Protractor utility function for testing whether an absolutely positioned element is "in view" or not.

inview.js

    function inView(el, fn) {

        var location, size;

        el.getCssValue('display')
            .then(function (display) {
                if (display === 'none') {
                    fn(false);
                } else {
                    return el.getSize()
                }
            })
            .then(function (s) {
                if (!s.width || !s.height) {
                    fn(false);
                } else {
                    size = s
                    return el.getCssValue('position')
                }
            })
            .then(function (position) {
                if( position === "absolute" ){

                    var location = {
                        x: 0,
                        y: 0
                    };

                    return el.getCssValue('top').then(function(top){
                        location.y = top.replace('px', '');
                        return el.getCssValue('left')
                    })
                    .then(function(left){
                        location.x = left.replace('px', '');
                        return location
                    })

                }else {
                    return el.getLocation()
                }
            })
            .then(function (loc) {

                if(loc !== undefined) {
                    if (loc.x + size.width <= 0 || loc.y + size.height <= 0) {
                        fn(false);
                    }
                }
            })
    }