Random Image Selector

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RandomBackground

This page written with Java Script selects a random background from a set of images. If you use it, I would appreciate (but not require) a link back to my javascript page. Thanks!

The function(s):

RandomBackground(imageList,btags)

imageList A string of space (or comma) seperated images
btags extra parameters to the BODY eg "text=#FF0000"
Sorry you need a comma at the end of the string :-(

How To

Include randombackground.txt (shift-click to download) in the HEAD section of you document.

Just after </HEAD> (which must be at the top) Add a function call inside your document:

<script language="javascript">
<!---
RandomBackground("bg1.gif bg2.gif bg3.gif ","bgcolor=#000000 text=#38CC70 link=#F3C961 vlink=#F3C961 alink=#F3C961");
// --->
</script>
<br>

an example from the top of your doc would be:

<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>G'Day, this is the title</TITLE>
</HEAD>
<script language="javascript">
<!---
RandomBackground("bg1.gif bg2.gif bg3.gif ","bgcolor=#000000 text=#38CC70 link=#F3C961 vlink=#F3C961 alink=#F3C961");
// --->
</script>
<h1>This is the start of the page!</h1>

 View the source of this document for an example.

Note that with the RandomBackground() function it is not required that all the images be the same size!!

Reloading the page will cause a different image to load (well at least a randomly chosen image to be selected)!

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