Comment by nitwit005

5 days ago

How would you query the location where you need to load more data when scrolling down (the highest empty spot)?

I guess you can just start loading a first batch, add an intersection observer to the last 3 elements (if you have 3 lanes) and then when one of those intersects you simply start fetching the next.

  • Hmm, I think we only need to observe the `elements.at(-numberOfLanes)`, as it should be the first to enter the screen anyway.

I suppose just checking scroll height of the container? Once you're x pixels above the bottom, fetch more. Not the smoothest, but doable

You just append new <figure> elements to the <main> in the example and it will automatically put them in the appropriate column.

  • Your answer doesn't appear to relate to what I asked. You need to know when to query the backend for more data if it's an infinite scrolling setup.

    • Aahh. The way you phrased your question was pretty ambiguous.

      The other posters have good answers. One thing to consider for a smooth interaction would be to eagerly load the next x elements before they scroll into view.

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