Snow Web Part - Tis the Season

I am still refining my enhanced Search Web Part and my Subwebs on the Quick Launch Web Part (sorry for the delay, I hope to finish these over Christmas break). You're going to love them.

However, I thought it would be fun to release a simple, holiday CEWP. We are using this Web Part on our own portal and our staff has gotten a kick out of it. So, let it snow, let it snow, let it snow (see figure 1).

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Figure 1: Snapshot of the Snow Web Part on the Shared Document Library on my MySite

Just save the snow.dwp locally, import it onto a Web Part page, and ideally change the location of the snowflake image. Of course, you can use any snowflake image that you like. Simply edit the JavaScript source directly.

Merry Christmas everyone!

posted on Tuesday, December 20, 2005 10:07 AM

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# re: Snow Web Part - Tis the Season 12/20/2005 12:01 PM rachel

It's so coolllll!

Thanks and Merry Christmas!

# re: Snow Web Part - Tis the Season 12/20/2005 12:44 PM Jennifer

This was fun to add to our site and then hear people's responses! Thanks Todd!

# re: Snow Web Part - Tis the Season 12/20/2005 2:42 PM Jan Tielens

Cool! Merry Christmas!

# Set your Sharepoint Site in Christmas mode! 12/20/2005 4:32 PM STEFANO DEMILIANI WeBlog

# re: Snow Web Part - Tis the Season 12/20/2005 3:40 PM rachel

After 3 hours, each snow flake has a grey box around it. I wish I can send u a pic, do u know why?

# re: Snow Web Part - Tis the Season 12/20/2005 6:10 PM Mike

This is very cool! Can you share the snowflake you were using the in you screenshot? When I add the webpart all the snowflakes have a white box around them. I've even tried a transparent gif and it still didn't work. How did you get it to be transparent?

# re: Snow Web Part - Tis the Season 12/20/2005 8:59 PM Bil Simser

Ahhh, the power of JavaScript. The fun of Christmas. The bloat of SharePoint.

I have mine up at:
http://sharepoint.bilsimser.com/default.aspx

Thanks Todd!

# re: Snow Web Part - Tis the Season 12/21/2005 2:12 AM Paul Noble

this is Ace! thanks for it :)

i got the grey boxes round the flakes on my site but once i changed the script and used http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://z.about.com/d/javascript/1/0/H/snowflake.gif&imgrefurl=http://javascript.about.com/library/blsnow2.htm&h=38&w=38&sz=1&tbnid=vEU1UctIA4cJ:&tbnh=38&tbnw=38&hl=en&start=69&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dsnowflake%26start%3D60%26imgsz%3Dicon%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26sa%3DN instead the boxes dissapeared

# re: Snow Web Part - Tis the Season 12/21/2005 4:34 AM Simon Tocker

That is sooo cool, I have it on "my site" right now. (I localised the image to be nice).

I don't run it for long as it does eat up 50% of my processor ;-)

# re: Snow Web Part - Tis the Season 12/21/2005 5:11 AM Romeo Pruno

Good work, here is visible a solution for the entire homepage :-)
http://blogs.devleap.com/romeopruno/default.aspx
Happy christmas to all

# re: Snow Web Part - Tis the Season 12/21/2005 1:40 PM Todd Bleeker

There is a setting to stop the snow after a configurable number of seconds.

HTH,

<Todd />

# re: Snow Web Part - Tis the Season 12/22/2005 4:23 AM EROL

Thanks EROL http://sharepointerol.blogspot.com/

# Fröhliche Weihnachten.. 12/25/2005 5:06 AM Sharepointers.de

Hallo zusammen,
fast hätte ich es doch vergessen, aber am ersten Weihnachtstag sollte es noch nicht...

# Create your own snow for the festive season 1/1/2006 4:53 AM Kit Ong's News Pick Of The Day

# re: Snow Web Part - Tis the Season 1/3/2006 10:15 AM Metstar

Cool :)

# re: Snow Web Part - Tis the Season 3/4/2006 6:55 PM Sridhar

Awesome !!!

# Snow Web Part Two 12/20/2006 2:41 PM Todd Bleeker's 12 Hive

# re: Snow Web Part - Tis the Season 3/2/2007 12:11 PM Tim

Hey Todd...

It's Tim, this is freakin fantastic.

Just imported it into our team site and everyone is in awe of it :-)

# re: Snow Web Part - Tis the Season 7/20/2007 5:11 PM Tom

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# re: Snow Web Part - Tis the Season 10/22/2007 10:06 AM Kelud Volcano

Love it! I'll use it on next X-mas. Thanks!

# re: Snow Web Part - Tis the Season 10/22/2007 10:10 AM Mount Kelud

Well, it's almost December, so I'll surely test it :-) Thanks!

# Fröhliche Weihnachten..
6/17/2009 9:22 AM Daniel Drinhausen

Hallo zusammen, fast hätte ich es doch vergessen, aber am ersten Weihnachtstag sollte es noch nicht zu

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