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Preventing `:hover` styles on scroll improves performance http://www.html5rocks.com/en/tutorials/speed/unnecessary-paints/
// Used to track the enabling of hover effects
var enableTimer = 0;
/*
* Listen for a scroll and use that to remove
* the possibility of hover effects
*/
window.addEventListener('scroll', function() {
clearTimeout(enableTimer);
removeHoverClass();
// enable after 1 second, choose your own value here!
enableTimer = setTimeout(addHoverClass, 1000);
}, false);
/**
* Removes the hover class from the body. Hover styles
* are reliant on this class being present
*/
function removeHoverClass() {
document.body.classList.remove('hover');
}
/**
* Adds the hover class to the body. Hover styles
* are reliant on this class being present
*/
function addHoverClass() {
document.body.classList.add('hover');
}
/* Expect the hover class to be on the body
before doing any hover effects */
.hover .block:hover {
//...
}
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