document.selection.createRange()

[midnite]

hi there, i have something that need your kindly help.given that

var range = document.selection.createRange();

can get the words highed in a HTML document. But, is there a way to know where the user's text-cursor is ?for example, let the words in red are the word that have been highlighted:

The following script segment creates a TextRange object.

then, is there a way to find out the number 5 - the selection starts at the fifth character.