I may be wrong on this but I think it should be: f...n findHeight elem, bottomPad var height = 0; var windowHeight = $(window).height(); var elemOffset = $(elem).offset(); var elementTop = elemOffset.top; // <- you stick .top on the end instead of ['top'] height = windowHeight - elementTop - bottomPad; return height;
On 07/10/2007, jarrod <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I'm finding that the Dimensions plugin sometimes doesn't return the "top" > position of an element, just returns zero. (Sometimes works perfectly > though.) > > Here is my code, sanitized for the forum software. > > // Finds the height that an element should be to be X number of pixels > from > the > // bottom of the window using JQuery Dimensions plugin. > f...n findHeight elem, bottomPad > var height = 0; > var windowHeight = $(window).height(); > var elemOffset = $(elem).offset(); > var elementTop = elemOffset['top']; > height = windowHeight - elementTop - bottomPad; > return height; > > What happens is that sometimes the elemOffset just turns out to be 0, 0, > 0, > 0 even though the element is pushed down in the window. I've tried setting > "relativeTo body" but that doesn't help. > > Background: I'm trying to the bottom of some element is always 20 px from > the bottom of the window. I don't want to use absolute positioning on this > particular element because that would mess up a bunch of other things. I'm > trying to calculate element height that would put the bottom where I want > it. > > Any help would be greatly appreciated. > > Thanks! > > E > -- > View this message in context: > http://www.nabble.com/Dimensions-plugin%2C-offset-%27top%27--returns-0-regardless-of-position-tf4581708s27240.html#a13078975 > Sent from the jQuery General Discussion mailing list archive at Nabble.com > . > > -- Kind Regards, Alex Bilbie Freelance website and graphics design Quite Good Media Ltd m: 07923 272797
