JavaScript animation: snowmaker

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Snowmaker
Are you dreaming of a white christmas? Install this ultimate snowing-script and put your visitors in the right mood for Christmas. No images required. Easy configuration of snowtype, number of snowflakes, snowing-zone, speed and colors. Internet Explorer 5x/6x/7x/8x/9x, Firefox 2x/3x, Opera 7x/8x/9x/10x, Google Chrome 4x/5x/6x/7x/8x.

Configuration:

Step 1: Open your webpage that will display snowmaker. Insert the following code right above the </body>-tag:

// IMPORTANT:
// If you add this script to a script-library or script-archive
// you have to add a highly visible link to
// http://www.fabulant.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 (pt)
var snowmaxsize=22

// Set the minimal-size of your snowflaxes (pt)
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
}

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

Step 2: Go to the top of the script and configure the snowtype, number of snowflakes, snowing-zone, speed and colors.