refactor: Use IntersectionObserver in Layout component

src/components/layout.css

@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ body {
   padding-top: var(--nav-height);
 
   /* Set in JavaScript */
-  --magic-hero-number: 365px;
-
   --banner-clip: polygon(0 0, 100% 0, 100% calc(100% - 72px), 0 100%);
   --banner-gradient: linear-gradient(to right, var(--purple9), var(--blue7));
   --nav-height: 6.2rem;
@@ -239,22 +237,12 @@ main {
 }
 
 .side-nav__title {
-  background-attachment: fixed;
-  -webkit-background-clip: text;
-  background-clip: text;
-  background-image: linear-gradient(to top, rgba(0, 0, 0, 1) 49%, rgba(255, 255, 255, 1) 51%);
-  background-position: 0 calc(-50vh + var(--magic-hero-number));
-  background-size: 100% 100vh;
-  color: white;
-  /* Force new paint layer in Firefox for rendering bug with background clip position sticky */
-  filter: opacity(0.9);
+  color: #000;
   font-weight: 200;
   letter-spacing: 2px;
   margin: 2.8rem 0 2.4rem;
   position: sticky;
-  -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
   top: 2.8rem;
-  will-change: background-position;
   z-index: 999;
 }
 

src/components/layout.tsx

@@ -16,7 +16,30 @@ type Props = {
 const Layout = ({ children, title, description, img }: Props) => {
   const prevOffset = useRef(-1);
 
-  // Header hero number CSS varaiable.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if ('IntersectionObserver' in window) {
+      setupObserver();
+    } else {
+      // Fallback for browsers without IntersectionObserver support
+      magicHeroNumber();
+    }
+  });
+
+  const setupObserver = () => {
+    const root = document.querySelector('.side-nav');
+    const options = { root, threshold: 0.5, rootMargin: '-93px 0px 0px 0px' };
+    const observer = new IntersectionObserver(onIntersectionChange, options);
+    const targets = document.querySelectorAll('.side-nav__title');
+    targets.forEach((target: Element) => observer.observe(target));
+  };
+
+  const onIntersectionChange = (entries: IntersectionObserverEntry[]) => {
+    entries.forEach((entry: IntersectionObserverEntry) => {
+      const element = entry.target as HTMLElement;
+      element.style.color = entry.isIntersecting ? '#000' : '#fff';
+    });
+  };
+
   const magicHeroNumber = () => {
     if (typeof window === 'undefined') {
       return;
@@ -30,8 +53,6 @@ const Layout = ({ children, title, description, img }: Props) => {
     window.requestAnimationFrame(magicHeroNumber);
   };
 
-  useEffect(magicHeroNumber);
-
   return (
     <>
       <SEO title={title} description={description} img={img} />

src/components/mobile.css

@@ -148,7 +148,6 @@
     padding-left: 3.2rem;
     margin: 2.4rem 0 3.2rem;
     top: calc(var(--nav-height) + 12px);
-    background-position: 0 calc(-50vh + var(--magic-hero-number) - 32px);
   }
 
   .article-reader {