Question

I am trying to create div elements and print items on to them dynamically. I’ve created a demo to show where I’ve reached.

The issue with my code is that it doesn’t show up right next to the list where I want it. Instead it is displayed at the bottom. Is it possible to show the new div right next to the element that I’m hovering over?

$(".bubble").live({
    mouseenter : function() {
        $("#bubble").show();
        $("#bubble").html($(this).attr('id'));
    },
    mouseleave : function() {
        $("#bubble").empty();
    }
});

#bubble{
    width:100px;
    height:20px;
    background-color:#666666;
    position:absolute;
    display:hidden;
}

<ul>
    <li><span class="bubble" id="test1">test1</span></li>
    <li><span class="bubble" id="test2">test2</span></li>
    <li><span class="bubble" id="test3">test3</span></li>
    <li><span class="bubble" id="test4">test4</span></li>
    <li><span class="bubble" id="test5">test5</span></li>
</ul>
<div id="bubble"></div>

Answer 1

You need to set the position of #bubble relative to the li which is being moused over. Try this:

$("ul").on('hover', '.bubble', function(e) {
    if (e.type == 'mouseenter') {
        var $el = $(this);
        $("#bubble")
            .html($el.attr('id'))
            .css({
                top: $el.offset().top,
                left: $el.offset().left + $el.width()
            })
            .show();
    }
    else {
        $("#bubble").empty();
    }
});

Example fiddle

Note that I have removed the use of live() as it has been deprecated, and used on() with a delegate instead. Also I used the hover event.