<SCRIPT>

// CREDITS:

// Background Random Fader

// by Urs Dudli and Peter Gehrig

// Copyright (c) 2001 Peter Gehrig and Urs Dudli. All rights reserved.

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

// Additional scripts can be found at http://www.24fun.com

// info@24fun.com

// 10/1/2001

// IMPORTANT:

// If you add this script to a script-library or a script-archive

// you are required to insert a highly visible link to http://www.24fun.com

// right into the webpage where the script

// will be displayed.

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

// CONFIGURATION STARTS HERE

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

// Choose a fade effect by configuering the variable  fade_effect below:

// Set 1 if the background should fade from dark to medium and back to dark

// Set 2 if the background should fade from light to medium and back to light

// Set 3 if the background should fade from light to dark and back to light

// Set 4 if the background should fade from light to very light and back to light

// Set 5 if the background should fade from dark to very dark and back to dark

var fade_effect=1

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

// CONFIGURATION ENDS HERE

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

if (fade_effect==1) {

            var darkmax=1

            var lightmax=127

}

if (fade_effect==2) {

            var darkmax=127

            var lightmax=254

}

if (fade_effect==3) {

            var darkmax=1

            var lightmax=254

}

if (fade_effect==4) {

            var darkmax=180

            var lightmax=254

}

if (fade_effect==5) {

            var darkmax=1

            var lightmax=80

}

var hexc = new Array('0','1','2','3','4','5','6','7','8','9','A','B','C','D','E','F')

var redrgb=lightmax

var greenrgb=lightmax

var bluergb=lightmax

var redcol_1

var redcol_2

var greencol_1

var greencol_2

var bluecol_1

var bluecol_2

var stepmax=3

var stepred=Math.ceil(stepmax*Math.random())

var stepgreen=Math.ceil(stepmax*Math.random())

var stepblue=Math.ceil(stepmax*Math.random())

function setrandomstep() {

            stepred=Math.ceil(stepmax*Math.random())

            stepgreen=Math.ceil(stepmax*Math.random())

            stepblue=Math.ceil(stepmax*Math.random())

}

function makedarker() {

            redrgb-=stepred

            greenrgb-=stepgreen

            bluergb-=stepblue

            if (redrgb<darkmax) {redrgb=darkmax}

            if (greenrgb<darkmax) {greenrgb=darkmax}

            if (bluergb<darkmax) {bluergb=darkmax}

            if (redrgb>darkmax || greenrgb>darkmax || bluergb>darkmax) {

            redcol_1 = hexc[Math.floor(redrgb/16)];

            redcol_2 = hexc[redrgb%16];

                        greencol_1 = hexc[Math.floor(greenrgb/16)];

            greencol_2 = hexc[greenrgb%16];

                        bluecol_1 = hexc[Math.floor(bluergb/16)];

            bluecol_2 = hexc[bluergb%16];

                        var backcolor="#"+redcol_1+redcol_2+greencol_1+greencol_2+bluecol_1+bluecol_2

                        document.bgColor=backcolor

                        var timer=setTimeout("makedarker()",100);

    }

            else {

                        clearTimeout(timer)

                        setrandomstep()

                        setTimeout("makelighter()",2000)

            }

}

function makelighter() {

            redrgb+=stepred

            greenrgb+=stepgreen

            bluergb+=stepblue

            if (redrgb>=lightmax) {redrgb=lightmax}

            if (greenrgb>=lightmax) {greenrgb=lightmax}

            if (bluergb>=lightmax) {bluergb=lightmax}

            if (redrgb<lightmax || greenrgb<lightmax || bluergb<lightmax) {

            redcol_1 = hexc[Math.floor(redrgb/16)];

            redcol_2 = hexc[redrgb%16];

                        greencol_1 = hexc[Math.floor(greenrgb/16)];

            greencol_2 = hexc[greenrgb%16];

                        bluecol_1 = hexc[Math.floor(bluergb/16)];

            bluecol_2 = hexc[bluergb%16];

                        var backcolor="#"+redcol_1+redcol_2+greencol_1+greencol_2+bluecol_1+bluecol_2

                        document.bgColor=backcolor

                        var timer=setTimeout("makelighter()",100);

    }

            else {

                        clearTimeout(timer)

                        setrandomstep()

                        setTimeout("makedarker()",2000)

            }

}

makedarker()

</script>