Offset information
BTW: This div has position: relative.
BTW2: script does not work on textarea because of mobile phone funkiness.
On this page I test the offset.
Click on any element. The target of your click event looks like this,
while its direct offsetParent looks like this.
This is a paragraph in a div with position: static.
This is a paragraph in a div with position: relative.
This is another paragraph in a div with position: relative, but now the paragraph
itself has position: relative, too.
| This is a TD | This is a paragraph in a TD |
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| This is a TD | This is a paragraph in a TD |
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| This is a TD | This is a paragraph with |
Let's NEST! All surrounding divs have position: relative.
A div with position: fixed.
An absolutely positioned test paragraph for offsetX/Y.
Click on the left foot of the first A. Border and padding are both 5px, so (assuming
you click on the very edge of the content area) offsetX should return 5 (relative to padding
box). If it’s measured relative to the content box the browser returns 0; if relative to the border
box 10.