[Javascript] True element coordinates on mouseevent.

[David T. Lovering]

The layerX/layerY routines are best used for layers defined within the CSS, or so I would conclude after some experiments.  They are ideal for drag-and-drop, as the guts of most drag-and-drop routines rely on layering to work properly.

-- Dave Lovering

Håkan Magnusson wrote:
> 
> Hi.
> 
> Is detecting the true element mouse coordinates (the exact coordinates
> of the mouse pointer on the element it's currently hovering,
> [event.]layerX/layerY (only absolutely position/Mozilla) or
> [event.]offsetX/offsetY(IE/Safari only)) still impossible? I remember
> trying to do this a few years back, when I found out that it only worked
> for elements with position: absolute, and that makes the function
> completely useless and very stupid indeed.
> 
> I'm running some tests now, but none of them makes me very happy.
> 
> Regards,
> Håkan
> 
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