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Javascript Clock

Dec 30, 2005 12:00 PM


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The Javascript code below will create the time and date effect that you should see on your screen and following the mouse. Highlight and copy the code below, then insert it into the head of your HTML document.

You can experiment with changing some of the values to alter the colors of the clock.

<SCRIPT language=JavaScript>
dCol='000099';//date colour.
fCol='009900';//face colour.
sCol='ff0000';//seconds colour.
mCol='0000ff';//minutes colour.
hCol='000000';//hours colour.
ClockHeight=40;
ClockWidth=40;
ClockFromMouseY=0;
ClockFromMouseX=100;

//Do not alter the code below

d=new Array("SUNDAY","MONDAY","TUESDAY","WEDNESDAY","THURSDAY","FRIDAY","SATURDAY");
m=new Array("JANUARY","FEBRUARY","MARCH","APRIL","MAY","JUNE","JULY","AUGUST","SEPTEMBER","OCTOBER","NOVEMBER","DECEMBER");
date=new Date();
day=date.getDate();
year=date.getYear();
if (year < 2000) year=year+1900;
TodaysDate=" "+d[date.getDay()]+" "+day+" "+m[date.getMonth()]+" "+year;
D=TodaysDate.split('');
H='...';
H=H.split('');
M='....';
M=M.split('');
S='.....';
S=S.split('');
Face='1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12';
font='Arial';
size=1;
speed=0.6;
ns=(document.layers);
ie=(document.all);
Face=Face.split(' ');
n=Face.length;
a=size*10;
ymouse=0;
xmouse=0;
scrll=0;
props="<font face="+font+" size="+size+" color="+fCol+"><B>";
props2="<font face="+font+" size="+size+" color="+dCol+"><B>";
Split=360/n;
Dsplit=360/D.length;
HandHeight=ClockHeight/4.5
HandWidth=ClockWidth/4.5
HandY=-7;
HandX=-2.5;
scrll=0;
step=0.06;
currStep=0;
y=new Array();x=new Array();Y=new Array();X=new Array();
for (i=0; i < n; i++){y[i]=0;x[i]=0;Y[i]=0;X[i]=0}
Dy=new Array();Dx=new Array();DY=new Array();DX=new Array();
for (i=0; i < D.length; i++){Dy[i]=0;Dx[i]=0;DY[i]=0;DX[i]=0}
if (ns){
for (i=0; i < D.length; i++)
document.write('<layer name="nsDate'+i+'" top=0 left=0 height='+a+' width='+a+'><center>'+props2+D[i]+'</font></center></layer>');
for (i=0; i < n; i++)
document.write('<layer name="nsFace'+i+'" top=0 left=0 height='+a+' width='+a+'><center>'+props+Face[i]+'</font></center></layer>');
for (i=0; i < S.length; i++)
document.write('<layer name=nsSeconds'+i+' top=0 left=0 width=15 height=15><font face=Arial size=3 color='+sCol+'><center><b>'+S[i]+'</b></center></font></layer>');
for (i=0; i < M.length; i++)
document.write('<layer name=nsMinutes'+i+' top=0 left=0 width=15 height=15><font face=Arial size=3 color='+mCol+'><center><b>'+M[i]+'</b></center></font></layer>');
for (i=0; i < H.length; i++)
document.write('<layer name=nsHours'+i+' top=0 left=0 width=15 height=15><font face=Arial size=3 color='+hCol+'><center><b>'+H[i]+'</b></center></font></layer>');
}
if (ie){
document.write('<div id="Od" style="position:absolute;top:0px;left:0px"><div style="position:relative">');
for (i=0; i < D.length; i++)
document.write('<div id="ieDate" style="position:absolute;top:0px;left:0;height:'+a+';width:'+a+';text-align:center">'+props2+D[i]+'</B></font></div>');
document.write('</div></div>');
document.write('<div id="Of" style="position:absolute;top:0px;left:0px"><div style="position:relative">');
for (i=0; i < n; i++)
document.write('<div id="ieFace" style="position:absolute;top:0px;left:0;height:'+a+';width:'+a+';text-align:center">'+props+Face[i]+'</B></font></div>');
document.write('</div></div>');
document.write('<div id="Oh" style="position:absolute;top:0px;left:0px"><div style="position:relative">');
for (i=0; i < H.length; i++)
document.write('<div id="ieHours" style="position:absolute;width:16px;height:16px;font-family:Arial;font-size:16px;color:'+hCol+';text-align:center;font-weight:bold">'+H[i]+'</div>');
document.write('</div></div>');
document.write('<div id="Om" style="position:absolute;top:0px;left:0px"><div style="position:relative">');
for (i=0; i < M.length; i++)
document.write('<div id="ieMinutes" style="position:absolute;width:16px;height:16px;font-family:Arial;font-size:16px;color:'+mCol+';text-align:center;font-weight:bold">'+M[i]+'</div>');
document.write('</div></div>')
document.write('<div id="Os" style="position:absolute;top:0px;left:0px"><div style="position:relative">');
for (i=0; i < S.length; i++)
document.write('<div id="ieSeconds" style="position:absolute;width:16px;height:16px;font-family:Arial;font-size:16px;color:'+sCol+';text-align:center;font-weight:bold">'+S[i]+'</div>');
document.write('</div></div>')
}
(ns)?window.captureEvents(Event.MOUSEMOVE):0;
function Mouse(evnt){
ymouse = (ns)?evnt.pageY+ClockFromMouseY-(window.pageYOffset):event.y+ClockFromMouseY;
xmouse = (ns)?evnt.pageX+ClockFromMouseX:event.x+ClockFromMouseX;
}
(ns)?window.onMouseMove=Mouse:document.onmousemove=Mouse;
function ClockAndAssign(){
time = new Date ();
secs = time.getSeconds();
sec = -1.57 + Math.PI * secs/30;
mins = time.getMinutes();
min = -1.57 + Math.PI * mins/30;
hr = time.getHours();
hrs = -1.575 + Math.PI * hr/6+Math.PI*parseInt(time.getMinutes())/360;
if (ie){
Od.style.top=window.document.body.scrollTop;
Of.style.top=window.document.body.scrollTop;
Oh.style.top=window.document.body.scrollTop;
Om.style.top=window.document.body.scrollTop;
Os.style.top=window.document.body.scrollTop;
}
for (i=0; i < n; i++){
var F=(ns)?document.layers['nsFace'+i]:ieFace[i].style;
F.top=y[i] + ClockHeight*Math.sin(-1.0471 + i*Split*Math.PI/180)+scrll;
F.left=x[i] + ClockWidth*Math.cos(-1.0471 + i*Split*Math.PI/180);
}
for (i=0; i < H.length; i++){
var HL=(ns)?document.layers['nsHours'+i]:ieHours[i].style;
HL.top=y[i]+HandY+(i*HandHeight)*Math.sin(hrs)+scrll;
HL.left=x[i]+HandX+(i*HandWidth)*Math.cos(hrs);
}
for (i=0; i < M.length; i++){
var ML=(ns)?document.layers['nsMinutes'+i]:ieMinutes[i].style;
ML.top=y[i]+HandY+(i*HandHeight)*Math.sin(min)+scrll;
ML.left=x[i]+HandX+(i*HandWidth)*Math.cos(min);
}
for (i=0; i < S.length; i++){
var SL=(ns)?document.layers['nsSeconds'+i]:ieSeconds[i].style;
SL.top=y[i]+HandY+(i*HandHeight)*Math.sin(sec)+scrll;
SL.left=x[i]+HandX+(i*HandWidth)*Math.cos(sec);
}
for (i=0; i < D.length; i++){
var DL=(ns)?document.layers['nsDate'+i]:ieDate[i].style;
DL.top=Dy[i] + ClockHeight*1.5*Math.sin(currStep+i*Dsplit*Math.PI/180)+scrll;
DL.left=Dx[i] + ClockWidth*1.5*Math.cos(currStep+i*Dsplit*Math.PI/180);
}
currStep-=step;
}
function Delay(){
scrll=(ns)?window.pageYOffset:0;
Dy[0]=Math.round(DY[0]+=((ymouse)-DY[0])*speed);
Dx[0]=Math.round(DX[0]+=((xmouse)-DX[0])*speed);
for (i=1; i < D.length; i++){
Dy[i]=Math.round(DY[i]+=(Dy[i-1]-DY[i])*speed);
Dx[i]=Math.round(DX[i]+=(Dx[i-1]-DX[i])*speed);
}
y[0]=Math.round(Y[0]+=((ymouse)-Y[0])*speed);
x[0]=Math.round(X[0]+=((xmouse)-X[0])*speed);
for (i=1; i < n; i++){
y[i]=Math.round(Y[i]+=(y[i-1]-Y[i])*speed);
x[i]=Math.round(X[i]+=(x[i-1]-X[i])*speed);
}
ClockAndAssign();
setTimeout('Delay()',20);
}
if (ns||ie)window.onload=Delay;
</SCRIPT>



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