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CSS - Absolute and Relative Position with image fader

I'm working with an image fader program, but I'm not understanding absolute positioning. I have the images fading nicely and resizing the way I want if the screen resizes. but I have 2 problems. Div#2 gets covered up by the images. I want div2 to always appear below the image div. Also, I have control buttons on the images. I want them in the middle. I thought using top:50% would do that, but it's not. Here's an example...
var slides = document.querySelectorAll('#slides .slide');
var currentSlide = 0;
var slideInterval = setInterval(nextSlide,5000);
function nextSlide(){goToSlide(currentSlide+1);}
function previousSlide(){goToSlide(currentSlide-1);}
function goToSlide(n){
slides[currentSlide].className = 'slide';
currentSlide = (n+slides.length)%slides.length;
slides[currentSlide].className = 'slide showing';}
var next = document.getElementById('next');
var previous = document.getElementById('previous');
next.onclick = function(){nextSlide();};
previous.onclick = function(){previousSlide();};
#slides {position: relative}
.slide{
position: absolute;
left: 0px;
top: 0px;
width:100%;
height:auto;
min-height:300px;
object-fit:cover;
opacity: 0;
box-sizing:border-box;
transition: opacity 2s;}
.showing{opacity: 1;}
.controls{
background: transparent;
color: #fff;
font-size: 30px;
cursor: pointer;
border: 1px solid #555;
width: 30px;
position: absolute;
}
.controls:hover{ opacity:.5}
.fadenext{right: 10px; top: 50%;}
.fadeprev{left: 10px; top: 50%;}
<br><br>
<div id="slides">
<img src='https://www.panotools.org/dersch/Monp.JPG' class="slide showing">
<img src='https://www.panotools.org/dersch/StBp.JPG' class="slide">
<button class="controls fadeprev" id="previous"><</button>
<button class="controls fadenext" id="next">></button>
</div>
<div style='margin-top:40px;border:1px solid red;width:200px;height:100px'>
This is Div # 2</div>

I've amended your snippet to fix your issues.
Adding margin-top instead of top will fix your issue with the
controls.
Div 2 will now always remain below your slider.
P.S. I moved your div2 inline styles to keep it neat.
var slides = document.querySelectorAll('#slides .slide');
var currentSlide = 0;
var slideInterval = setInterval(nextSlide, 5000);
function nextSlide() {
goToSlide(currentSlide + 1);
}
function previousSlide() {
goToSlide(currentSlide - 1);
}
function goToSlide(n) {
slides[currentSlide].className = 'slide';
currentSlide = (n + slides.length) % slides.length;
slides[currentSlide].className = 'slide showing';
}
var next = document.getElementById('next');
var previous = document.getElementById('previous');
next.onclick = function() {
nextSlide();
};
previous.onclick = function() {
previousSlide();
};
* {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
}
#slides {
position: relative
}
.slide {
position: absolute;
left: 0px;
top: 0px;
width: 100%;
height: auto;
min-height: 300px;
object-fit: cover;
opacity: 0;
box-sizing: border-box;
transition: opacity 2s;
}
.showing {
opacity: 1;
}
.controls {
background: transparent;
color: #fff;
font-size: 30px;
cursor: pointer;
border: 1px solid #555;
width: 30px;
position: absolute;
}
.controls:hover {
opacity: .5
}
.fadenext {
right: 10px;
margin-top: 25%;
}
.fadeprev {
left: 10px;
margin-top: 25%;
}
.div2 {
margin-top: 50%;
border: 1px solid red;
width: 200px;
height: 100px;
}
<br><br>
<div id="slides">
<img src='https://www.panotools.org/dersch/Monp.JPG' class="slide showing">
<img src='https://www.panotools.org/dersch/StBp.JPG' class="slide">
<button class="controls fadeprev" id="previous"><</button>
<button class="controls fadenext" id="next">></button>
</div>
<div class="div2">This is Div # 2</div>

It's not feasible to use % based positions when you use "top" style. So to achieve what you want to do, use margin-top instead. As shown below:
.fadenext{right: 10px; margin-top: 25%;}
.fadeprev{left: 10px; margin-top: 25%;}
And for your div2, just change it's style to:
margin-top: 50%

How to make a background change its position based on the position on the cursor

I am wanting to make a website that uses a background that moves based on the position that the curser is on the website. I have found this website that gives a visual representation of what I want to do. http://www.alexandrerochet.com/I just need to know how to make the letters move. I will replace them with images later.

You can achieve that using css properties.
Based on Lea Verou's talk
const root = document.documentElement;
document.addEventListener("mousemove", evt => {
let x = evt.clientX / innerWidth;
let y = evt.clientY / innerHeight;
root.style.setProperty("--mouse-x", x);
root.style.setProperty("--mouse-y", y);
});
html {
height: 100%
}
:root {
--mouse-x: .5;
--mouse-y: .5;
}
body {
height: 100%;
background-image: radial-gradient( at calc(var(--mouse-x) * 100%) calc(var(--mouse-y) * 100%), transparent, black);
}

You may want to try using parallax.js to achieve the desired effect.
Demo site.
Quick jsfiddle.
var scene = document.getElementById('scene');
var parallaxInstance = new Parallax(scene);
parallaxInstance.friction(0.2, 0.2);
* {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
box-sizing: border-box;
}
.container {
background-color: #F9F871;
width: 100vw;
height: 100vh;
}
.scene {
top: 30%;
}
.layer {
width: 100%;
height: 200px;
}
.item {
width: 50px;
height: 50px;
border-radius: 200px;
background-color: red;
position: relative;
}
.item-1 {
background-color: #FF9671;
left: 30%;
}
.item-2 {
background-color: #D65DB1;
left: 60%;
}
.item-3 {
background-color: #FF6F91;
left: 40%;
}
.item-4 {
background-color: #FFC75F;
left: 70%;
}
<div class="container">
<div id="scene" class="scene">
<div data-depth="0.2" class="layer layer-1">
<div class="item item-1"></div>
<div class="item item-2"></div>
</div>
<div data-depth="0.6" class="layer layer-2">
<div class="item item-3"></div>
<div class="item item-4"></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/parallax/3.1.0/parallax.min.js"></script>

changing color of text when div is scrolled above certain point

I would like that the text changes color when the pink colored div is scrolled FULLY above the bottom egde of the browser window. When the pink colored div is scrolled partially below the bottom edge of the browser window again the text should be white again.
$(document).ready(function(){
$(window).on('scroll' , function(){
var WindowScrollTop = $(this).scrollTop(),
Div_one_top = $('#one').offset().top,
Div_one_height = $('#one').outerHeight(true),
Window_height = $(this).outerHeight(true);
if(WindowScrollTop >= (Div_one_top + Div_one_height) - WindowScrollTop){
$('#text1').css('color' , 'black');
}else{
$('#text1').css('color' , 'white');
}
}).scroll();
});
#one {
height: 120vw;
width: 100%;
top: 0px;
background-color: pink;
}
#text1 {
width: 100%;
font-size: 9em;
margin-top: 100vw;
position: absolute;
color:white;
}
#two {
height: 50vw;
width: 100%;
top: 0px;
background-color: green;
}
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<div id="one">
<div id="text1">
this is my text
</div>
</div>
<div id="two">
</div>

Need to compare sum of Window_height and WindowScrollTop:
$(document).ready(function(){
$(window).on('scroll' , function(){
var WindowScrollTop = $(this).scrollTop(),
Div_one_top = $('#one').offset().top,
Div_one_height = $('#one').outerHeight(true),
Window_height = $(this).outerHeight(true);
if(WindowScrollTop+Window_height >= (Div_one_top + Div_one_height) ){
$('#text1').css('color' , 'black');
}else{
$('#text1').css('color' , 'white');
}
}).scroll();
});
#one {
height: 120vw;
width: 100%;
top: 0px;
background-color: pink;
}
#text1 {
width: 100%;
font-size: 9em;
margin-top: 100vw;
position: absolute;
color:white;
}
#two {
height: 50vw;
width: 100%;
top: 0px;
background-color: green;
}
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<div id="one">
<div id="text1">
this is my text
</div>
</div>
<div id="two">
</div>

Changing Div content of fixed div using jquery scrollify

I have a fixed DIV and 3 sections A,B,C.
I'm using jquery scrollify for changing data of sections and I want to change specific div data on scroll of mouse wheel.
As you know, scrollify allow us to scroll a section on mouse wheel rotation, when section change I need to update that fixed div data withn respective section contents
section height and width will be screen height and screen width,
I asked almost the same question with using scrollify website example and I didnt get any response, so I decided to ask again with graphical example

This is parallax what you need to do is to look at this example
http://codepen.io/hudsonmarinho/pen/FHGeK
function scrollFooter(scrollY, heightFooter)
{
console.log(scrollY);
console.log(heightFooter);
if(scrollY >= heightFooter)
{
$('footer').css({
'bottom' : '0px'
});
}
else
{
$('footer').css({
'bottom' : '-' + heightFooter + 'px'
});
}
}
$(window).load(function(){
var windowHeight = $(window).height(),
footerHeight = $('footer').height(),
heightDocument = (windowHeight) + ($('.content').height()) + ($('footer').height()) - 20;
// Definindo o tamanho do elemento pra animar
$('#scroll-animate, #scroll-animate-main').css({
'height' : heightDocument + 'px'
});
// Definindo o tamanho dos elementos header e conteúdo
$('header').css({
'height' : windowHeight + 'px',
'line-height' : windowHeight + 'px'
});
$('.wrapper-parallax').css({
'margin-top' : windowHeight + 'px'
});
scrollFooter(window.scrollY, footerHeight);
// ao dar rolagem
window.onscroll = function(){
var scroll = window.scrollY;
$('#scroll-animate-main').css({
'top' : '-' + scroll + 'px'
});
$('header').css({
'background-position-y' : 50 - (scroll * 100 / heightDocument) + '%'
});
scrollFooter(scroll, footerHeight);
}
});
#scroll-animate
{
overflow: hidden;
}
#scroll-animate-main
{
width: 100%;
left: 0;
position: fixed;
}
#heightPage,
#heightScroll
{
width: 10px;
top: 0;
position: absolute;
z-index: 99;
}
#heightPage
{
left: 0;
}
#heightScroll
{
right: 0;
}
header
{
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
background: url(https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hudsonmarinho/header-and-footer-parallax-effect/master/assets/images/bg-header.jpg) no-repeat 50% 50%;
top: 0;
position: fixed;
z-index: -1;
}
footer
{
width: 100%;
height: 300px;
background: gray;
bottom: -300px;
position: fixed;
z-index: -1;
}
.content
{
height: 1000px;
min-height: 1000px;
background: #ededed;
position: relative;
z-index: 1;
}
.wrapper-parallax {
margin-top: 100%;
margin-bottom: 300px;
box-shadow: 0px 0px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
}
h1{
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
padding: 0;
margin: 0;
text-transform: uppercase;
text-align: center;
font-family: Helvetica;
font-size: 150px;
color: #fff;
}
header h1{}
.content h1{
line-height: 1000px;
color: #999;
}
footer h1
{
line-height: 300px;
}
header,
footer,
#scroll-animate-main
{
-webkit-transition-property: all;
-moz-transition-property: all;
transition-property: all;
-webkit-transition-duration: 0.4s;
-moz-transition-duration: 0.4s;
transition-duration: 0.4s;
-webkit-transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0, 0, 0, 1);
-moz-transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0, 0, 0, 1);
transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0, 0, 0, 1);
}
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<div id="scroll-animate">
<div id="scroll-animate-main">
<div class="wrapper-parallax">
<header>
<h1>Header</h1>
</header>
<section class="content">
<h1>Content</h1>
</section>
<footer>
<h1>Footer</h1>
</footer>
</div>
</div>
</div>

Fixing the right button of a vanilla Javascript carousel

Against all reason, I'm trying to create a vanilla JavaScript carousel.
I am having two problems:
1. The images move left at widths of -680px as they should but when I tried to create the same function for the right button, the left value goes to 1370px making the picture off the screen.
2. I would like for it to slide left rather jump left (same for right), I managed to get it to do this but it doesn't work on the first slide, only from the second slide.
Here is the HTML code just for the carousel:
<div id = "container">
<div id = "carousel">
<div class = "slide"><img class = "slideImage" class = "active" src = "sithCover.png"></div>
<div class = "slide"><img class = "slideImage" src = "darthVader.png"></div>
<div class = "slide"><img class = "slideImage" src = "darthSidious.png"></div>
<div class = "slide"><img class = "slideImage" src = "kyloRen.png"></div>
</div>
</div>
<div id = "left" class = "button"></div>
<div id = "right" class = "button"></div>
Here is the CSS code:
#container {
position: absolute;
top: 200px;
left: 100px;
width: 680px;
height: 360px;
white-space: nowrap;
overflow:hidden;
}
#carousel {
position: absolute;
width: 2740px;
height: 360px;
white-space: nowrap;
overflow: hidden;
transition: left 300ms linear;
}
.slide {
display: inline-block;
height: 360px;
width: 680px;
padding: 0;
margin: 0;
transition: left 300ms linear;
}
.slideImage {
position:relative;
height: 360px;
width: 680px;
float: left;
}
.button {
position: absolute;
top: 340px;
height: 60px;
width: 60px;
border-bottom: 12px solid red;
}
#left {
left: 115px;
border-left: 12px solid red;
transform: rotate(45deg);
}
#right {
left: 693px;
border-right: 12px solid red;
transform: rotate(-45deg);
}
Here is the JavaScript:
var carousel = document.querySelector('#carousel');
var firstVal = 0;
document.querySelector('#left').addEventListener("click", moveLeft);
function moveLeft (){
firstVal +=685;
carousel.style.left = "-"+firstVal+"px";
};
document.querySelector('#right').addEventListener("click", moveRight);
function moveRight() {
firstVal +=685;
carousel.style.left = "+"+firstVal+"px";
};
Here is a JSFiddle so that you can see what I mean:
"https://jsfiddle.net/way81/8to1kkyj/"
I appreciate your time in reading my question and any help would be much appreciated.

Ofcourse it goes from -685px on left click and then to +1370pxthe next right click; You are always adding 685 to your firstVal variable.
firstVal = 0
//firstVal is worth 0
moveLeft()
//firstVal is now worth 685
moveRight()
//firstVal is now worth 1370.
The problem is that when you apply the firstVal to your CSS thing in the javascript, you create a string to get your negative value (where you apply the "-" sign infront of firstVal)
Instead, write them like this
function moveLeft (){
firstVal -=685; //note we now subtract, the "-" should appear when the number becomes negative
carousel.style.left = firstVal + "px";
};
function moveRight() {
firstVal +=685;
carousel.style.left = firstVal + "px";
};

var left = document.getElementById("left");
left.addEventListener("click", moveLeft, false);
var right = document.getElementById("right");
right.addEventListener("click", moveRight, false);
var carousel = document.getElementById("carousel");
var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img");
var position = 0;
var interval = 685;
var minPos = ("-" + interval) * images.length;
var maxPos = interval * images.length;
//slide image to the left side <--
function moveRight() {
if (position > (minPos + interval)) {
position -= interval;
carousel.style.left = position + "px";
}
if (position === (minPos + interval)) {
right.style.display = "none";
}
left.style.display = "block";
}
//slide image to the right side -->
function moveLeft() {
if (position < (maxPos - interval) && position < 0) {
position += interval;
carousel.style.left = position + "px";
}
if (position === 0) {
left.style.display = "none";
}
right.style.display = "block";
}
#container {
position: absolute;
top: 200px;
left: 100px;
width: 680px;
height: 360px;
white-space: nowrap;
overflow: hidden;
}
#carousel {
position: absolute;
width: 2740px;
height: 360px;
white-space: nowrap;
overflow: hidden;
transition: left 300ms linear;
}
.slide {
display: inline-block;
height: 360px;
width: 680px;
padding: 0;
margin: 0;
transition: left 300ms linear;
}
.slideImage {
position: relative;
height: 360px;
width: 680px;
float: left;
}
.button {
position: absolute;
top: 340px;
height: 60px;
width: 60px;
border-bottom: 12px solid red;
}
#left {
left: 115px;
border-left: 12px solid red;
transform: rotate(45deg);
display: none;
}
#right {
left: 693px;
border-right: 12px solid red;
transform: rotate(-45deg);
}
<div id="container">
<div id="carousel">
<div class="slide">
<img class="slideImage" class="active" src="sithCover.png" alt="slide1">
</div>
<div class="slide">
<img class="slideImage" src="darthVader.png" alt="slide2">
</div>
<div class="slide">
<img class="slideImage" src="darthSidious.png" alt="slide3">
</div>
<div class="slide">
<img class="slideImage" src="kyloRen.png" alt="slide4">
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div id="left" class="button"></div>
<div id="right" class="button"></div>