[Javascript] Thoughts on building form elements/similar divs

[Glenn E. Lanier, II]

> From: Paul Novitski
> Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2005 7:12 PM

>          <div id="lists">
>                  <input type="text" id="text1" />
>                  <input type="text" id="text2" />
>                  ...
>          </div>

>     - For each "input" tagName within container "lists":
>        - Set style.visibility to hidden.
>        - Set the onfocus function.
>        - Perhaps record left & top coordinates in an array?
 
So, how can I get the top and left coordinates of a single item?

document.getElementById('text1').style.top returns blank for me, even when I
define a style and explicitly set top to a value.

> Looks to me like two or three hours of coding & testing.

It's never that simple!

--G