// THOSE TOOLS ARE NOT MADE BY ME, CALTABIANO SALVATORE


// THANKS TO: http://www.webreference.com/dhtml/diner/realpos1/8.html

function DL_GetElementLeft(eElement)
{
    if (!eElement && this)                       // if argument is invalid
    {                                            // (not specified, is null or is 0)
        eElement = this;                         // and function is a method
    }                                            // identify the element as the method owner
    
    var nLeftPos = eElement.offsetLeft;          // initialize var to store calculations
    var eParElement = eElement.offsetParent;     // identify first offset parent element  
    while (eParElement != null)
    {                                            // move up through element hierarchy
        nLeftPos += eParElement.offsetLeft;      // appending left offset of each parent
        eParElement = eParElement.offsetParent;  // until no more offset parents exist
    }
    return nLeftPos;                             // return the number calculated
}


function DL_GetElementTop(eElement)
{
    if (!eElement && this)
    {
        eElement = this;
    }

    var nTopPos = eElement.offsetTop;
    var eParElement = eElement.offsetParent;
    while (eParElement != null)
    {
        nTopPos += eParElement.offsetTop;
        eParElement = eParElement.offsetParent;
    }
    return nTopPos;
}