Getting selected text position

by 
s = window.getSelection();

Returns a Selection. So try 

s = window.getSelection();
oRange = s.getRangeAt(0); //get the text range
oRect = oRange.getBoundingClientRect();

oRect will be the bounding rectangle in client (fixed) coordinates.

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