// CREDITS:

// Snowmaker Copyright (c) 2003 Peter Gehrig. All rights reserved.

// Distributed by http://www.hypergurl.com

// Permission given to use the script provided that this notice remains as is.



// Set the number of snowflakes (more than 30 - 40 not recommended)

var snowmax=32



// Set the colors for the snow. Add as many colors as you like


var snowcolor = new Array("#b2cee8", "dff7f7", "#c6dff6", "#fafaf8", "#ccf5ea", "ccdbe9")



// 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=0.5



// Set the maximal-size of your snowflaxes

var snowmaxsize=28



// 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(6*marginbottom-marginbottom-26*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-26*snow[i].size || parseInt(snow[i].style.left)>(marginright-26*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

}