// for MSIE v4.0 and up

function getIEabsLeft(el) {
    if (arguments.length == 0) { el = this };
   	var xPos = el.offsetLeft;
    var tempEl = el.offsetParent;
	while (tempEl != null) {
		xPos += tempEl.offsetLeft;
		tempEl = tempEl.offsetParent;
	}
	return xPos;
}

function getIEabsTop(el) {
    if (arguments.length == 0) { el = this };
   	var yPos = el.offsetTop;
    var tempEl = el.offsetParent;
    while (tempEl != null) {
   	    yPos += tempEl.offsetTop;
       	tempEl = tempEl.offsetParent;
    }
    return yPos;
}