browser window coordinates

[D. Alvarado]

Hello,
I have an object that is 330 pixels in width. I want to position
it 330 pixels from the right edge of the viewable browser window.
Unfortunately, this isn't the JS to use:

var divObj = getDivObj(id);
divObj.left = screen.width - 330;

What is the proper call I should use? Thanks -

 

[David Dorward]

Hello,
I have an object that is 330 pixels in width. I want to position
it 330 pixels from the right edge of the viewable browser window.
Unfortunately, this isn't the JS to use:

var divObj = getDivObj(id);
divObj.left = screen.width - 330;

What is the proper call I should use? Thanks -

divObj.right = '330px';

 

[Lasse Reichstein Nielsen]

I have an object that is 330 pixels in width. I want to position
it 330 pixels from the right edge of the viewable browser window.

Which part of it? The left or right edge? I'll assume the closest edge
(right), as that would be the usual interpretation of distance from
something to something else.

Unfortunately, this isn't the JS to use:

var divObj = getDivObj(id);
divObj.left = screen.width - 330;

It is perfectly legal JS. It doesn't do anything because DOM objects
doesn't have a left property that means anything.

You should not use screen.width. You should position according to the
viewport, since that is all your page *can* access.

What is the proper call I should use? Thanks -

Use CSS ("position:absolute;right:300px;") or set it with Javascript & DOM:
divObj.style.position = "absolute";
divObj.style.right = "330px";

/L