1 files changed, 9 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/lib/domUtils.js b/lib/domUtils.js
index ee17d45f..06bffa42 100644
--- a/lib/domUtils.js
+++ b/lib/domUtils.js
@@ -106,10 +106,15 @@ var domUtils = {
   },
 
   // momentarily flash a border around an element to give user some visual feedback
-  flashElement: function(element) {
-    var oldBorderValue = element.style.border;
-    element.style.border = '1px solid #66f';
-    setTimeout(function(){element.style.border = oldBorderValue;}, 400);
+  flashElement: function(element, rect) {
+    var flashEl = document.createElement("div");
+    flashEl.id = "vimiumFlash";
+    flashEl.style.left = rect.left + window.scrollX + "px";
+    flashEl.style.top = rect.top  + window.scrollY  + "px";
+    flashEl.style.width = rect.width + "px";
+    flashEl.style.height = rect.height + "px";
+    document.body.appendChild(flashEl);
+    setTimeout(function() { flashEl.parentNode.removeChild(flashEl); delete flashEl; }, 400);
   },
 
 };