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Hi,<br />
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I am collecting the mouse position on screen using javascript so that I can position a popup box next to the correct text. This is working fine in chrome and explorer but when I use the same script in mozilla the menu just appears in the top left corner of the screen.<br />
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I am only using the following simple code with offset being a value passed to the function which is normally the width of the box so that it positions correctly.<br />
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I am a total javascript novice so this could be completly wrong, any help is appreciated.<br />
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Cheers<br />
Leigh<br />
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<pre><code id="code-437216">function showTypemenu(Typeid,taskid,offset) {
    $('#menubox').load(httppath+'taskmanager/GetTaskType.cfm?Typeid='+escape(Typeid)+'&amp;taskid='+escape(taskid))
	document.getElementById('menubox').style.visibility = 'visible';
	document.getElementById('menubox').style.height = 'auto';
	document.getElementById('menubox').style.left = (window.event.clientX - offset) + 'px';
	document.getElementById('menubox').style.top = (window.event.clientY + 15) + 'px';
}
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Hi,

I am collecting the mouse position on screen using javascript so that I can position a popup box next to the correct text. This is working fine in chrome and explorer but when I use the same script in mozilla the menu just appears in the top left corner of the screen.

I am only using the following simple code with offset being a value passed to the function which is normally the width of the box so that it positions correctly.

I am a total javascript novice so this could be completly wrong, any help is appreciated.

Cheers
Leigh



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