Alternative "scrollIntoView "

[xevi.matavacas]

Hi friends,

I found a problem while "scrolling into view" and to overcome this I
made a function to simulate javascript's function. I would like to
share it and here it is:

function alternativeScro llIntoView(pare ntDiv,elementIn toDiv)
{
var principal =parentDiv;
principal.scrol lTop = 0;
var rects = principal.getCl ientRects()[0];
var topFinal = rects.top;
var bottomFinal = rects.bottom;
var bottomActual = elementIntoDiv. getClientRects( )[0].bottom;
if (bottomActual == 0)
{
return;
}
while(bottomAct ual>bottomFinal ||bottomActual< topFinal)
{
var direction="down ";
if(bottomActual <topFinal) direction="up";
principal.doScr oll(direction);
bottomActual=el ementIntoDiv.ge tClientRects()[0].bottom;
}
}

It worked in my enviroment, i hope it could be useful for you too.

Xevi.

PS: It was done for IE. I didn't test it in other enviroments.

[RobG]

xe************@ gmail.com wrote:

Hi friends,

I found a problem while "scrolling into view" and to overcome this I
made a function to simulate javascript's function. I would like to
share it and here it is:

What version of IE supports getClientRects( ) and doScroll() but not
scrollIntoView( )? Doesn't scrollIntoView( ) go back to IE 4 and the
other two to IE 5?
[...]
--
Rob

[xevi.matavacas]

All of these functions worked on IE5.5 but the result was not always
the expected. Sometimes the element didn't fit into the view. That's
why we made this function to overcome this.

[RobG]

xe************@ gmail.com wrote:

All of these functions worked on IE5.5 but the result was not always
the expected. Sometimes the element didn't fit into the view. That's
why we made this function to overcome this.

A more cross-browser function could use scrollIntoView first, then
adjust the position using your function if the features are supported
(of course scrollIntoView should be feature tested too).

That may also provide some extra speed/efficiency on IE where the
element needs to scroll a long way.
--
Rob

[xevi.matavacas]

You're right, I agree that this is the best option. Better use first
what the enviroment provides and if necessary use the function I made.

Thanks a lot.