Chapter 11: CSS and Scrolling
Smooth scrolling previously required the use of JavaScript to calculate the speed and timing of a scrolling operation. Developers of a certain age may remember using the animate() method of the jQuery JavaScript library, or the MooTools Fx.Scroll() class to make a page scroll to a given location.
Similarly, carousels and slide shows often required JavaScript libraries. Perhaps you’ve tried a slide show such as Flickity or FlexSlider that uses JavaScript to animate the position of a scrolling container by updating its transform value.
In this chapter, we’ll look at two CSS features—the scroll-behavior property, and CSS Scroll Snap—that make it possible to create jump links that scroll smoothly, and carousels that ...
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