Some Actions do not work - libgdx

Question

I want to make a text appear in the center of the screen, indicating
the current level. It should appear gradually and after a while disappear gradually. I'm using scene2d with stages, actors.. so i would use Actions.
This is what i have now:
public class TextActor extends Actor {
private BitmapFont font;
private CharSequence charSequence;
public TextActor(CharSequence charSequence) {
font = new BitmapFont(Gdx.files.internal("fonts/white_standard_font.fnt"));
this.charSequence = charSequence;
}
#Override
public void act(float delta) {
super.act(delta);
}
#Override
public void draw(Batch batch, float delta) {
super.draw(batch, delta);
font.draw(batch, charSequence, getX(), getY());
}
}
In the class that creates the TextActor..
textActor.addAction(Actions.sequence(Actions.fadeIn(1f), Actions.delay(1f), Actions.fadeOut(1f), new Action() {
#Override
public boolean act(float delta) {
textActor.remove();
transitionInProgress = false;
gameState = GameState.RUNNING;
Gdx.input.setInputProcessor(stage);
return true;
}
}));
gameTable.addActor(textActor);
fadeIn, fadeOut, alpha.. don't work. I tried with "moveBy" and it works, so it seems a problem concerning the appearance of the Actor. There is something that escapes me.

Answer 1

The fade actions modify the alpha value of the Actor's color (getColor().a). You're drawing the font directly without applying the color associated with the actor.
Take a look at how Label.draw is implemented for a better understanding. In the meantime, just try adding this above your font.draw(...) call:
font.setColor(getColor())
Or, if you don't want to modify the entire color, just the alpha, try this:
font.getColor().a = getColor().a;
UPDATE:
Also note that you should apply the parentAlpha (second parameter of draw - labelled as delta in your example) to the final alpha:
font.getColor().a = getColor().a * parentAlpha
This allows your actor to fade if you change the alpha of the stage or any parents.