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// CREDITS: // Snowmaker Copyright (c) 2003 Peter Gehrig. All rights reserved.
// Distributed by http://www.hypergurl.com
// Permission given to use the script on webpages provided that this notice remains as is.
// Set the number of snowflakes (more than 30 - 40 not recommended)
var snowmax=35
// Set the colors for the snow. Add as many colors as you like
var snowcolor=new Array("#aaaacc","#ddddFF","#ccccDD")
// Set the fonts, that create the snowflakes. Add as many fonts as you like
var snowtype=new Array("Arial Black","Arial Narrow","Times","Comic Sans MS")
// Set the letter that creates your snowflake (recommended:*) var
snowletter="*"
// Set the speed of sinking (recommended values range from 0.3 to 2)
var sinkspeed=0.6
// Set the maximal-size of your snowflaxes
var snowmaxsize=22
// Set the minimal-size of your snowflaxes
var snowminsize=8
// Set the snowing-zone
// Set 1 for all-over-snowing, set 2 for left-side-snowing
// Set 3 for center-snowing, set 4 for right-side-snowing
var snowingzone=3
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// CONFIGURATION ENDS HERE ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Do not edit below this line
var snow=new Array()
var marginbottom
var marginright
var timer
var i_snow=0
var x_mv=new Array();
var crds=new Array();
var lftrght=new Array();
var browserinfos=navigator.userAgent
var ie5=document.all&&document.getElementById&&!browserinfos.match(/Opera/)
var ns6=document.getElementById&&!document.all
var opera=browserinfos.match(/Opera/)
var browserok=ie5||ns6||opera
function randommaker(range)
{ rand=Math.floor(range*Math.random())
return rand }
function initsnow()
{ if (ie5 || opera) { marginbottom = document.body.clientHeight ;
marginright = document.body.clientWidth ;}
else if (ns6) { marginbottom = window.innerHeight;
marginright = window.innerWidth; }
var snowsizerange=snowmaxsize-snowminsize ;
for (i=0;i<=snowmax;i++)
{ crds[i] = 0;
lftrght[i] = Math.random()*15;
x_mv[i] = 0.03 + Math.random()/10;
snow[i]=document.getElementById("s"+i) ;
snow[i].style.fontFamily=snowtype[randommaker(snowtype.length)];
snow[i].size=randommaker(snowsizerange)+snowminsize;
snow[i].style.fontSize=snow[i].size ;
snow[i].style.color=snowcolor[randommaker(snowcolor.length)];
snow[i].sink=sinkspeed*snow[i].size/5
if (snowingzone==1) {snow[i].posx=randommaker(marginright-snow[i].size);}
if (snowingzone==2) {snow[i].posx=randommaker(marginright/2-snow[i].size);}
if (snowingzone==3) {snow[i].posx=randommaker(marginright/2-snow[i].size)+marginright/4;}
if (snowingzone==4) {snow[i].posx=randommaker(marginright/2-snow[i].size)+marginright/2;}
snow[i].posy=randommaker(2*marginbottom-marginbottom-2*snow[i].size) ;
snow[i].style.left=snow[i].posx ;
snow[i].style.top=snow[i].posy; }
movesnow();
}
function movesnow()
{ for (i=0;i<=snowmax;i++) {
crds[i] += x_mv[i];
snow[i].posy+=snow[i].sink;
snow[i].style.left=snow[i].posx+lftrght[i]*Math.sin(crds[i]);
snow[i].style.top=snow[i].posy;
if (snow[i].posy>=marginbottom-2*snow[i].size || parseInt(snow[i].style.left)>(marginright-3*lftrght[i]))
{
if (snowingzone==1) {snow[i].posx=randommaker(marginright-snow[i].size)}
if (snowingzone==2) {snow[i].posx=randommaker(marginright/2-snow[i].size)}
if (snowingzone==3) {snow[i].posx=randommaker(marginright/2-snow[i].size)+marginright/4}
if (snowingzone==4) {snow[i].posx=randommaker(marginright/2-snow[i].size)+marginright/2}
snow[i].posy=0 } }
var timer=setTimeout("movesnow()",50) }
for (i=0;i<=snowmax;i++) { document.write("<span id='s"+i+"' style='position:absolute;top:-"+snowmaxsize+"'>"+snowletter+"</span>")
}
if (browserok) { window.onload=initsnow }