/* ========================================================================= */
/* SCRIPTS FOR POSITIONING ELEMENTS
/* Filepath: /lib/javascvript/position.js
/* 
/* Written By:	 Eric Sheu
/* Version:		 1.0
/* Organization: Habitat for Humanity
/* ========================================================================= */

function getTopPosition(oElement) {
	if ($.browser.msie && $.browser.version == "7.0")
	{
		// do nothing
	}
	else
	{
		var iTop = 0;

		if (oElement.offsetParent) {
			var oNode = oElement;

			while (oNode != document.body) {
				iTop += oNode.offsetTop;
				oNode = oNode.offsetParent;
			}
		} else {
			iTop += 0;
		}

		return iTop;
	}
}