Make placeholders show during fast swipe/flick

# Problem
The placeholders do not show during a flick, showing the background of the page.  It looks icky.

# Solution
Flipping the sign when the translations go into positions, so that the placeholder calculation works correctly.

Also, sidebar fix: I halved the swipe animation time so that the ease out at the end didn't feel like eternity.

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