letItSnow.js
letItSnow.js is a jQuery extension that makes your website snowing :)
Go to example/index.html for more.
####Required libraries
- jQuery 2.x
- jQuery-ui 1.11+ with
Effects Coreincluded
####Usage #####Simple
$(function() {
$('#snowspawner').letItSnow({
fall_time:5000
});
})
#####With options
$('#snowspawner').letItSonw({
fall_time:5000
});
#####About #snowspawner
Flakes append into given element. It's good to choose some #snowspawner instead of body for easier manipulation and debugging.
<body>
<div id="snowspawner"></div>
...
#####Default options (those can be set as well)
{
color: '#fff',
size_min: 1,
size_max: 5,
zindex: 99999,
maxcount: 100,
wind: 250,
easing_x: "easeInBack",
easing_y: "easeInCubic",
fall_time: 10000
}
#####What do they mean?
- (string) color = color of snow
- (number) size_min = min size of snowflake
- (number) size_max = max size of snowflake
- (number) zindex = z-index
- (number) maxcount = the maximum ammount of flakes to be generated
- (number) wind = finall horizontal movement of flake
- (string) easing_x = animation easing of wind
- (string) easing_y = animation easing of falling
- (number) fall_time = time in milliseconds of falling for every flake
####Background performance
Snowflakes stop being populated when onBlur event fires and start spawning after onFocus event. This is needed to free resources while user is not using the website.