Isn't that what offset() does? "Get the current offset of the first matched element relative to the document."
Jörn On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 12:32 PM, Andrea Giammarchi <[email protected]> wrote: > Something like this, for example ( at least this is how I have solved right > now ) > > $.fn.position = function(position){ > return function(absolute){ > if(absolute === true){ > var p, e = this[0]; > if(e){ > p = position.call(this); > while(e = e.offsetParent)try{ > with(position.call($(e))){ > p.left += left; > p.top += top; > } > }catch(e){} > } > } > else > var p = position.apply(this, arguments); > if(p){// just for me ... > p.x = p.left; > p.y = p.top; > }; > return p > } > }($.fn.position); > > Regards > > > > On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 11:08 AM, Andrea Giammarchi > <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> You know that when an element has position absolute, it does not necessary >> mean that its position is from top and left of the page. >> >> For example, if I have a situation like this one: >> <div style="position:relative;top:100px;left:100px;"> >> This text is not visible >> <div id="nested" >> style="position:absolute;top:0px;left:0px;height:100px;background-color:#FFF;"> >> Hello relatively absolute position >> </div> >> </div> >> The nested div with absolute position will be positioned at the top left >> corner of its parent with relative position. >> >> As summary, this is my question: >> is it an expected behavior that $("#nested").position() is {top:0, left:0} >> ? >> Is there any chance jQuery will introduce a boolean argument to calculate >> the real position of an element with or without "position:static" convention >> ? >> >> In my case it would be useful for drawing functionality with spread >> elements inside floating containers ... >> >> Regards > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "jQuery Development" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/jquery-dev?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
