On 7 December 2010 15:34, doug <douglass_da...@earthlink.net> wrote: > > > From searching and looking at the API docs, doesn't look like > prototype is able to do this, but I thought I would ask anyway in case > some one has an idea. > > I have a generic form generator library and in the forms generated, I > need to be able to absolutely position a "help" div next to an image > of a question mark. > > I need this to work in the following cases: > > 1. the form is on a page by itself > 2. the form is in a lightbox (which is absolutely positioned) > 3. the form is in a scrollable div on a page by itself > 4. the form is in a scrollable div INSIDE a lightbox (which is also > scrollable) > > Basically, this requires me find a uniform way to get the absolute > position of the question mark image. > > positionedOffset works for 1 and 2. For 4 I have to use > positionedOffset along with cumulativeScrollOffset and do some math. > Is there a way to get the absolute position no matter which one of > these cases? > > thanks.
I think http://api.prototypejs.org/dom/Element/Layout/ may answer your questions. -- Richard Quadling Twitter : EE : Zend @RQuadling : e-e.com/M_248814.html : bit.ly/9O8vFY -- 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 prototype-scriptacul...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to prototype-scriptaculous+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/prototype-scriptaculous?hl=en.
