Find Element That's On The Middle Of The Visible Screen (viewport), On Scroll
I need to know if there is a way I can determine if a div is in the center of the screen. HTML:  
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Solution 1:
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var findMiddleElement = (function(docElm){
    var viewportHeight = docElm.clientHeight,
        // here i'm using pre-cached DIV elements, but you can use anything you want.// Cases where elements are generated dynamically are more CPU intense ofc.
        elements = $('div'); 
    returnfunction(e){
        var middleElement;
        if( e && e.type == 'resize' )
            viewportHeight = docElm.clientHeight;
        elements.each(function(){
            var pos = this.getBoundingClientRect().top;
            // if an element is more or less in the middle of the viewportif( pos > viewportHeight/2.5 && pos < viewportHeight/1.5 ){
                middleElement = this;
                returnfalse; // stop iteration 
            }
        });
        console.log(middleElement);
    }
})(document.documentElement);
$(window).on('scroll resize', findMiddleElement);
Another way (for modern browsers only) is to use the intersection API
Solution 2:
This is nice method: elementFromPoint()
You can get the element in the center as so:
var elem = document.elementFromPoint($(window).width()/2, $(window).height()/2);
//if you want jquery element you can get it.var jqueryElem = $(elem);
Solution 3:
The height of the window and the scrollTop() of the window will give you the range of offsets that exist in the users view:
var minHeight = $(window).scrollTop()
var maxHeight = $(window).height()
var middleHeight = (maxHeight + minHeight) / 2;
You could try using a viewport selector such as: http://www.appelsiini.net/projects/viewport This will give you all visible elements. A plugin isn't needed but will ease the selection
var visibleElements = $("div.box").filter(":in-viewport")
From this selection you can then look for the element closest to the middleHeight:
var$midElement;
var distance = null;
var currDistance = 0;
visibleElements.each(function(index, element) {
    currDistance = Math.abs(middleHeight - $midElement.offset().top);
    if ( distance == null || currDistance < distance ) {
        $midElement = $(element);
        distance = currDistance;
    }
});
Haven't tested this but it should be along the right track.

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