--- a/cagou/core/menu.py	Sat Apr 28 15:40:29 2018 +0200
+++ b/cagou/core/menu.py	Sat Apr 28 16:22:50 2018 +0200
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 from kivy import properties
 from kivy.garden import contextmenu
 from sat_frontends.quick_frontend import quick_menus
+from kivy.core.window import Window
+from kivy.animation import Animation
 from cagou import G
 import webbrowser
 
@@ -199,19 +201,32 @@
             self.items_layout.add_widget(item)
 
     def show(self, caller_wid=None):
-        self.visible = True
+        self.size_hint_y = 0
+        Window.bind(on_keyboard=self.key_input)
         G.host.app.root.add_widget(self)
+        Animation(size_hint_y=0.5, d=2, t='out_elastic').start(self)
+
+    def hide(self):
+        Window.unbind(on_keyboard=self.key_input)
+        anim = Animation(size_hint_y=0, d=0.3)
+        anim.bind(on_complete=lambda anim, menu: self.parent.remove_widget(self))
+        anim.start(self)
 
     def on_touch_down(self, touch):
         # we remove the menu if we click outside
         # else we want to handle the event, but not
         # transmit it to parents
         if not self.collide_point(*touch.pos):
-            self.parent.remove_widget(self)
+            self.hide()
         else:
             return super(TransferMenu, self).on_touch_down(touch)
         return True
 
+    def key_input(self, window, key, scancode, codepoint, modifier):
+        if key == 27:
+            self.hide()
+            return True
+
     def _closeUI(self, wid):
         G.host.closeUI()
 

--- a/cagou/kv/menu.kv	Sat Apr 28 15:40:29 2018 +0200
+++ b/cagou/kv/menu.kv	Sat Apr 28 16:22:50 2018 +0200
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
 <TransferMenu>:
     items_layout: items_layout
     orientation: "vertical"
-    pos_hint: {"top": 0.5}
     size_hint: 1, 0.5
     canvas.before:
         Color: