Panel Fading Problems

 bmap startup_screen = <startup.bmp>;
panel start_screen
{
bmap = startup_screen;
alpha = 100;
flags = transparent, refresh;
}

function main()
{
...
...
start_screen.visible = on;
fade();
...
...
}

function fade()
{
while (start_screen.alpha > 0)
{
start_screen.alpha -= time;
wait(1);
}
} 

bmap screen_fade = <black_total.pcx>;	
panel fade_pan
{
	bmap = screen_fade;
	pos_x = 0;
	pos_y = 0;
	layer = 10;
	flags = refresh,d3d;
}

function fade_in()
{
	bmap_for_screen(screen_fade,1,0);
	fade_pan.bmap = screen_fade;
	//Now show the screenshot:
	fade_pan.alpha = 100;
	fade_pan.visible = on;
	wait(5);
	//Now fade the screenshot out:
	fade_pan.transparent = on;

	while(fade_pan.alpha > 0)
	{
		fade_pan.alpha -= 10*time_step;
		wait(1);
	}
	fade_pan.visible = off;
} 

 bmap startup = <startscreen.bmp>;
panel start_up
{
bmap = startup;
alpha = 50;
flags = transparent, refresh;
}

function main()
{
...
start_up.visible = ON;
} 

 bmap startup = <startscreen.bmp>;
panel start_up
{
bmap = startup;
alpha = 50;
flags = transparent, refresh;
}

function main()
{
...
start_up.visible = ON;
} 

var video_mode = 7;
var fade_speed = 10;

bmap background = "background.bmp";//back panel
bmap background1 = "background1.bmp";//above panel
bmap start_norm = "start_norm.bmp";
bmap start_roll = "start_roll.bmp";
bmap mouse = "mouse.bmp";//mouse picture

function main()
{
	wait (3);
	mouse_map = mouse;
	mouse_mode = 3;
	while(1)
	{
		mouse_pos.x = pointer.x;
		mouse_pos.y = pointer.y;
		wait(1);
	}
}

panel background_1//starting background picture
{
	bmap = background;
	layer = 1;
	button ( 300, 300, start_roll, start_norm, start_roll, fadein,NULL,NULL);
	flags = VISIBLE;
}

panel background_2
{
	bmap = background1;
	layer = 2;
	button ( 300, 200, start_roll, start_norm, start_roll, fadeout,NULL,NULL);
	alpha = 0;//starts at 0 alpha
	flags = TRANSLUCENT;//translucent allows the alpha to work
}

function fadein
{
	background_2.visible = ON;
	while ( background_2.alpha < 100)
	{
		background_2.alpha += 10*time;//if alpha is not at 100 increase it
		wait(1);
	}
}

function fadeout
{
	while ( background_2.alpha > 0)
	{
		background_2.alpha -= 10*time;//if alpha is not 0 decrease it
		wait(1);
	}
	background_2.visible = OFF;//make sure to turn off the top panel otherwise the
										//bottom panels button wont work
}

var gun_number=1;

TEXT gun_label
{
pos_x=0;
pos_y=0;
string="Rocket Launcher";
flags=VISIBLE;
}

function check_weapon()
{	
if(gun_number==1){str_cpy(gun_label.string[0], "Machine Gun");}
if(gun_number==2){str_cpy(gun_label.string[0], "Shotgun");}
if(gun_number==3){str_cpy(gun_label.string[0], "Rocket Launcher");}
if(gun_number==4){str_cpy(gun_label.string[0], "Shock Rifle");}
if(gun_number==5){str_cpy(gun_label.string[0], "Railgun");}
}

function prev_weapon()
{	
if (gun_number==5){gun_number=1;}else{gun_number+=1;}	
check_weapon();
}

function next_weapon()
{
if (gun_number==1){gun_number=5;}else{gun_number-=1;}
check_weapon();
}


function main()
{
vec_set(screen_color,vector(255,0,0)); // set background to prevent blur rendering
check_weapon();
on_q=prev_weapon;
on_e=next_weapon;
}

 action ak47
{
gun_number = 1;
...
}

action mp5
{
gun_number = 2;
...
}

var gun_id  = 0;
define guns_max = 8;  // only 8 guns in this game
TEXT gun_strs {
	pos_x = 0;
	pos_y = 0;
	strings = guns_max;
	string = "Mental Manni's Middle Finger";
	string = "Machine Gun";
	string = "Shotgun";
	string = "Rocket Launcher";
	string = "Granny Panties";
	string = "Bear Trap";
	string = "Rolling Papers";
	string = "Bob Saget's Decapitated Head";
}

// add to above
TEXT gun_display {
	pos_x = 0;
	pos_y = 0;
	strings = 1;
}
function gun_show(gunn_id) {
	gunn_id %= guns_max;
	str_cpy(gun_display.string[0], gun_strs.string[gunn_id]);
	return(gunn_id);
}
function gun_next() {
	gun_id += 1; gun_id = gun_show(gun_id);
}
function gun_prev() {
	gun_id -= 1; gun_id = gun_show(gun_id);
}

define _gun_id, skill?;
function gun_grab_event() {
	my.event_impact = NULL;
	gun_show(my._gun_id);
	my._gun_id = -1;
}
function gun_spawn(gunn_id);
	my._gun_id = gunn_id;
	my.enable_impact = on;
	my.event_impact = gun_grab_event;
	while(ME != NULL) {
		if (my._gun_id <= -1) {
			break;
		}
		wait(1);
	}
	ent_remove(me);
}