how to get mouse coordinates in javascript
// Cursor coordinate functions
var myX, myY, xyOn, myMouseX, myMouseY;
xyOn = true;
function getXYPosition(e) {
myMouseX = (e || event).clientX;
myMouseY = (e || event).clientY;
if (document.documentElement.scrollTop > 0) {
myMouseY = myMouseY + document.documentElement.scrollTop;
}
if (xyOn) {
alert("X is " + myMouseX + "\nY is " + myMouseY);
}
}
function toggleXY() {
xyOn = !xyOn;
document.getElementById('xyLink').blur();
return false;
}
document.onmouseup = getXYPosition;