I have layout:

<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="fill_parent"
    android:orientation="vertical" >

   <LinearLayout
       android:id="@+id/main_fragment_container" 
       android:layout_width="fill_parent"
       android:layout_height="fill_parent">

       <RelativeLayout 
           android:id="@+id/left_fragments_layout"
           android:layout_width="0dip"
       android:layout_height="fill_parent"
       android:layout_weight="1"
       android:background="#00F"> 

       </RelativeLayout>     


   <RelativeLayout 
           android:id="@+id/graph_fragment_container"
       android:layout_width="0dip"
       android:layout_height="fill_parent"
       android:layout_weight="2.2"
       android:background="#666">          
   </RelativeLayout>    

   <RelativeLayout 
       android:id="@+id/right_fragments_layout"
   android:layout_width="0dip"
   android:layout_height="fill_parent"
   android:layout_weight="1"
   android:background="#00F">          

   </RelativeLayout>

When I set visibility to GONE on left and right fragment container then they are animated to left and right. I try to set scale animation on resize center graph_fragment_container, my code:

    <scale android:fromXScale="100%" android:toXScale="50%"
       android:fillAfter="true"
       android:fillEnabled="true"
       android:duration="7000" />

Java code:

    Animation toLeftOut = AnimationUtils.loadAnimation( MainActivity.this, R.anim.to_left_out );
        Animation toRightOut = AnimationUtils.loadAnimation( MainActivity.this, R.anim.to_right_out );
        Animation scale = AnimationUtils.loadAnimation( MainActivity.this, R.anim.scal );       graphContainer.startAnimation( scale );
     leftFragmentsLayout.startAnimation( toLeftOut );
     rightFragmentsLayout.startAnimation( toRightOut );

Now graphContainer was resize after right and left layout animation end, and user see a grey backgound before center layout was resize.