Topic awaiting preservation: stupid damn Javascript!

Why doesn't this work?

~Castle being the DIV~

document.getElementByID("castle").style.posleft = event.clientX;

{edit}Tried this:

var lastLeft = event.clientX;
castle.style.posleft = lastLeft;

seems to be better style, but still don't work...

{edit2} and 'pixelLeft' seems to be the way to go... but alass, no movement...


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[This message has been edited by Petskull (edited 08-14-2002).]

[This message has been edited by Petskull (edited 08-14-2002).]

Is the castle div set to position: absolute? And did you already try .style.left? If you're using Mozilla, you might also have to add +"px" to the value.

kuckus (cell #282)

you know.... I coulda sworn that castle.style.left was the first thing I tried, anywayz, it did the trick... thanks, man..

{edit} and by the way, 'yes' to position:absolute; and I'm using IE5..


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[This message has been edited by Petskull (edited 08-15-2002).]

Glad it worked

kuckus (cell #282)

Though you already found an alternative solution, I think it's worth you now that was a case error.
it's document.getElementById("castle").style.posleft = event.clientX;

BTW, if you wish to get this script working in any Standard Compliant browser, you should get rid of the posLeft and posTop thingy and use position="absolute" and set the left and top propeties ( it's no use to precise "px" 'cause it's the defaut unit )

Hope that helps,

Mathieu "POÏ" HENRI

yeah, but I'm trying to make it dynamic...


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what are you trying to make dynamic ?
'coz nothing forbids you to "document.getElementById()" with a variable instead of an id.

Mathieu "POÏ" HENRI

'stupid damn javascript'

interesting way to look at the problem

yeah, it was one of those "If I turn up the radio, the noise from the motor goes away" situations... I find, if I blame it on the Javascript, my mental stamina endures long enough to solve the problem. Neat, huh?!


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btw, I meant the dynamicy statement in response to this phrase:

quote:

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and use position="absolute" and set the left and top propeties ( it's no use to precise "px" 'cause it's the defaut unit )

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I thought you were suggesting to embed to values into the style sheet.


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