Topic: Add snow to your forums!

[Nintendofanthr33]

Ive been mesing with the HTML block, used Javascript to add "Snow" to my forum. The only dissappointment to this, it may lag your forum.

Well, make a new HTML block, and add

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<script>
// Set the number of snowflakes (more than 30 - 40 not recommended)
var snowmax=200

// 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 1 to 3)
var sinkspeed=0.6

// Set the maximal-size of your snowflaxes
var snowmaxsize=50

// Set the minimal-size of your snowflaxes
var snowminsize=10

// 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>

Close if you don't want Snow enabled
Its simple, but a nice effect to Crip's blue christmas theme too!

[techprince]

Better One

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<script type="text/javascript">

  //Configure below to change URL path to the snow image
  var snowsrc="snow.gif"
  // Configure below to change number of snow to render
  var no = 10;
  // Configure whether snow should disappear after x seconds (0=never):
  var hidesnowtime = 0;
  // Configure how much snow should drop down before fading ("windowheight" or "pageheight")
  var snowdistance = "pageheight";

///////////Stop Config//////////////////////////////////

  var ie4up = (document.all) ? 1 : 0;
  var ns6up = (document.getElementById&&!document.all) ? 1 : 0;

function iecompattest(){
return (document.compatMode && document.compatMode!="BackCompat")? document.documentElement : document.body
}

  var dx, xp, yp;    // coordinate and position variables
  var am, stx, sty;  // amplitude and step variables
  var i, doc_width = 800, doc_height = 600;
 
  if (ns6up) {
    doc_width = self.innerWidth;
    doc_height = self.innerHeight;
  } else if (ie4up) {
    doc_width = iecompattest().clientWidth;
    doc_height = iecompattest().clientHeight;
  }

  dx = new Array();
  xp = new Array();
  yp = new Array();
  am = new Array();
  stx = new Array();
  sty = new Array();
  snowsrc=(snowsrc.indexOf("dynamicdrive.com")!=-1)? "snow.gif" : snowsrc
  for (i = 0; i < no; ++ i) { 
    dx[i] = 0;                        // set coordinate variables
    xp[i] = Math.random()*(doc_width-50);  // set position variables
    yp[i] = Math.random()*doc_height;
    am[i] = Math.random()*20;         // set amplitude variables
    stx[i] = 0.02 + Math.random()/10; // set step variables
    sty[i] = 0.7 + Math.random();     // set step variables
if (ie4up||ns6up) {
      if (i == 0) {
        document.write("<div id=\"dot"+ i +"\" style=\"POSITION: absolute; Z-INDEX: "+ i +"; VISIBILITY: visible; TOP: 15px; LEFT: 15px;\"><a href=\"http://dynamicdrive.com\"><img src='"+snowsrc+"' border=\"0\"><\/a><\/div>");
      } else {
        document.write("<div id=\"dot"+ i +"\" style=\"POSITION: absolute; Z-INDEX: "+ i +"; VISIBILITY: visible; TOP: 15px; LEFT: 15px;\"><img src='"+snowsrc+"' border=\"0\"><\/div>");
      }
    }
  }

  function snowIE_NS6() {  // IE and NS6 main animation function
    doc_width = ns6up?window.innerWidth-10 : iecompattest().clientWidth-10;
doc_height=(window.innerHeight && snowdistance=="windowheight")? window.innerHeight : (ie4up && snowdistance=="windowheight")?  iecompattest().clientHeight : (ie4up && !window.opera && snowdistance=="pageheight")? iecompattest().scrollHeight : iecompattest().offsetHeight;
    for (i = 0; i < no; ++ i) {  // iterate for every dot
      yp[i] += sty[i];
      if (yp[i] > doc_height-50) {
        xp[i] = Math.random()*(doc_width-am[i]-30);
        yp[i] = 0;
        stx[i] = 0.02 + Math.random()/10;
        sty[i] = 0.7 + Math.random();
      }
      dx[i] += stx[i];
      document.getElementById("dot"+i).style.top=yp[i]+"px";
      document.getElementById("dot"+i).style.left=xp[i] + am[i]*Math.sin(dx[i])+"px"; 
    }
    snowtimer=setTimeout("snowIE_NS6()", 10);
  }

function hidesnow(){
if (window.snowtimer) clearTimeout(snowtimer)
for (i=0; i<no; i++) document.getElementById("dot"+i).style.visibility="hidden"
}


if (ie4up||ns6up){
    snowIE_NS6();
if (hidesnowtime>0)
setTimeout("hidesnow()", hidesnowtime*1000)
}

</script>

[Jade Elizabeth]

I have an old snow script that goes in the header... Made the images myself..

Gotta find it shortly..

[hot rides]

first one; nice but does lag the system

second one; nice falling effect to pics are dead and flakes are to sparse

jade, cant wait to see yours

[Sudhakar]

we have to enhance our forum now. 

[Nintendofanthr33]

? with what? the snow?

[Sudhakar]

? with what? the snow?

I said, its our season to enroll the snow. 

[Contra]

first one; nice but does lag the system

second one; nice falling effect to pics are dead and flakes are to sparse

jade, cant wait to see yours

just create your own image of snow

[hot rides]

first one; nice but does lag the system

second one; nice falling effect to pics are dead and flakes are to sparse

jade, cant wait to see yours

just create your own image of snow

too much work