Now you can use animateBlock on its own

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "salet",
-  "version": "1.5.1",
+  "version": "1.5.2",
   "description": "A general client-side framework for cybertext interactive fiction games.",
   "keywords": ["ifiction", "interactive fiction", "games", "coffee-script", "text", "menu"],
   "homepage": "http://salet.oreolek.ru",

src/view.coffee

@@ -244,13 +244,17 @@ class SaletView
 
     # A function to play CSS animation on a block.
     # Implies the effect is one-time, not infinite.
-    # @param block  - jQuery object
-    # @param effect - animate.css effect to call
+    # @param block  - jQuery object or selector
+    # @param effect - css effect to call
     # @param after  - a callback function to execute after the animation is done
     @animateBlock = (block, effect, after = undefined) ->
+      block = jQuery(block)
       animation = block.css("animation-name") or block.css("-moz-animation-name") or block.css("-webkit-animation-name")
       if animation
         @clearAnimation(block)
+      if not after?
+        after = (event) ->
+          salet.view.clearAnimation(event.target)
 
       block.addClass("animated")
       block.addClass(effect)