[javascript] Fade In on Scroll Down, Fade Out on Scroll Up - based on element position in window

I'm trying to get a series of elements to fade in on scroll down when they are fully visible in the window. If I keep scrolling down, I do not want them to fade out, but if I scroll up, I do want them to fade out.

This is the closest jsfiddle I've found. http://jsfiddle.net/tcloninger/e5qaD/

$(document).ready(function() {

/* Every time the window is scrolled ... */
$(window).scroll( function(){

    /* Check the location of each desired element */
    $('.hideme').each( function(i){

        var bottom_of_object = $(this).position().top + $(this).outerHeight();
        var bottom_of_window = $(window).scrollTop() + $(window).height();

        /* If the object is completely visible in the window, fade it it */
        if( bottom_of_window > bottom_of_object ){

            $(this).animate({'opacity':'1'},500);

        }    
    }); 
}); 
});

It does exactly what I want on scroll down, but I also want the elements to fade out if I scroll up past them.

I tried this with no luck.

            if( bottom_of_window > bottom_of_object ){

                $(this).animate({'opacity':'1'},500);  

            } else {

               $(this).animate({'opacity':'0'},500); }

Thanks so much for taking the time to look at this.

I know it's late, but I take the original code and change some stuff to control easily the css. So I made a code with the addClass() and the removeClass()

Here the full code : http://jsfiddle.net/e5qaD/4837/

        if( bottom_of_window > bottom_of_object ){
            $(this).addClass('showme');
       }
        if( bottom_of_window < bottom_of_object ){
            $(this).removeClass('showme');

I tweaked your code a bit and made it more robust. In terms of progressive enhancement it's probaly better to have all the fade-in-out logic in JavaScript. In the example of myfunksyde any user without JavaScript sees nothing because of the opacity: 0;.

    $(window).on("load",function() {
    function fade() {
        var animation_height = $(window).innerHeight() * 0.25;
        var ratio = Math.round( (1 / animation_height) * 10000 ) / 10000;

        $('.fade').each(function() {

            var objectTop = $(this).offset().top;
            var windowBottom = $(window).scrollTop() + $(window).innerHeight();

            if ( objectTop < windowBottom ) {
                if ( objectTop < windowBottom - animation_height ) {
                    $(this).html( 'fully visible' );
                    $(this).css( {
                        transition: 'opacity 0.1s linear',
                        opacity: 1
                    } );

                } else {
                    $(this).html( 'fading in/out' );
                    $(this).css( {
                        transition: 'opacity 0.25s linear',
                        opacity: (windowBottom - objectTop) * ratio
                    } );
                }
            } else {
                $(this).html( 'not visible' );
                $(this).css( 'opacity', 0 );
            }
        });
    }
    $('.fade').css( 'opacity', 0 );
    fade();
    $(window).scroll(function() {fade();});
});

See it here: http://jsfiddle.net/78xjLnu1/16/

Cheers, Martin

Sorry this is and old thread but some people would still need this I guess,

Note: I achieved this using Animate.css library for animating the fade.

I used your code and just added .hidden class (using bootstrap's hidden class) but you can still just define .hidden { opacity: 0; }

$(document).ready(function() {

/* Every time the window is scrolled ... */

$(window).scroll( function(){

/* Check the location of each desired element */
$('.hideme').each( function(i){

    var bottom_of_object = $(this).position().top + $(this).outerHeight();
    var bottom_of_window = $(window).scrollTop() + $(window).height();


    /* If the object is completely visible in the window, fade it it */
    if( bottom_of_window > bottom_of_object ){

        $(this).removeClass('hidden');
        $(this).addClass('animated fadeInUp');
    }    else {
            $(this).addClass('hidden');
               }

}); 
}); 
});

Another Note: Applying this to containers might cause it to be glitchy.