using a Gani as a particle

[haro41]

I cant seem to get any emitter to use a gani as a particle. nothing appears on screen. Even ganis that are nothing but a single frame with a definite single image.
graalbible says the correct syntax is:

PHP Code:

emitter.particle.ani = "idle"; 


is there some attribute I'm not setting?


the emitter in its entirety.

PHP Code:

//#CLIENTSIDE
function onCreated()
  {
  if (graalversion < 4) return false;
  this.visible = false;
  with (findimg(200))
    {
    layer = 2;
    emitter.delaymin = .05;
    emitter.delaymax = .05;
    emitter.nrofparticles = 6;
    // Basic particle attributes
    emitter.particle.lifetime = 2;
    //   emitter.particle.image = "g4_particle_spark.png";
    emitter.particle.ani = "idle";
    emitter.particle.mode = 1;
    emitter.particle.alpha = 0.99;
    //    emitter.particle.zoom = .2;
    emitter.autorotation = true;

    // Movement
    emitter.particle.angle = pi/4;
    emitter.particle.speed = 8;
    emitter.addlocalmodifier("once", 0, 0, "angle", "replace", 2*pi, 0);
    emitter.addlocalmodifier("range", 0, 2, "zoom", "add", .8 , .8);
    emitter.addlocalmodifier("range", 0, 2, "speed", "add", 8, 12);
  }
}