if (navigator.appName == "Netscape") {
  document.captureEvents(Event.CLICK);
}

if (navigator.appName == "Netscape") {
  document.captureEvents(Event.CLICK);
}

document.onclick = printEvent;

function printEvent(e) {
   if (navigator.appName == "Microsoft Internet Explorer"){
    mX = event.clientX;
    mY = event.clientY;
  }
  else {
    mX = e.pageX;
    mY = e.pageY;
  }
  alert("Click at x = " + mX + " and y = " + mY);
}

Learn more about the event models in Column 9, The Navigator Event Model, Column 10, The Explorer Event Model, and Column 11, The Cross-Browser Event Model.

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