diff -r 15bf7259bb7c -r d8a3531bc6b8 uiacceltk/hitchcock/ServerCore/Src/alfnodes.cpp
--- a/uiacceltk/hitchcock/ServerCore/Src/alfnodes.cpp	Tue Feb 02 07:56:43 2010 +0200
+++ b/uiacceltk/hitchcock/ServerCore/Src/alfnodes.cpp	Mon Feb 22 17:57:49 2010 +0200
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@
             {
             CAlfNode* parentNode = iModel->FindNode( iParent->iId );
             __ASSERT_DEBUG(parentNode, USER_INVARIANT());
-            if (parentNode->HasChildren())
+            if (parentNode  && parentNode->HasChildren())
                 {
                 // parent node is not added to the list
                 // the anims, cursor and sprites directly in this parent are added to the list
@@ -838,7 +838,7 @@
         }
     // starting from the first child, loop until this one is found.
     
-    while( previousSibling->iSibling != this)
+    while( previousSibling && previousSibling->iSibling != this)
         {
         previousSibling = previousSibling->iSibling;
         }
@@ -879,7 +879,7 @@
         }
     if (iFadeState != iPostedFadeState)
         {
-        iModel->Server().Bridge()->AddData( EAlfDSSetFadeEffect, iId , iFadeState);
+        iModel->Server().Bridge()->AddData( EAlfDSSetFadeEffect, iId , iFadeState, (TAny*)iType);
         iPostedFadeState = iFadeState;
         }
     }