.offset().top gives incorrect values

[rene___]

I use the code below to get the optimum scrolltop position for a comment, so the comment will be scrolled to the center of the window (div).

function getDivScrollTop(Div) {

var Comments = $('#comments'); var Comment = $(Div); var Top = Comment.offset().top; var Sibling = Comment.next(); var ViewportHeight = parseInt(Comments.css('height')); var NewTop = Top - ((ViewportHeight - (Sibling.offset().top-Top)) / 2); if (NewTop > Top) {

NewTop = Top - (ViewportHeight / 4);

} return NewTop;

}

But since I changed it from:

Comments[0].offsetTop too Comments.offset().top, it alternates in right values and then completely wronge values.

I attached a screencapture from IE7's debuggers watches window.

I also tested it with the latest version of Chrome, and the problem is the same.

[rene___]

Debuggers watch view of the values monitored, while breaking the getDivScrollTop function

[antipop2]

Another issue which I think is related to offset().top under IE 7&8. For example - I have an element in an IFrame which I want to position absolutely. When scrolling the whole frame offset().top still returns one and the same position. I've fixed it with adding the scrollTop distance.

//only for IE
function getOffset(element) {
   var offset = $(element).offset();
   var top = offset.top;
   var left = offset.left;
   var isInIFrame = (window.location != window.parent.location) ? true : false;
   if (isInIFrame && $.browser.msie && document.documentElement) {
      if (document.documentElement.scrollTop) {
         top += document.documentElement.scrollTop;
      }
      if (document.documentElement.scrollLeft) {
         left += document.documentElement.scrollLeft;
      }
   }
   return {top:top, left:left};
}

Under FF and Chrome there is no such problem.

[snover]

Please provide a reduced test case demonstrating this issue on ​jsFiddle.

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[chris.smith@…]

Thanks for your getOffset function above. This worked perfectly for us!