Topic: Trouble with snow!
Ok don't laugh but I really like the javascript snow that people put on their sites this time of year.
Yes, they all seem to consume 100% CPU when running but they look so cool!
Anyway, the best one I've found is the one shown below which doesn't seem to want to play nicely with PunBB. Can anyone with better JS/DOM knowledge than me (everyone!) explain why when integrated with PunBB this seems to draw all the snowflakes in one place, top-left of the containing DIV?
I've tried putting in the head/body/containing div etc. but to no avail.
I KNOW it's not a PunBB thing, but it's nearly xmas and I'd like for it to snow on my PunBB Boards!
--Alan
<script>
// CREDITS:
// Snowmaker
// By Peter Gehrig
// Copyright (c) 2003 Peter Gehrig. All rights reserved.
// Permission given to use the script provided that this notice remains as is.
// Additional scripts can be found at http://www.24fun.com
// info@24fun.com
// 11/27/2003
// IMPORTANT:
// If you add this script to a script-library or script-archive
// you have to add a highly visible link to
// http://www.24fun.com on the webpage
// where this script will be featured
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// CONFIGURATION STARTS HERE
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// 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=30
// 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
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
}
</script>
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