Actually only scroll the entry to top when using keyboard shortcuts, when clicking the entry, check the visibility of the entry. This is what google reader does.

src/main/webapp/js/controllers.js

@@ -7,12 +7,6 @@ module.run(['$rootScope', function($rootScope) {
 	$rootScope.$on('emitNextEntry', function(event, args) {
 		$rootScope.$broadcast('nextEntry', args);
 	});
-	$rootScope.$on('emitFocusPreviousEntry', function(event, args) {
-		$rootScope.$broadcast('focusPreviousEntry', args);
-	});
-	$rootScope.$on('emitFocusNextEntry', function(event, args) {
-		$rootScope.$broadcast('focusNextEntry', args);
-	});
 	$rootScope.$on('emitMark', function(event, args) {
 		// args.entry - the entry
 		$rootScope.$broadcast('mark', args);
@@ -487,13 +481,6 @@ function($scope, $http, $state, $stateParams, $route, $location,
 		$scope.$emit('emitNextEntry');
 	};
 
-	$scope.focusPreviousEntry = function() {
-		$scope.$emit('emitFocusPreviousEntry');
-	};
-	$scope.focusNextEntry = function() {
-		$scope.$emit('emitFocusNextEntry');
-	};
-
 	$scope.refresh = function() {
 		if($stateParams._type == 'feed'){
 			FeedService.refresh({
@@ -783,13 +770,13 @@ function($scope, $stateParams, $http, $route, $window, EntryService, SettingsSer
 	};
 
 	$scope.isOpen = SettingsService.settings.viewMode == 'expanded';
-	$scope.entryClicked = function(entry, event) {
+	
+	var openEntry = function(entry, event) {
 		if (event && event.which === 3) {
 			// right click
 			return;
 		}
 		
-		$scope.navigationMode = 'click';
 		if (!event || (!event.ctrlKey && event.which != 2)) {
 			if ($scope.current != entry || SettingsService.settings.viewMode == 'expanded') {
 				$scope.isOpen = true;
@@ -800,21 +787,25 @@ function($scope, $stateParams, $http, $route, $window, EntryService, SettingsSer
 				$scope.mark(entry, true);
 			}
 			$scope.current = entry;
-			if(event) {
+			if (event) {
 				event.preventDefault();
 				event.stopPropagation();
 			}
 		} else {
 			$scope.mark(entry, true);
 		}
+	}
+	$scope.entryClicked = function(entry, event) {
+		$scope.navigationMode = 'click';
+		openEntry(entry, event);
 	};
+	
 	$scope.bodyClicked = function(entry, event) {
 		if (SettingsService.settings.viewMode == 'expanded' && $scope.current != entry) {
 			$scope.entryClicked(entry, event);
 		}
 	};
 
-
 	$scope.noop = function(event) {
 		if (!event.ctrlKey && event.which != 2) {
 			event.preventDefault();
@@ -859,21 +850,20 @@ function($scope, $stateParams, $http, $route, $window, EntryService, SettingsSer
 	var openNextEntry = function(event) {
 		var entry = getNextEntry();
 		if (entry) {
-			$scope.entryClicked(entry, event);
+			openEntry(entry, event);
 		}
 	};
 
 	var openPreviousEntry = function(event) {
 		var entry = getPreviousEntry();
 		if (entry) {
-			$scope.entryClicked(entry, event);
+			openEntry(entry, event);
 		}
 	};
 
 	var focusNextEntry = function(event) {
 		var entry = getNextEntry();
 		if (entry) {
-			$scope.navigationMode = 'click';
 			$scope.current = entry;
 		}
 	};
@@ -881,7 +871,6 @@ function($scope, $stateParams, $http, $route, $window, EntryService, SettingsSer
 	var focusPreviousEntry = function(event) {
 		var entry = getPreviousEntry();
 		if (entry) {
-			$scope.navigationMode = 'click';
 			$scope.current = entry;
 		}
 	};
@@ -898,35 +887,41 @@ function($scope, $stateParams, $http, $route, $window, EntryService, SettingsSer
 
 	Mousetrap.bind('j', function(e) {
 		$scope.$apply(function() {
+			$scope.navigationMode = 'keyboard';
 			openNextEntry(e);
 		});
 	});
 	Mousetrap.bind('n', function(e) {
 		$scope.$apply(function() {
+			$scope.navigationMode = 'keyboard';
 			focusNextEntry(e);
 		});
 	});
 	Mousetrap.bind('k', function(e) {
 		$scope.$apply(function() {
+			$scope.navigationMode = 'keyboard';
 			openPreviousEntry(e);
 		});
 	});
 	Mousetrap.bind('p', function(e) {
 		$scope.$apply(function() {
+			$scope.navigationMode = 'keyboard';
 			focusPreviousEntry(e);
 		});
 	});
 	Mousetrap.bind('o', function(e) {
 		$scope.$apply(function() {
+			$scope.navigationMode = 'keyboard';
 			if ($scope.current) {
-				$scope.entryClicked($scope.current, e);
+				openEntry($scope.current, e);
 			}
 		});
 	});
 	Mousetrap.bind('enter', function(e) {
 		$scope.$apply(function() {
+			$scope.navigationMode = 'keyboard';
 			if ($scope.current) {
-				$scope.entryClicked($scope.current, e);
+				openEntry($scope.current, e);
 			}
 		});
 	});
@@ -979,17 +974,13 @@ function($scope, $stateParams, $http, $route, $window, EntryService, SettingsSer
 	});
 
 	$scope.$on('previousEntry', function(event, args) {
+		$scope.navigationMode = 'keyboard';
 		openPreviousEntry();
 	});
 	$scope.$on('nextEntry', function(event, args) {
+		$scope.navigationMode = 'keyboard';
 		openNextEntry();
 	});
-	$scope.$on('focusPreviousEntry', function(event, args) {
-		focusPreviousEntry();
-	});
-	$scope.$on('focusNextEntry', function(event, args) {
-		focusNextEntry();
-	});
 	$scope.$on('markAll', function(event, args) {
 		$scope.markAll(args.olderThan);
 	});

src/main/webapp/js/directives.js

@@ -124,7 +124,8 @@ module.directive('onScrollMiddle', function() {
 });
 
 /**
- * Scrolls to the element if the value is true
+ * Scrolls to the element if the value is true and the attribute is not fully visible, 
+ * unless the attribute scroll-to-force is true
  */
 module.directive('scrollTo', [ '$timeout', function($timeout) {
 	return {
@@ -133,6 +134,9 @@ module.directive('scrollTo', [ '$timeout', function($timeout) {
 			scope.$watch(attrs.scrollTo, function(value) {
 				if (!value)
 					return;
+				var force = scope.$eval(attrs.scrollToForce);
+				
+				// timeout here to execute after dom update
 				$timeout(function() {
 					var docTop = $(window).scrollTop();
 					var docBottom = docTop + $(window).height();
@@ -140,12 +144,16 @@ module.directive('scrollTo', [ '$timeout', function($timeout) {
 					var elemTop = $(element).offset().top;
 					var elemBottom = elemTop + $(element).height();
 
+					if (!force && (elemTop > docTop) && (elemBottom < docBottom)) {
+						 // element is entirely visible
+						 return;
+		           } else {
 						var offset = parseInt(attrs.scrollToOffset, 10);
 						var scrollTop = $(element).offset().top + offset;
 						$('html, body').animate({
 							scrollTop : scrollTop
 						}, 0);
-					
+					}
 				});
 			});
 		}

src/main/webapp/templates/feeds.view.html

@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
 	<div infinite-scroll="loadMoreEntries()" infinite-scroll-disabled="busy || !settingsService.settings.readingMode" infinite-scroll-distance="1" id="feed-accordion"
 		ng-class="{'expanded' : settingsService.settings.viewMode == 'expanded' }">
 		<div ng-show="message && errorCount > 10">${view.error_while_loading_feed} : {{message}}</div>
-		<div ng-repeat="entry in entries" class="entry" scroll-to="navigationMode == 'click' && current == entry" 
+		<div ng-repeat="entry in entries" class="entry" scroll-to="navigationMode != 'scroll' && current == entry" 
-			scroll-to-offset="-58" on-scroll-middle="onScroll(entry)" 
+			scroll-to-force="navigationMode == 'keyboard'" scroll-to-offset="-58" on-scroll-middle="onScroll(entry)" 
 			ng-class="{unread: entry.read == false, current: current==entry, open: isOpen, closed: !isOpen}">
 			<a href="{{entry.url}}" target="_blank" class="entry-heading" ng-click="noop($event)" ng-mouseup="entryClicked(entry, $event)">
 				<span class="feed-name visible-desktop">