Sign Up

Sign Up to our social questions and Answers Engine to ask questions, answer people’s questions, and connect with other people.

Have an account? Sign In

Have an account? Sign In Now

Sign In

Login to our social questions & Answers Engine to ask questions answer people’s questions & connect with other people.

Sign Up Here

Forgot Password?

Don't have account, Sign Up Here

Forgot Password

Lost your password? Please enter your email address. You will receive a link and will create a new password via email.

Have an account? Sign In Now

You must login to ask a question.

Forgot Password?

Need An Account, Sign Up Here

Please briefly explain why you feel this question should be reported.

Please briefly explain why you feel this answer should be reported.

Please briefly explain why you feel this user should be reported.

Sign InSign Up

The Archive Base

The Archive Base Logo The Archive Base Logo

The Archive Base Navigation

  • SEARCH
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Blog
  • Contact Us
Search
Ask A Question

Mobile menu

Close
Ask a Question
  • Home
  • Add group
  • Groups page
  • Feed
  • User Profile
  • Communities
  • Questions
    • New Questions
    • Trending Questions
    • Must read Questions
    • Hot Questions
  • Polls
  • Tags
  • Badges
  • Buy Points
  • Users
  • Help
  • Buy Theme
  • SEARCH
Home/ Questions/Q 3800776
In Process

The Archive Base Latest Questions

Editorial Team
  • 0
Editorial Team
Asked: May 19, 20262026-05-19T13:56:46+00:00 2026-05-19T13:56:46+00:00

How can I find the absolute position of the paper/canvas when using the Raphael

  • 0

How can I find the absolute position of the paper/canvas when using the Raphael JavaScript library?

For instance, suppose the minimal working example is as follows:

<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript" src="raphael.js"></script>
<script>
    window.onload = function() {
        var size = 600;
        var paper = new Raphael(document.getElementById("canvas_container"), 
                                size, size);
        var c = paper.circle(100, 100, 50).attr({fill: "#00f"});
        var x = 0; // get the paper's absolute x coordinate
        var y = 0; // get the paper's absolute y coordinate
        document.getElementById("coordinates").innerHTML = x + " " + y;
    };
</script>
<style type="text/css">
    #canvas_container {
        width: 600px;
        margin-left: auto;
        margin-right: auto;
        border: 1px solid #aaa;
    }
</style>
</head>
<body>
    <p id="coordinates"></p>
    <div id="canvas_container"></div>
</body>
</html>

How do I find the absolute x and y coordinates of the paper from the top of the page without knowing the ID of the div that it lives in? (In the example, I can know that, but my actual situation makes knowing the div ID much more complicated.)

  • 1 1 Answer
  • 0 Views
  • 0 Followers
  • 0
Share
  • Facebook
  • Report

Leave an answer
Cancel reply

You must login to add an answer.

Forgot Password?

Need An Account, Sign Up Here

1 Answer

  • Voted
  • Oldest
  • Recent
  • Random
  1. Editorial Team
    Editorial Team
    2026-05-19T13:56:46+00:00Added an answer on May 19, 2026 at 1:56 pm

    OK. I see what it should be now:

    var x = this.paper.canvas.offsetLeft;
    var y = this.paper.canvas.offsetTop;
    

    That seems to work correctly on both IE 8.0 and Chrome 9.0.

    • 0
    • Reply
    • Share
      Share
      • Share on Facebook
      • Share on Twitter
      • Share on LinkedIn
      • Share on WhatsApp
      • Report

Sidebar

Related Questions

How can I find the absolute coordinates in pixels of a certain cell? I
Here are my code snippet: <canvas id =compound_area style= position: absolute; border: 2px hidden;
I couldn't find answers for html5 canvas. Can I change the coordinates of the
I can find the JS and HTML code in response by alert() . But
I can find the tool command in my filesystem under: /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/usr/bin/otool If I specify
Where can find resources about best practices for SharePoint programming? I am talking about
I can find no non-deprecated way of hiding an item in a menu bar
I can find the definition files at http://www.php.net/~helly/php/ext/spl/... but I want to extend DirectoryIterator
I can find out the error in my apps. When am trying to execute
I can find ample evidence that MongoDBs are always kept in the order given

Explore

  • Home
  • Add group
  • Groups page
  • Communities
  • Questions
    • New Questions
    • Trending Questions
    • Must read Questions
    • Hot Questions
  • Polls
  • Tags
  • Badges
  • Users
  • Help
  • SEARCH

Footer

© 2021 The Archive Base. All Rights Reserved
With Love by The Archive Base

Insert/edit link

Enter the destination URL

Or link to existing content

    No search term specified. Showing recent items. Search or use up and down arrow keys to select an item.