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Re: David Mark's Javascript Tip Du Jour - Volume #1 - Tip #1234 - How to Measure Element Dimensions

From "J.R." <groups_jr-1@yahoo.com.br>
Newsgroups comp.lang.javascript
Subject Re: David Mark's Javascript Tip Du Jour - Volume #1 - Tip #1234 - How to Measure Element Dimensions
Date 2011-11-10 16:57 -0200
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On 10/11/2011 12:09, David Mark wrote:
> How to Measure Element Dimensions
>
> Typically these functions fall into three categories: call them
> getOuterDimensions, getInnerDimensions, and getCssDimensions. The
> first two refer to the size outside and inside the border respectively
> and the last the CSS dimensions (per the box model).
>
> The first two have just one rendition each. With simplified feature
> detection*:-
>
> if (document.documentElement&&  typeof
> document.documentElement.offsetWidth == 'number') {
>    var getOuterDimensions = function(el) {
>      return [el.offsetHeight, el.offsetWidth];
>    };
> }
>
>
> if (document.documentElement&&  typeof
> document.documentElement.clientWidth == 'number') {
>    var getInnerDimensions = function(el) {
>      return [el.clientHeight, el.clientWidth];
>    };
> }
>

I've learned that you've posted a simplified version of the code 
available on "My Library". So I think it's necessary to remark that in 
IE the HTML element (document.documentElement) is used for the
viewport in "standards mode" (also known as "strict mode") and the body
(document.body) is used in "quirks mode" (HTML is not rendered -
document is displayed as it was displayed in previous versions of IE).

Therefore document.documentElement.clientHeight (in strict mode) may
output a slightly different value from document.body.clientHeight (in
quirks mode).

I've also noticed that you have taken care of those differences at 
<http://www.cinsoft.net/viewport.asp>.

-- 
Joao Rodrigues (J.R.)

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David Mark's Javascript Tip Du Jour - Volume #1 - Tip #1234 - How to Measure Element Dimensions David Mark <dmark.cinsoft@gmail.com> - 2011-11-10 06:09 -0800
  Re: David Mark's Javascript Tip Du Jour - Volume #1 - Tip #1234 - How to Measure Element Dimensions "J.R." <groups_jr-1@yahoo.com.br> - 2011-11-10 16:57 -0200
    Re: David Mark's Javascript Tip Du Jour - Volume #1 - Tip #1234 - How to Measure Element Dimensions David Mark <dmark.cinsoft@gmail.com> - 2011-11-10 11:54 -0800
  Re: David Mark's Javascript Tip Du Jour - Volume #1 - Tip #1234 - How to Measure Element Dimensions "Ant" <not@home.today> - 2011-11-10 19:47 +0000
    Re: David Mark's Javascript Tip Du Jour - Volume #1 - Tip #1234 - How to Measure Element Dimensions David Mark <dmark.cinsoft@gmail.com> - 2011-11-10 13:07 -0800
    Re: David Mark's Javascript Tip Du Jour - Volume #1 - Tip #1234 - How to Measure Element Dimensions Matt McDonald <matt@fortybelow.ca> - 2011-11-10 14:12 -0700
      Re: David Mark's Javascript Tip Du Jour - Volume #1 - Tip #1234 - How to Measure Element Dimensions David Mark <dmark.cinsoft@gmail.com> - 2011-11-11 07:26 -0800
      Re: David Mark's Javascript Tip Du Jour - Volume #1 - Tip #1234 -   How to Measure Element Dimensions Frobernik <nospam@nospam.com> - 2011-11-17 22:43 +0000
        Re: David Mark's Javascript Tip Du Jour - Volume #1 - Tip #1234 - How to Measure Element Dimensions David Mark <dmark.cinsoft@gmail.com> - 2011-12-02 16:08 -0800
          Re: David Mark's Javascript Tip Du Jour - Volume #1 - Tip #1234 - How   to Measure Element Dimensions Frobernik <nospam@nospam.com> - 2011-12-06 21:18 +0000
            Re: David Mark's Javascript Tip Du Jour - Volume #1 - Tip #1234 - How to Measure Element Dimensions David Mark <dmark.cinsoft@gmail.com> - 2011-12-06 14:13 -0800
    Re: David Mark's Javascript Tip Du Jour - Volume #1 - Tip #1234 - How to Measure Element Dimensions Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2011-11-10 13:17 -0800
    Re: David Mark's Javascript Tip Du Jour - Volume #1 - Tip #1234 - How to Measure Element Dimensions "Evertjan." <exjxw.hannivoort@interxnl.net> - 2011-11-10 22:43 +0000
    Re: David Mark's Javascript Tip Du Jour - Volume #1 - Tip #1234 - How to Measure Element Dimensions "Richard Cornford" <Richard@litotes.demon.co.uk> - 2011-11-11 00:36 +0000
      Re: David Mark's Javascript Tip Du Jour - Volume #1 - Tip #1234 - How to Measure Element Dimensions Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2011-11-10 19:14 -0800
        Re: David Mark's Javascript Tip Du Jour - Volume #1 - Tip #1234 - How to Measure Element Dimensions "Richard Cornford" <Richard@litotes.demon.co.uk> - 2011-11-11 09:59 +0000
          Re: David Mark's Javascript Tip Du Jour - Volume #1 - Tip #1234 - How to Measure Element Dimensions Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2011-11-11 11:04 -0800
        Re: David Mark's Javascript Tip Du Jour - Volume #1 - Tip #1234 - How to Measure Element Dimensions Hans-Georg Michna <hans-georgNoEmailPlease@michna.com> - 2011-11-11 14:39 +0100
      Re: David Mark's Javascript Tip Du Jour - Volume #1 - Tip #1234 - How to Measure Element Dimensions Hans-Georg Michna <hans-georgNoEmailPlease@michna.com> - 2011-11-12 10:38 +0100
        Re: David Mark's Javascript Tip Du Jour - Volume #1 - Tip #1234 - How to Measure Element Dimensions "Richard Cornford" <Richard@litotes.demon.co.uk> - 2011-11-12 19:19 +0000
          Re: David Mark's Javascript Tip Du Jour - Volume #1 - Tip #1234 - How to Measure Element Dimensions Eric Bednarz <bednarz@fahr-zur-hoelle.org> - 2011-11-12 21:07 +0100
            Re: David Mark's Javascript Tip Du Jour - Volume #1 - Tip #1234 - How to Measure Element Dimensions Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2011-11-13 00:42 +0100
            Re: David Mark's Javascript Tip Du Jour - Volume #1 - Tip #1234 - How to Measure Element Dimensions "Richard Cornford" <Richard@litotes.demon.co.uk> - 2011-11-13 14:33 +0000
              Re: David Mark's Javascript Tip Du Jour - Volume #1 - Tip #1234 - How to Measure Element Dimensions Eric Bednarz <bednarz@fahr-zur-hoelle.org> - 2011-11-17 23:14 +0100
                Re: David Mark's Javascript Tip Du Jour - Volume #1 - Tip #1234 - How to Measure Element Dimensions "Richard Cornford" <Richard@litotes.demon.co.uk> - 2011-11-17 23:55 +0000
          Re: David Mark's Javascript Tip Du Jour - Volume #1 - Tip #1234 - How to Measure Element Dimensions Hans-Georg Michna <hans-georgNoEmailPlease@michna.com> - 2011-11-13 20:22 +0100
        Re: David Mark's Javascript Tip Du Jour - Volume #1 - Tip #1234 - How to Measure Element Dimensions RobG <rgqld@iinet.net.au> - 2011-11-13 08:29 +1000
          Re: David Mark's Javascript Tip Du Jour - Volume #1 - Tip #1234 - How to Measure Element Dimensions Hans-Georg Michna <hans-georgNoEmailPlease@michna.com> - 2011-11-13 20:25 +0100
            Re: David Mark's Javascript Tip Du Jour - Volume #1 - Tip #1234 - How to Measure Element Dimensions RobG <rgqld@iinet.net.au> - 2011-11-13 23:05 -0800
              Re: David Mark's Javascript Tip Du Jour - Volume #1 - Tip #1234 - How to Measure Element Dimensions Tim Down <timdown@gmail.com> - 2011-11-14 03:41 -0800
                Re: David Mark's Javascript Tip Du Jour - Volume #1 - Tip #1234 - How to Measure Element Dimensions RobG <rgqld@iinet.net.au> - 2011-11-16 16:18 -0800
                Re: David Mark's Javascript Tip Du Jour - Volume #1 - Tip #1234 - How to Measure Element Dimensions David Mark <dmark.cinsoft@gmail.com> - 2011-12-02 16:03 -0800
              Re: David Mark's Javascript Tip Du Jour - Volume #1 - Tip #1234 - How to Measure Element Dimensions Hans-Georg Michna <hans-georgNoEmailPlease@michna.com> - 2011-11-15 16:52 +0100
              Re: David Mark's Javascript Tip Du Jour - Volume #1 - Tip #1234 - How to Measure Element Dimensions David Mark <dmark.cinsoft@gmail.com> - 2011-12-02 15:54 -0800
        Re: David Mark's Javascript Tip Du Jour - Volume #1 - Tip #1234 - How to Measure Element Dimensions "Jukka K. Korpela" <jkorpela@cs.tut.fi> - 2011-11-13 10:38 +0200
  Re: David Mark's Javascript Tip Du Jour - Volume #1 - Tip #1234 - How to Measure Element Dimensions Dr J R Stockton <reply1145@merlyn.demon.co.uk> - 2011-11-11 21:33 +0000
    Re: David Mark's Javascript Tip Du Jour - Volume #1 - Tip #1234 - How to Measure Element Dimensions David Mark <dmark.cinsoft@gmail.com> - 2011-12-02 15:00 -0800
    Re: David Mark's Javascript Tip Du Jour - Volume #1 - Tip #1234 - How to Measure Element Dimensions David Mark <dmark.cinsoft@gmail.com> - 2011-12-02 18:38 -0800
      Re: David Mark's Javascript Tip Du Jour - Volume #1 - Tip #1234 - How to Measure Element Dimensions "J.R." <groups_jr-1@yahoo.com.br> - 2011-12-03 19:50 -0200
        Re: David Mark's Javascript Tip Du Jour - Volume #1 - Tip #1234 - How to Measure Element Dimensions David Mark <dmark.cinsoft@gmail.com> - 2011-12-03 15:50 -0800
        Re: David Mark's Javascript Tip Du Jour - Volume #1 - Tip #1234 - How to Measure Element Dimensions David Mark <dmark.cinsoft@gmail.com> - 2011-12-03 16:38 -0800
          Re: David Mark's Javascript Tip Du Jour - Volume #1 - Tip #1234 - How to Measure Element Dimensions David Mark <dmark.cinsoft@gmail.com> - 2011-12-03 17:14 -0800
            Re: David Mark's Javascript Tip Du Jour - Volume #1 - Tip #1234 - How to Measure Element Dimensions Hans-Georg Michna <hans-georgNoEmailPlease@michna.com> - 2011-12-04 11:07 +0100
              Re: David Mark's Javascript Tip Du Jour - Volume #1 - Tip #1234 - How to Measure Element Dimensions David Mark <dmark.cinsoft@gmail.com> - 2011-12-04 02:45 -0800
          Re: David Mark's Javascript Tip Du Jour - Volume #1 - Tip #1234 - How to Measure Element Dimensions David Mark <dmark.cinsoft@gmail.com> - 2011-12-04 13:37 -0800
            Re: David Mark's Javascript Tip Du Jour - Volume #1 - Tip #1234 - How to Measure Element Dimensions David Mark <dmark.cinsoft@gmail.com> - 2011-12-04 16:01 -0800
              Re: David Mark's Javascript Tip Du Jour - Volume #1 - Tip #1234 - How to Measure Element Dimensions David Mark <dmark.cinsoft@gmail.com> - 2011-12-04 16:28 -0800
                Re: David Mark's Javascript Tip Du Jour - Volume #1 - Tip #1234 - How to Measure Element Dimensions David Mark <dmark.cinsoft@gmail.com> - 2011-12-04 18:56 -0800
                Re: David Mark's Javascript Tip Du Jour - Volume #1 - Tip #1234 - How to Measure Element Dimensions John G Harris <john@nospam.demon.co.uk> - 2011-12-05 14:39 +0000
                Re: David Mark's Javascript Tip Du Jour - Volume #1 - Tip #1234 - How to Measure Element Dimensions David Mark <dmark.cinsoft@gmail.com> - 2011-12-05 11:00 -0800
        Re: David Mark's Javascript Tip Du Jour - Volume #1 - Tip #1234 - How to Measure Element Dimensions David Mark <dmark.cinsoft@gmail.com> - 2011-12-03 19:17 -0800
  Re: David Mark's Javascript Tip Du Jour - Volume #1 - Tip #1234 - How to Measure Element Dimensions "J.R." <groups_jr-1@yahoo.com.br> - 2011-11-13 00:06 -0200
    Re: David Mark's Javascript Tip Du Jour - Volume #1 - Tip #1234 - How to Measure Element Dimensions Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2011-11-13 04:31 +0100
      Re: David Mark's Javascript Tip Du Jour - Volume #1 - Tip #1234 - How to Measure Element Dimensions "J.R." <groups_jr-1@yahoo.com.br> - 2011-11-13 13:44 -0200
        Re: David Mark's Javascript Tip Du Jour - Volume #1 - Tip #1234 - How to Measure Element Dimensions Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2011-11-13 18:35 +0100
          Re: David Mark's Javascript Tip Du Jour - Volume #1 - Tip #1234 - How to Measure Element Dimensions "J.R." <groups_jr-1@yahoo.com.br> - 2011-11-13 22:00 -0200
            Re: David Mark's Javascript Tip Du Jour - Volume #1 - Tip #1234 - How to Measure Element Dimensions Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2011-11-14 12:40 +0100
              Re: David Mark's Javascript Tip Du Jour - Volume #1 - Tip #1234 - How to Measure Element Dimensions "J.R." <groups_jr-1@yahoo.com.br> - 2011-11-14 11:52 -0200
                Re: David Mark's Javascript Tip Du Jour - Volume #1 - Tip #1234 - How to Measure Element Dimensions Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2011-11-14 15:40 +0100
          Re: David Mark's Javascript Tip Du Jour - Volume #1 - Tip #1234 - How to Measure Element Dimensions Eric Bednarz <bednarz@fahr-zur-hoelle.org> - 2011-11-17 11:16 +0100
            Re: David Mark's Javascript Tip Du Jour - Volume #1 - Tip #1234 - How to Measure Element Dimensions Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2011-11-17 21:06 +0100
              Re: David Mark's Javascript Tip Du Jour - Volume #1 - Tip #1234 - How to Measure Element Dimensions Eric Bednarz <bednarz@fahr-zur-hoelle.org> - 2011-11-17 22:13 +0100
        Re: David Mark's Javascript Tip Du Jour - Volume #1 - Tip #1234 - How to Measure Element Dimensions David Mark <dmark.cinsoft@gmail.com> - 2011-12-02 15:19 -0800
    Re: David Mark's Javascript Tip Du Jour - Volume #1 - Tip #1234 - How to Measure Element Dimensions David Mark <dmark.cinsoft@gmail.com> - 2011-12-02 15:10 -0800
      Re: David Mark's Javascript Tip Du Jour - Volume #1 - Tip #1234 - How to Measure Element Dimensions David Mark <dmark.cinsoft@gmail.com> - 2011-12-02 18:04 -0800

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