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HTML
<section>A website!</section>
<div class="uparrow">Up!</div>
<div class="bottomarrow">Down!</div>
CSS
.uparrow, .bottomarrow {
display: none;
position: absolute;
width: 4em;
height: 4em;
line-height: 4em;
text-align: center;
background-color: #000;
color: #fff;
border-radius: 50%;
cursor: pointer;
}
JavaScript
// Define how wide the areas should be
// where the arrow appears
var top_nav_height = 70;
var bottom_nav_height = 70;
// Get some dimensions
var page_height = $(document).height();
var half_arrow_size = $('.uparrow').width() / 2;
// Listen to the user moving their mouse
$(document).mousemove(function(event) {
// Where is the mouse?
var pos_y = event.pageY; // Distance from top of the page
var pos_x = event.pageX; // Distance from left of the page
var in_area;
// Leave a 5px space to hide the arrows when
// the pointer moves outside of the page
if (pos_y <= top_nav_height
&& pos_y > 5) {
in_area = 'top_nav';
}
else if (page_height - pos_y <= bottom_nav_height
&& page_height - pos_y > 5) {
in_area = 'bottom_nav';
}
// Show the arrow when in a nav area
switch(in_area) {
// We are in the top nav area
case 'top_nav':
// Show the .uparrow and have it follow the mouse
$('.uparrow')
.show()
.css({
top: pos_y - half_arrow_size,
left: pos_x - half_arrow_size
});
break;
// We are in the bottom nav area
case 'bottom_nav':
// Show the .bottomarrow and have it follow the mouse
$('.bottomarrow')
.show()
.css({
top: pos_y - half_arrow_size,
left: pos_x - half_arrow_size
});
break;
// We aren't in a nav area
default:
// Hide both arrows
$('.uparrow, .bottomarrow').hide();
}
// Decide where the arrow should link
});