Question

   jQuery(".my_container").hover(function(){
    //do code
   }, function(){
    //do code
   });

.my_container { width: 100px; height: 100px; margin: 50px; }

The code above doesn’t react to mouse over of margin (margin isn’t a part of element?) – how can I change that?

Answer 1

Perhaps use a 2nd wrapper element with padding on the outer element and existing background and padding styles on the inner element:

<div class="my_container">
    <div class="my_container_inner">
        <!-- etc. -->
    </div>
</div>

jQuery(".my_container").hover(function(){
  //do code
}, function(){
  //do code
});

.my_container { padding: 50px; }
.my_container_inner { width: 100px; height: 100px; /* etc. */ }