Using hanoo's script I created a jQuery function:
$.fn.scrollIntoView = function(duration, easing) {
var dest = 0;
if (this.offset().top > $(document).height() - $(window).height()) {
dest = $(document).height() - $(window).height();
} else {
dest = this.offset().top;
}
$('html,body').animate({
scrollTop: dest
}, duration, easing);
return this;
};
usage:
$('#myelement').scrollIntoView();
Defaults for duration and easing are 400ms and "swing".