How can i retrieve element and position data?

[Puddingboy]

I am using Javascript Custom Forms which replaces some elements with fake ones. In the case of select elements it moves them 9999 px to the left.

I would usually do something along the lines of:

    function positionForSelect(event){
        var e = window.event || event;
        var t = e.target || e.srcElement;
        if (t.nodeName.match(/select/i)) {
            // move errormessage 9999px to the right
        } else {
            // normal behavior
        }
    }

*edit: I want to position the error validation message next to the fake select

Can you help me out on this one?