wiggletext.js

/*
 * A wiggley text thingy for jquery
 */

var WiggleText = function(message){
  var el = $("<div></div>").addClass("wiggletext").css({position: 'absolute'});
  
  for(i=0;i<message.length;i++){
    $("<span>" + message.charAt(i) + "</span>").css({position: 'relative'}).appendTo(el);
  }
  
  el.appendTo("body");
  
  el.css({
    top : ($(window).height() - el.height()) / 2,
    left : ($(window).width() - el.width()) / 2
  });
  
  var ticker = 0;
  
  setInterval(function(){
    var offset = ticker+=0.2;
    
    el.find("span").each(function(){
      var x = Math.cos(offset) * 15,
        y = Math.sin(offset) * 15;
        
      offset += 0.1;
      
      $(this).css({
        left : x,
        top : y
      });
    })
  }, 30);
};