An Old Christmas / Wintertime Poem

mdvaden · 6th December 2007, 08:56 AM

Thanks for the holiday background Ekka..

Hey... I found a copy of a file from last winter - a page with an old wintertime poem that I liked a lot.

Its a short one, but each winter, I find myself in the shoes of the person of the poem - just without the horse.

Mainly because I grew up on a decent size property where the same view was available, and I'd stand under the trees when it snowed - usually at night in Oregon. And I go hiking quite a bit, even when it snows. Not alpine, but just high enough to reach the snow zone. The Oregon coast range is a classic for that - about 2000 foot elevation at summit.

Winter Poem about stopping in the woods for snow

Enjoy the holiday season, whether you celebrate one or not

newguy18 · 6th December 2007, 12:06 PM

Thats a nice poem and think yourself lucky that your not around horses.My mom has 2 and I can say from experiance I hate horses.I'm also not big on holidays either I see them as another day to make a few bucks.

Ekka · 6th December 2007, 11:31 PM

Mario, that snow background idea is great, java driven, where can I perhaps make up some custom ones?

DBS · 7th December 2007, 06:08 AM

Ekka here is some Javascript for falling snowflakes you can adjust how many flakes as well as the decent rate.

here is a

for you

you can make the image anything you want..ie leaves falling.

-Daryl

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2 Final//EN">
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<META NAME="Generator" CONTENT="TextPad 4.4">
<LINK href="general.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">
</HEAD>
<BODY Background=../graphics/grayback.jpg>
<center><BR><BR><BR>
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript1.2">
var no = 25; // snow number
var speed = 10; // smaller number moves the snow faster
var snowflake = "snow.gif";
var ns4up = (document.layers) ? 1 : 0; // browser sniffer
var ie4up = (document.all) ? 1 : 0;
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 (ns4up) {
doc_width = self.innerWidth;
doc_height = self.innerHeight;
} else if (ie4up) {
doc_width = document.body.clientWidth;
doc_height = document.body.clientHeight;
}
dx = new Array();
xp = new Array();
yp = new Array();
am = new Array();
stx = new Array();
sty = new Array();
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 (ns4up) { // set layers
if (i == 0) {
document.write("<layer name=\"dot"+ i +"\" left=\"15\" ");
document.write("top=\"15\" visibility=\"show\"><img src=\"");
document.write(snowflake + "\" border=\"0\"></layer>");
} else {
document.write("<layer name=\"dot"+ i +"\" left=\"15\" ");
document.write("top=\"15\" visibility=\"show\"><img src=\"");
document.write(snowflake + "\" border=\"0\"></layer>");
}
} else if (ie4up) {
if (i == 0) {
document.write("<div id=\"dot"+ i +"\" style=\"POSITION: ");
document.write("absolute; Z-INDEX: "+ i +"; VISIBILITY: ");
document.write("visible; TOP: 15px; LEFT: 15px;\"><img src=\"");
document.write(snowflake + "\" border=\"0\"></div>");
} else {
document.write("<div id=\"dot"+ i +"\" style=\"POSITION: ");
document.write("absolute; Z-INDEX: "+ i +"; VISIBILITY: ");
document.write("visible; TOP: 15px; LEFT: 15px;\"><img src=\"");
document.write(snowflake + "\" border=\"0\"></div>");
}
}
}
function snowNS() { // Netscape main animation function
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();
doc_width = self.innerWidth;
doc_height = self.innerHeight;
}
dx[i] += stx[i];
document.layers["dot"+i].top = yp[i];
document.layers["dot"+i].left = xp[i] + am[i]*Math.sin(dx[i]);
}
setTimeout("snowNS()", speed);
}
function snowIE() { // IE main animation function
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();
doc_width = document.body.clientWidth;
doc_height = document.body.clientHeight;
}
dx[i] += stx[i];
document.all["dot"+i].style.pixelTop = yp[i];
document.all["dot"+i].style.pixelLeft = xp[i] + am[i]*Math.sin(dx[i]);
}
setTimeout("snowIE()", speed);
}
if (ns4up) {
snowNS();
} else if (ie4up) {
snowIE();
}
// End -->
</script>
</center>
</BODY>
</HTML>

Ekka · 7th December 2007, 01:40 PM

Please, dont tell me you wrote that but copied it?

What a language to learn that would be, far out!

I'll see what I have time to conjure up over the weekend, there's a serious lack of outback christmas stuff, really peeves you here when buying cards to buy snow and deer and stuff coz we dont get any of that.

We got roos, wombats, koalas, beach, beer, seafood etc ... and firebans!

JayD · 7th December 2007, 02:30 PM

Hi All,
Here's a Christmas tree for the drinkin man..LOL.

newguy18 · 7th December 2007, 03:00 PM

Did you make that on your own?

JayD · 7th December 2007, 03:27 PM

No, I don't drink, The wife brought it to my attention and I thought you's blokes might like a look at this blokes injunuity, From the States judgeing from the architecture, Here in Australia we used to make fly curtains out of old beer ring pulls.
BOS, Nice poem Mario.

DBS · 7th December 2007, 07:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JayD

Hi All,
Here's a Christmas tree for the drinkin man..LOL.

and for all the wino's out there...

no Ekka i did not write that... i do know some basics though.

do you have dreamweaver??? ... (do you want it?)

-Daryl

Ekka · 8th December 2007, 02:08 PM

No dreamweaver, that's flash stuff right?

I dont use flash much, dont like it but has it's place and yes it does like good.

I have some basic flash software to make stuff to insert into videos etc. I have a program that can convert video's to flash but frankly, file size isn't much different so I dont bother.

DBS · 8th December 2007, 03:23 PM

nah man not just Flash...the software allows to create pages and include many other feathures all in program/screen, also has a nice preview of the page simply by hitting F12 (preview in IE window) i think you run FFox so i am uncertain aboutits compatability w/ that.

also everything is color coded makes editing index files a snap esp because you can preview page without uploading to server providing you build the page w/ "paths" to you hard drive for any graphics.

-Daryl

DBS · 8th December 2007, 03:24 PM

did you use the javascript??

-Daryl

Ekka · 8th December 2007, 03:36 PM

Nope, haven't done it yet. I gotta stop arguing on AS about healthcare and guns. LOL It's like a sport for me.

Hey, I dont use any software for page building, I just write the code on the server page and refresh the browser. I'm not sure if it could write a css page?

mdvaden · 8th December 2007, 05:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ekka

We got roos, wombats, koalas, beach, beer, seafood etc ... and firebans!

Hey Ekka,

Where's the one to put to the tune that says...

"Eight Loppers Topping !!"

newguy18 · 8th December 2007, 05:52 PM

Don't get him started after all its the christmas season peace on earth and goodwill towards men.

6th December 2007, 08:56 AM	#1 (permalink)
mdvaden Over mature heritage tree Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Oregon Posts: 564	An Old Christmas / Wintertime Poem Thanks for the holiday background Ekka.. Hey... I found a copy of a file from last winter - a page with an old wintertime poem that I liked a lot. Its a short one, but each winter, I find myself in the shoes of the person of the poem - just without the horse. Mainly because I grew up on a decent size property where the same view was available, and I'd stand under the trees when it snowed - usually at night in Oregon. And I go hiking quite a bit, even when it snows. Not alpine, but just high enough to reach the snow zone. The Oregon coast range is a classic for that - about 2000 foot elevation at summit. Winter Poem about stopping in the woods for snow Enjoy the holiday season, whether you celebrate one or not __________________ ____________________________________ Grove of Redwood TITANS Oregon BIGOOT trap

6th December 2007, 12:06 PM	#2 (permalink)
newguy18 Part of the Furniture Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Live Oak Florida home of the crapiest trees you will ever see. Posts: 2,629	Re: An Old Christmas / Wintertime Poem Thats a nice poem and think yourself lucky that your not around horses.My mom has 2 and I can say from experiance I hate horses.I'm also not big on holidays either I see them as another day to make a few bucks. __________________ Have your say join us today. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xzkd_m4ivmc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xzfzb...eature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-OqK...eature=related

6th December 2007, 11:31 PM	#3 (permalink)
Ekka Eric Frei Administrator - Brisbane L5 (Dip) Hort Cert III Arb + some Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 6,869	Re: An Old Christmas / Wintertime Poem Mario, that snow background idea is great, java driven, where can I perhaps make up some custom ones? __________________ Remember to use the "search" function, if you have answers/questions post them so everyone can benefit. Free Tree and Green Industry Link Directory Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping Brisbane Tree Care, Consultations and Arborist Reports Forum Sponsors

7th December 2007, 06:08 AM	#4 (permalink)
DBS Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: CT USA Posts: 204	Re: An Old Christmas / Wintertime Poem Ekka here is some Javascript for falling snowflakes you can adjust how many flakes as well as the decent rate. here is a for you you can make the image anything you want..ie leaves falling. -Daryl <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2 Final//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META NAME="Generator" CONTENT="TextPad 4.4"> <LINK href="general.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"> </HEAD> <BODY Background=../graphics/grayback.jpg> <center><BR><BR><BR> <SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript1.2"> var no = 25; // snow number var speed = 10; // smaller number moves the snow faster var snowflake = "snow.gif"; var ns4up = (document.layers) ? 1 : 0; // browser sniffer var ie4up = (document.all) ? 1 : 0; 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 (ns4up) { doc_width = self.innerWidth; doc_height = self.innerHeight; } else if (ie4up) { doc_width = document.body.clientWidth; doc_height = document.body.clientHeight; } dx = new Array(); xp = new Array(); yp = new Array(); am = new Array(); stx = new Array(); sty = new Array(); 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 (ns4up) { // set layers if (i == 0) { document.write("<layer name=\"dot"+ i +"\" left=\"15\" "); document.write("top=\"15\" visibility=\"show\"><img src=\""); document.write(snowflake + "\" border=\"0\"></layer>"); } else { document.write("<layer name=\"dot"+ i +"\" left=\"15\" "); document.write("top=\"15\" visibility=\"show\"><img src=\""); document.write(snowflake + "\" border=\"0\"></layer>"); } } else if (ie4up) { if (i == 0) { document.write("<div id=\"dot"+ i +"\" style=\"POSITION: "); document.write("absolute; Z-INDEX: "+ i +"; VISIBILITY: "); document.write("visible; TOP: 15px; LEFT: 15px;\"><img src=\""); document.write(snowflake + "\" border=\"0\"></div>"); } else { document.write("<div id=\"dot"+ i +"\" style=\"POSITION: "); document.write("absolute; Z-INDEX: "+ i +"; VISIBILITY: "); document.write("visible; TOP: 15px; LEFT: 15px;\"><img src=\""); document.write(snowflake + "\" border=\"0\"></div>"); } } } function snowNS() { // Netscape main animation function 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(); doc_width = self.innerWidth; doc_height = self.innerHeight; } dx[i] += stx[i]; document.layers["dot"+i].top = yp[i]; document.layers["dot"+i].left = xp[i] + am[i]Math.sin(dx[i]); } setTimeout("snowNS()", speed); } function snowIE() { // IE main animation function 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(); doc_width = document.body.clientWidth; doc_height = document.body.clientHeight; } dx[i] += stx[i]; document.all["dot"+i].style.pixelTop = yp[i]; document.all["dot"+i].style.pixelLeft = xp[i] + am[i]*Math.sin(dx[i]); } setTimeout("snowIE()", speed); } if (ns4up) { snowNS(); } else if (ie4up) { snowIE(); } // End --> </script> </center> </BODY> </HTML> __________________ Stihl MS 200T Stihl MS 361

7th December 2007, 01:40 PM	#5 (permalink)
Ekka Eric Frei Administrator - Brisbane L5 (Dip) Hort Cert III Arb + some Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 6,869	Re: An Old Christmas / Wintertime Poem Please, dont tell me you wrote that but copied it? What a language to learn that would be, far out! I'll see what I have time to conjure up over the weekend, there's a serious lack of outback christmas stuff, really peeves you here when buying cards to buy snow and deer and stuff coz we dont get any of that. We got roos, wombats, koalas, beach, beer, seafood etc ... and firebans! __________________ Remember to use the "search" function, if you have answers/questions post them so everyone can benefit. Free Tree and Green Industry Link Directory Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping Brisbane Tree Care, Consultations and Arborist Reports Forum Sponsors

7th December 2007, 03:00 PM	#7 (permalink)
newguy18 Part of the Furniture Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Live Oak Florida home of the crapiest trees you will ever see. Posts: 2,629	Re: An Old Christmas / Wintertime Poem Did you make that on your own? __________________ Have your say join us today. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xzkd_m4ivmc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xzfzb...eature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-OqK...eature=related

7th December 2007, 03:27 PM	#8 (permalink)
JayD Over mature heritage tree Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Sydney Posts: 886	Re: An Old Christmas / Wintertime Poem No, I don't drink, The wife brought it to my attention and I thought you's blokes might like a look at this blokes injunuity, From the States judgeing from the architecture, Here in Australia we used to make fly curtains out of old beer ring pulls. BOS, Nice poem Mario. __________________ Free Tree and Green Industry Link Directory

8th December 2007, 02:08 PM	#10 (permalink)
Ekka Eric Frei Administrator - Brisbane L5 (Dip) Hort Cert III Arb + some Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 6,869	Re: An Old Christmas / Wintertime Poem No dreamweaver, that's flash stuff right? I dont use flash much, dont like it but has it's place and yes it does like good. I have some basic flash software to make stuff to insert into videos etc. I have a program that can convert video's to flash but frankly, file size isn't much different so I dont bother. __________________ Remember to use the "search" function, if you have answers/questions post them so everyone can benefit. Free Tree and Green Industry Link Directory Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping Brisbane Tree Care, Consultations and Arborist Reports Forum Sponsors

8th December 2007, 03:23 PM	#11 (permalink)
DBS Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: CT USA Posts: 204	Re: An Old Christmas / Wintertime Poem nah man not just Flash...the software allows to create pages and include many other feathures all in program/screen, also has a nice preview of the page simply by hitting F12 (preview in IE window) i think you run FFox so i am uncertain aboutits compatability w/ that. also everything is color coded makes editing index files a snap esp because you can preview page without uploading to server providing you build the page w/ "paths" to you hard drive for any graphics. -Daryl __________________ Stihl MS 200T Stihl MS 361

8th December 2007, 03:24 PM	#12 (permalink)
DBS Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: CT USA Posts: 204	Re: An Old Christmas / Wintertime Poem did you use the javascript?? -Daryl __________________ Stihl MS 200T Stihl MS 361

8th December 2007, 03:36 PM	#13 (permalink)
Ekka Eric Frei Administrator - Brisbane L5 (Dip) Hort Cert III Arb + some Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 6,869	Re: An Old Christmas / Wintertime Poem Nope, haven't done it yet. I gotta stop arguing on AS about healthcare and guns. LOL It's like a sport for me. Hey, I dont use any software for page building, I just write the code on the server page and refresh the browser. I'm not sure if it could write a css page? __________________ Remember to use the "search" function, if you have answers/questions post them so everyone can benefit. Free Tree and Green Industry Link Directory Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping Brisbane Tree Care, Consultations and Arborist Reports Forum Sponsors

8th December 2007, 05:52 PM	#15 (permalink)
newguy18 Part of the Furniture Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Live Oak Florida home of the crapiest trees you will ever see. Posts: 2,629	Re: An Old Christmas / Wintertime Poem Don't get him started after all its the christmas season peace on earth and goodwill towards men. __________________ Have your say join us today. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xzkd_m4ivmc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xzfzb...eature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-OqK...eature=related