Description: We like this mouse trail script for its non intrusive- yet visually impressive- nature. Now your site's mouse is the cursor comet!
Demo: Move your mouse.
Add the below to the <BODY> section of your page:
<script language="JavaScript"> //Comment trail script- By Kurt (kurt.grigg@virgin.net) //Script featured on Dynamic Drive //Visit http://www.dynamicdrive.com for this script and more colours=new Array('#ff0000','#00ff00','#ffffff','#ff00ff','#ffa500','#ffff00','#00ff00','#ffffff','ff00ff') n = 10; y = 0; x = 0; n6=(document.getElementById&&!document.all); ns=(document.layers); ie=(document.all); d=(ns||ie)?'document.':'document.getElementById("'; a=(ns||n6)?'':'all.'; n6r=(n6)?'")':''; s=(ns)?'':'.style'; if (ns){ for (i = 0; i < n; i++) document.write('<layer name="dots'+i+'" top=0 left=0 width='+i/2+' height='+i/2+' bgcolor=#ff0000></layer>'); } if (ie) document.write('<div id="con" style="position:absolute;top:0px;left:0px"><div style="position:relative">'); if (ie||n6){ for (i = 0; i < n; i++) document.write('<div id="dots'+i+'" style="position:absolute;top:0px;left:0px;width:'+i/2+'px;height:'+i/2+'px;background:#ff0000;font-size:'+i/2+'"></div>'); } if (ie) document.write('</div></div>'); (ns||n6)?window.captureEvents(Event.MOUSEMOVE):0; function Mouse(evnt){ y = (ns||n6)?evnt.pageY+4 - window.pageYOffset:event.y+4; x = (ns||n6)?evnt.pageX+1:event.x+1; } (ns)?window.onMouseMove=Mouse:document.onmousemove=Mouse; function animate(){ o=(ns||n6)?window.pageYOffset:0; if (ie)con.style.top=document.body.scrollTop; for (i = 0; i < n; i++){ var temp1 = eval(d+a+"dots"+i+n6r+s); randcolours = colours[Math.floor(Math.random()*colours.length)]; (ns)?temp1.bgColor = randcolours:temp1.background = randcolours; if (i < n-1){ var temp2 = eval(d+a+"dots"+(i+1)+n6r+s); temp1.top = parseInt(temp2.top); temp1.left = parseInt(temp2.left); } else{ temp1.top = y+o; temp1.left = x; } } setTimeout("animate()",10); } animate(); // --> </script>
