Can't you just do something like:
$('map_bg').addEvent('mousedown', function(ev) {
var pos = this.getPosition();
var rel = {x: ev.page.x - pos.x, y: ev.page.y - pos.y}
});
On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 5:06 PM, Philip Thompson <philthath...@gmail.com>wrote:
> I don't know if the event is affected by this, but it may depend on the
> "display" property of the (parent) element being clicked. Try setting it to
> relative or absolute and see if that gives you the numbers you want. Also,
> a fiddle (jsfiddle.net) would allow us to play along as well. =D
>
> Happy coding,
> ~Philip
>
>
> On Sun, Oct 14, 2012 at 8:09 AM, Doidel <ad...@cok-game.com> wrote:
>
>> Hello guys
>>
>> I'd like to change
>> *$('map_bg').addEvent('mousedown', function(ev) { ... });*
>> to have its context as the element $('map_bg'). The goal is so that I can
>> access ev.client.x / ev.client.y, i.e. get the click position relative to
>> this element.
>>
>> http://mootools.net/docs/core/Types/DOMEvent let's me think that there
>> is a way to change the context, but I couldn't figure it out yet...
>> Thanks in advance for your help!
>>
>
>
