Uhm ... I tried offsetParent and I was stuck with {0,0} but maybe you are
right and I am going to try :DCheers On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 11:43 AM, Jörn Zaefferer < [email protected]> wrote: > > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
