// 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=20 
// Set the colors for the snow. Add as many colors as you like 
var snowcolor=new Array("#ffecec","#e5ff77","#fff3c9","#ffffff") 
// 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=0.3 
// Set the maximal-size of your snowflaxes 
var snowmaxsize=40 
// 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=1 
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// 
// CONFIGURATION ENDS HERE /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// 
// Do not edit below this line 
var snow=new Array(); 
var marginbottom, 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+"px"; 
    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+"px" 
    snow[i].style.top=snow[i].posy+"px" } 
    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])+"px"; 
    snow[i].style.top=snow[i].posy+"px"; 
    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) 
} 

function StartSnow() {
  for (i=0;i<=snowmax;i++) 
    { document.write("<span id='s"+i+"' style='position:absolute;top:-"+snowmaxsize+"'>"+snowletter+"</span>") 
    } if (browserok) { window.onload=initsnow } 
}