Retrieving element coordinates relative to the window

[NorthStarDA]

Hi,

I need to know how to retrieve a form elements x and y coordinates in pixels relative to the window itself. I have experimented with using offsetLeft and offsetTop but these are only relative to the parent element. The purpose of this is to move a div next to a specified form field, but i need the proper coordinates of the form field to make that happen.

Any ideas?


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[BillyRayPreachersSon]

You would be better off asking this in the JavaScript forum (forum216), as it's probably going to be a JS solution. I don't think you can do this with HTML / CSS alone if you have many nested elements.

This has been asked at least 2 times I can remember, both posts referring to the same answer (by stormbind, I believe)... so you might want to do a search for the post first.

Hope this helps,
Dan


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