Bug 8154

Summary:	Implement Mozilla's getBoxObjectFor
Product:	WebKit	Reporter:	mitz
Component:	DOM	Assignee:	Nobody <webkit-unassigned>
Status:	RESOLVED WONTFIX
Severity:	Enhancement	CC:	gavin.sharp, jwalden+bwo, roc
Priority:	P3
Version:	420+
Hardware:	Mac
OS:	OS X 10.4
URL:	http://emersonnetworkpower.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ENPAV?storeId=10010&catalogId=10010&langId=-1

Description mitz 2006-04-03 08:19:56 PDT

The page in the URL uses document.getBoxObjectFor (or falls back on the IE extension getBoundingClientRect which isn't implemented in WebKit either) for submenu positioning. I couldn't find any official information on getBoxObjectFor.

Comment 1 mitz 2006-06-06 14:10:22 PDT

Firefox has exposed getBoxObjectFor by accident:
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=340571

Comment 2 Robert O'Callahan 2006-06-06 14:14:54 PDT

Given that this already leaked, I'm not 100% sure that it's a good idea to remove it :-(

Comment 3 mitz 2006-06-06 14:19:58 PDT

(In reply to comment #2)
> Given that this already leaked, I'm not 100% sure that it's a good idea to
> remove it :-(

Reopened. My own opinion is that WebKit should not implement getBoxObjectFor.

Comment 4 Ian 'Hixie' Hickson 2006-06-06 14:24:44 PDT

We should implement getBoundingClientRect() (on HTMLElement), IMHO.
IMHO getBoxObjectFor() should not be implemented.

Comment 5 Dave Hyatt 2006-06-06 14:35:13 PDT

It absolutely should not be implemented.

Comment 6 Dave Hyatt 2006-06-06 14:36:55 PDT

getBoundingClientRect would be reasonable I suppose.