Fixed page header overlaps in-page anchors

Question

If I have a non-scrolling header in an HTML page, fixed to the top, having a defined height:

Is there a way to use the URL anchor (the #fragment part) t

Answer 1

Here is a complete jquery solution that will work in IE:

Suppose the navigation bar elements are something like this:

    
Contact us
    
About us

You can use the following jquery snippet to offset the scroll:

$(function() {
    $("a.navigation").click(function(event) {
        event.preventDefault();
        offSetScroll($(this));
    });
    offSetScrollFromLocation(window.location.href.toLowerCase());
});

function offSetScroll(anchor) {
    var href = anchor.attr("href");
    offSetScrollFromLocation(href);
}

function offSetScrollFromLocation(href) {
    //Change this according to the height of the navigation bar
    var fromTop = 250;
    if(href.indexOf("#")<=0)
        return;
    var hash=href.substring(href.indexOf("#"));
    var targetOffset = $(hash).offset().top-fromTop;
    $('html, body').animate({scrollTop: targetOffset}, 400, function(e) {

    });
}