies.
    – Gonzalo Medina
    Commented May 4, 2014 at 22:45
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    +1: yesterday I couldn't post an answer (home laptop is not running yet TikZ 3.0.0 ;)), but this is even better that what I had in mind. It demonstrates how to create new styles, something I did not considered, but it has a potential to simplify a lot the code with respect to How to overlay tikz matrix in beamer? for example.
    – Claudio Fiandrino
    Commented May 5, 2014 at 6:15
  • @ClaudioFiandrino I didn't know your library before this post. Really nice! However, using something like \node[graph vertex, marked on=<2-3,5-7>] (5) at (5 , 8) {$v_5$}; in the example code will trigger an error: Runaway argument? \pgfkeys@mainstop \def \pgfkeysdefaultpath {/}\ifx \tikz@node@content \ETC. ! File ended while scanning use of \pgfkeys@code. <inserted text> \par <*> a.tex. Is not possible to give more complex overlay specifications?
    – Gonzalo Medina
    Commented May 5, 2014 at 18:02
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    @GonzaloMedina: it is, but I think you have to protect the argument with braces if there are commas (same issue I was asking in Addressing overlay specifications in TikZ-pictures.
    – Claudio Fiandrino
    Commented May 5, 2014 at 18:09

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