offset now uses clientLeft and clientTop instead of calculating html border in IE

diff --git a/src/offset.js b/src/offset.js
index 895214a..e74556c 100644 (file)
--- a/src/offset.js
+++ b/src/offset.js
@@ -23,13 +23,12 @@ jQuery.fn.offset = function() {
                        );
                
                        // IE adds the HTML element's border, by default it is medium which is 2px
-                       // IE 6 and IE 7 quirks mode the border width is overwritable by the following css html { border: 0; }
+                       // IE 6 and 7 quirks mode the border width is overwritable by the following css html { border: 0; }
                        // IE 7 standards mode, the border is always 2px
-                       if ( msie ) {
-                               var border = jQuery("html").css("borderWidth");
-                               border = (border == "medium" || jQuery.boxModel && parseInt(version) >= 7) && 2 || border;
-                               add( -border, -border );
-                       }
+                       // This border/offset is typically represented by the clientLeft and clientTop properties
+                       // However, in IE6 and 7 quirks mode the clientLeft and clientTop properties are not updated when overwriting it via CSS
+                       // Therefore this method will be off by 2px in IE while in quirksmode
+                       add( -doc.documentElement.clientLeft, -doc.documentElement.clientTop );
        
                // Otherwise loop through the offsetParents and parentNodes
                } else {