- From: Simon Pieters <simonp@opera.com>
- Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2013 13:39:56 +0200
- To: www-style@w3.org, "Edward O'Connor" <eoconnor@apple.com>
On Wed, 24 Oct 2012 00:33:02 +0200, Edward O'Connor <eoconnor@apple.com> wrote: > Hi, > > Both document.elementFromPoint() and document.caretPositionFromPoint() > take viewpoint coordinates, and return null if the coordinates given > identify a point outside of the visible viewport. This prevents using > these methods for hit testing elements elsewhere in the document. What's the use case? Do you know of any pages that work around the lack of this feature? > We've had a few feature requests for equivalent methods which operate > within the document's coordinate space, and personally I think it's a > good idea. Do you have pointers to these requests? > Implementing such methods in WebKit would be pretty > straightforward. What do other engine implementors think? > > I'll refrain from suggesting names; feel free to bikeshed! :) cheers -- Simon Pieters Opera Software
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