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var headerStickyOpacity = '0.9';
var headerInitHeight = '80px';
var headerStickyHeight = '70px';
var headerHidingPoint = 40; // Scrolling point that triggers hiding the header (px)
var prevScrollpos = window.pageYOffset;
function handleScroll() {
var currentScrollPos = window.pageYOffset;
var navbar = document.getElementById("navbar");
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var desiredState = getDesiredNavbarState(currentScrollPos, navbar.style.top);
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// Temporarily remove the event listener to prevent multiple triggers
window.removeEventListener('scroll', handleScroll);
// Apply the desired navbar state
navbar.style.top = desiredState.top;
navbar.style.background = desiredState.background;
navbar.style.minHeight = desiredState.minHeight;
console.log(desiredState.logMessage); // Logging the action taken
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setTimeout(function() {
window.addEventListener('scroll', handleScroll);
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} else if (currentTop != "-100px") {
return { needsUpdate: true, top: "-100px", background: "", minHeight: "", logMessage: 'Hiding header' };
}
return { needsUpdate: false }; // No update needed
}
// Initially attach the scroll event listener
window.addEventListener('scroll', handleScroll);
