this.flakesMax = 128; // Limit total amount of snow made (falling + sticking)
this.flakesMaxActive = 164; // Limit amount of snow falling at once (less = lower CPU use)
this.animationInterval = 33; // Theoretical "miliseconds per frame" measurement. 20 = fast + smooth, but high CPU use. 50 = more conservative, but slower
this.excludeMobile = true; // Snow is likely to be bad news for mobile phones' CPUs (and batteries.) By default, be nice.
this.flakeBottom = null; // Integer for Y axis snow limit, 0 or null for "full-screen" snow effect
this.followMouse = true; // Snow movement can respond to the user's mouse
this.snowCharacter = ''; // = bullet, · is square on some systems etc.
this.snowStick = true; // Whether or not snow should "stick" at the bottom. When off, will never collect.
this.targetElement = null; // element which snow will be appended to (null = document.body) - can be an element ID eg. 'myDiv', or a DOM node reference
this.useMeltEffect = true; // When recycling fallen snow (or rarely, when falling), have it "melt" and fade out if browser supports it
this.useTwinkleEffect = false; // Allow snow to randomly "flicker" in and out of view while falling
this.usePositionFixed = false; // true = snow does not shift vertically when scrolling. May increase CPU load, disabled by default - if enabled, used only where supported
// --- less-used bits ---
this.freezeOnBlur = true; // Only snow when the window is in focus (foreground.) Saves CPU.
this.flakeLeftOffset = 0; // Left margin/gutter space on edge of container (eg. browser window.) Bump up these values if seeing horizontal scrollbars.
this.flakeRightOffset = 0; // Right margin/gutter space on edge of container
this.flakeWidth = 8; // Max pixel width reserved for snow element
this.flakeHeight = 8; // Max pixel height reserved for snow element
this.vMaxX = 3; // Maximum X velocity range for snow
this.vMaxY = 3; // Maximum Y velocity range for snow
this.zIndex = 0; // CSS stacking order applied to each snowflake
// --- End of user section ---
var s = this, storm = this, i,
// UA sniffing and backCompat rendering mode checks for fixed position, etc.