or i could just use Prototype.Browser.IE der... sorry, too many projects to memorize the API for everything...
thanks for the help On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 11:01 AM, Brian Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > Kangax, thanks for the info on Position; however having made that change > didn't affect my issue. > > using javascript:alert(document.compatMode) confirms that ie6 is in > compatibility mode. > > I can only assume that it is being affected by CSS inheritance -- for how I > have hard coded top and left through CSS and will continue to look for a js > way to alter the value taking browsers into account. (plus i don't have > time to try and fix the CSS issues) > > Thanks again. > > > > On Sat, Oct 4, 2008 at 2:42 PM, kangax <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> >> On Oct 3, 6:14 pm, "Brian Williams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > hey everyone, yeah, i know this is a stupid newb questions, but it seems >> to >> > be slipping my mind. >> > >> > I have ye olde code using ye olde version prototype 1.6.0.2 >> > >> > var pos = Position.cumulativeOffset(element); >> > landing.style.top = pos[1] + element.offsetHeight + 'px'; >> > >> > the positioning is pretty much spot on for ie7, ff2 and ff3, but of >> course >> > ie6 it's about ~150 pixels too far south on the screen. >> > >> > Could there be a css reason for this that i could write an ie6 specific >> css >> > rule for? Or how do i calculate a correct positioning. >> >> Is the document rendered in quirks mode, by any chance? >> >> Also, `Position` has been deprecated, so it's a good idea to get rid >> of it: >> >> var offset = element.cumulativeOffset(); >> landing.style.top = offset.top + element.offsetHeight + 'px'; >> >> > >> > thanks! >> >> -- >> kangax >> >> >> > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Prototype & script.aculo.us" 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/prototype-scriptaculous?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
