Troubles with Fixed Navigation Bar in JavaScript-Enabled Scrolling

I've implemented a JavaScript-enabled scrolling navigation bar that starts below a hero graphic and then sticks to the top when it reaches the top of the page. The functionality works as intended, but there is one issue - when the navigation bar reaches the top, the div below it abruptly jumps instead of smoothly transitioning. It's a bit hard to explain, so here's the code snippet for reference:

I understand what's causing the problem: Once the navigation bar becomes fixed at the top, it overlaps with the div below, resulting in the sudden jump. However, I'm struggling to find a solution to make this transition smoother.

Below is the code snippet. Any input or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

<body>
    <div class="home-hero-image">
            <h1>Assemble</h1>
    </div>

    <div class="header">
        <div class="header_container">
            <div class="header_onecol">
                <ol>
                <li class="links">Blog</li>
                <li class="links">Members</li>
                <a href= "/Technology/index.html"><li class="links">Technology</li></a>
                <li class="links">Contact Us</li>
                </ol>
            </div>
        </div>
    </div>


    <div class="intro">
        <p class="maintext">
            We are dedicated to delivering the latest information on current threats, to provide industry best practices, and to enhance every public sector IT professional's understanding of cybersecurity by opening direct conversations between the government and IT community.
        </p>
    </div>
</body>

body {
    font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Sans-serif;
    font-style: normal;
    font-weight: 200;
    color: #888888;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    font-size: 100%;
    display: block;
    text-align: center;
}

p {
    line-height: 1.5;
}

img {
    max-width: 100%;
    height: auto;
}

.home-hero-image {
    height: 250px;
    background: url('../images/hero_image.jpg') no-repeat;
    z-index: -1;
}

h1 {
    color: white;
    float: right;
    padding-right: 5%;
    font-size: 5em;
}

.header {
    height: 77px;
    position: relative;
    clear: both;
    background-color: white;
    border-bottom: 1px solid gray;
    border-top: 1px solid gray;
}

.fixed {
  position:fixed;
  top:0px;
  right:0px;
  left:0px;
  padding-bottom: 7px;
  z-index:999;
}

.header_container {
    width: 75%;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 0 12px;
}

.header_onecol {
    width: 97%;
    height: 40px;
    margin: 1%;
    display: block;
    overflow: hidden;
    background-image: url('../images/Logo.png');
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    padding-top: 24px;
}

<script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">
    var win      = $(window),
        fxel     = $(".header"),
        eloffset = fxel.offset().top;

    win.scroll(function() {
        if (eloffset < win.scrollTop()) {
            fxel.addClass("fixed");
        } else {
             fxel.removeClass("fixed");
        }
    });
</script>

Answer №1

When you set a div to be fixed, it no longer occupies any space in the layout, causing the following divs to stack up at the top as you mentioned.

One solution is to group all content below the header within a div:

<div class="header">
    ...
</div>

<div class="main-body">
    <div class="intro">
        <p class="maintext">
            We strive to provide the most up-to-date information on current cyber threats, share industry best practices, and facilitate direct conversations between government and IT professionals to enhance cybersecurity knowledge.
        </p>
    </div>
</div>

To prevent jumping when fixing the header, add top padding equal to the header's height to the main-body div:

var windowRef = $(window),
    fixedHeader = $(".header"),
    headerOffset = fixedHeader.offset().top;

windowRef.scroll(function() {
    if (headerOffset < windowRef.scrollTop()) {
        $(".main-body").css("padding-top", fixedHeader.height());
        fixedHeader.addClass("fixed");
    } else {
        $(".main-body").css("padding-top", 0);
        fixedHeader.removeClass("fixed");
    }
});

Check out this JSFiddle

I hope this explanation helps!

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