[jQuery] Re: Why isn't there top() and left() methods in the dimension plugin ?

[Olivier Percebois-Garve]

Wow your too fast guys.
It seems that I was using offset() the wrong way.

          $left = element.offset().left;
          $top = element.offset().top;

is fine for me in replacement of :

          $errorBoxOffset = {};
          element.offset({scroll: false}, $errorBoxOffset);
          $left = $errorBoxOffset.left;
          $top = $errorBoxOffset.top;

Thanks a lot guys!


On 8/28/07, Brandon Aaron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> You can very easily add these helper methods to your own app like this:
>
> jQuery.fn.left = function() {
>     return this.offset({scroll:false}).left;
> };
>
> jQuery.fn.top = function() {
>     return this.offset ({scroll:false}).top;
> };
>
> --
> Brandon Aaron
>
> On 8/28/07, Olivier Percebois-Garve <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:
> >
> > Okay, I'm doing a lot of jQuery today so please pardon me if I'm sending
> > too much emails here.
> >
> > I'm annoyed with the (otherwise great) dimension plugin because there is
> > no direct way to get the top
> > and left position of an element.
> > So all over my code I have things such as :
> >
> >           $errorBoxOffset = {};
> >           element.offset({scroll: false}, $errorBoxOffset);
> >           $left = $errorBoxOffset.left;
> >           $top = $errorBoxOffset.top;
> >
> >
> > Have I missed something in the dimension doc ?
> > Do you think it would make sense to add such functions to the dimensions
> > plugin ?
> >
> > -Olivier
> >
> >
>