#define DOT_PROG(NUM, S1, S2) \
      program { \
        name, "ani"NUM".1"; \
        action, STATE_SET "end" 0.0; \
        transition, DECELERATE S1; \
        target, "dot"NUM; \
        after, "ani"NUM".2"; \
      } \
      program { \
        name, "ani"NUM".2"; \
        action, STATE_SET "default" 0.0; \
        target, "dot"NUM; \
        transition, LINEAR 0.0; \
        after, "ani"NUM".3"; \
        in, .5 .5; \
      } \
      program { \
        name, "ani"NUM".3"; \
        action, STATE_SET "end" 0.0; \
        transition, DECELERATE S2; \
        target, "dot"NUM; \
        after, "ani"NUM".4"; \
      } \
      program { \
        name, "ani"NUM".4"; \
        action, STATE_SET "default" 0.0; \
        target, "dot"NUM; \
        transition, LINEAR 0.0; \
        after, "ani"NUM".1"; \
        in, .5 .5; \
      } \
      program { \
        name, "ani"NUM".stop"; \
        action, ACTION_STOP; \
        target, "ani"NUM".1"; \
        target, "ani"NUM".2"; \
        target, "ani"NUM".3"; \
        target, "ani"NUM".4"; \
        after, "ani"NUM".reset"; \
      } \
      program { \
        name, "ani"NUM".init"; \
        signal, "show"; \
        source, ""; \
        after, "ani"NUM".stop"; \
      } \
      program { \
        name, "ani"NUM".reset"; \
        action, STATE_SET "default" 0.0; \
        target, "dot"NUM; \
        transition, LINEAR 0.0; \
        /* the following line breaks the animation, since the
         * program's execution is delayed by 0.5-1.0 seconds.
         * This kinda spoils the effect though :/
         * rewrite with embryo! :)
        in, .5 .5;*/ \
      } \
      program {  \
        name, "ani"NUM".playing"; \
        signal, "PLAYBACK_STATE_PLAYING";  \
        source, "*";  \
        after, "ani"NUM".1"; \
      } \
      program {  \
        name, "ani"NUM".paused"; \
        signal, "PLAYBACK_STATE_PAUSED";  \
        source, "*";  \
        after, "ani"NUM".stop"; \
      } \
      program {  \
        name, "ani"NUM".stopped"; \
        signal, "PLAYBACK_STATE_STOPPED";  \
        source, "*";  \
        after, "ani"NUM".stop"; \
      }

DOT_PROG(0, 1.15, .85)
DOT_PROG(1, .75, 1)
DOT_PROG(2, 1.5, 2.0)
DOT_PROG(3, 1.25, .75)
DOT_PROG(4, 1.0, 1.5)