jquery fadein /fadeout a few divs in one place

[David Mark]

I think it depends on what one means by the "fade effect".  When I use
it in the following manner, I really do mean display:none :

    myAPI.hide(element, {effect: "fadeOut", duration: 400});

When I use it this way, obviously I don't want to hide the element:

    myAPI.animate(element, {opacity: 0.1, duration: 400});

That all looks vaguely familiar.