How to set layout panel being closed at initialization?

[kudoof]

I tried something like  $('#cc').layout('collapse','west'). It works but it still shows the panel content for a little bit.   
Using $('#cc').layout('panel','east').panel('collapse','true');  would make the display a little messed up .  Any suggestions?

Another question, where do I set the animation easing option for the layout panel closing/opening and can each panel have different settings?

TIA!

[stworthy]

The 'collapsed' property can be used to collapse a region panel when initialized.

Code:

<div class="easyui-layout" style="width:800px;height:400px">
	<div region="west" collapsed="true" style="width:150px"></div>
	<div region="center"></div>
</div>

[kudoof]

Thx. It works but the panel title disappeared after the initialization.