Hi Solved my own problem ... found jQuery.scrollTo (http://flesler.blogspot.com/2007/10/jqueryscrollto.html) which solves this nicely.
.. Colin At 22:08 16/06/2008, you wrote: >Hi > >Newbie user and I guess this probably has a simple answer. > >I have a hidden div on the page that is shown when user clicks a button. >Its a help text, in a div, for the page that is only to be shown when the >user wants it. But the page is long and when I un-hide the div I also want >the browser to scroll the document so as to ensure this div actually >visible within the browser window. > >Is there an easy way in jQuery to ensure a given element is actually >visible on screen and not scrolled off the bottom? > > >Thanks >Colin > > >-- >No virus found in this outgoing message. >Checked by AVG. >Version: 7.5.523 / Virus Database: 270.3.0/1503 - Release Date: 14/06/2008 >18:02 > > > > > > >-- >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG. >Version: 7.5.523 / Virus Database: 270.3.0/1503 - Release Date: 14/06/2008 >18:02 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.523 / Virus Database: 270.3.0/1503 - Release Date: 14/06/2008 18:02