Float Element Positions and IE

[Leo Smith]

I am trying to get the position of an element, and have it working in all the latest browsers other than IE. I want to get the current position on the page. I am using float Left or Right for placing the elements and this has allowed me to skip using tables to layout the page. The draw back I am having, is simply IE gives me the position me the offsetTop as always 0 and I am assuming that left is relative to the current container. How can I get the current position of an element within all browsers, no matter how I place an element?



Thanks,

[mrhoo]

document.getElementXY= function(hoo){	
	var T= 0, L= 0;
	while(hoo){
		L+= hoo.offsetLeft;
		T+= hoo.offsetTop;
		hoo= hoo.offsetParent;
	}
	return[L,T];
}