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break; default: type_icon = ''; } } return html` <a href='${hit.url}'> <div class="hit-item"> <div class="hit-title"> ${components.Highlight({ hit, attribute: 'title' })} </div> <div class="hit-description"> ${components.Snippet({ hit, attribute: 'excerpt' })} </div> <div class="flex items-center space-x-7 mt-[--gap-11]"> <div class="hit-type">${type_icon}<span>${hit.type}</span></div> ${authorMarkup} </div> </div> </a> `}, }, }), ]); search.start(); //Init Algolia search }) document.addEventListener('alpine:init', () => { Alpine.data('algolia_box', () => ({ modal_show: false, init(){ console.log('[+] Algolia box init...'); this.$watch('modal_show', (value, oldValue) => { if(value){ document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0].style.overflow = 'hidden'; setTimeout(()=>{document.querySelector('.ais-SearchBox-input').focus();},200); }else{ document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0].style.overflow = ''; } }) } })) }) // Select the header and the sticky menu const skp_header_nav = document.getElementById('skeptic_header'); const skp_stickyMenu = document.getElementById('skp_sticky_menu'); // Create an Intersection Observer with rootMargin for pixel tolerance const observer = new IntersectionObserver((entries) => { entries.forEach(entry => { if (!entry.isIntersecting) { // Header is out of the viewport, slide in the sticky menu skp_stickyMenu.style.transform = 'translateY(0)'; } else { // Header is in the viewport, hide the sticky menu skp_stickyMenu.style.transform = 'translateY(-100%)'; } }); }, { root: null, // Use the viewport as the root threshold: 0, // Trigger as soon as any part is out rootMargin: '0px 0px -250px 0px' // Add 150px tolerance }); // Start observing the header observer.observe(skp_header_nav); </script> </body> </html>

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