This is a solution to the Dictionary web app challenge on Frontend Mentor. Frontend Mentor challenges help you improve your coding skills by building realistic projects.
Users should be able to:
- Search for words using the input field
- See the Free Dictionary API's response for the searched word
- See a form validation message when trying to submit a blank form
- Play the audio file for a word when it's available
- Switch between serif, sans serif, and monospace fonts
- Switch between light and dark themes
- View the optimal layout for the interface depending on their device's screen size
- See hover and focus states for all interactive elements on the page
- Bonus: Have the correct color scheme chosen for them based on their computer preferences. Hint: Research
prefers-color-schemein CSS.
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Step 1) Create project Step 2) Begin creating structure for HTML navigation bar Step 3) Style the navigation bar Step 4) Add functionality using javascript to add theme changing and font style changing Step 5) Add a search bar using HTML Step 6) Style the search bar Step 7) Add functionality by calling the free dictionary API with the value of the search bar Step 8) Structure out the response given the template in Figma Step 9) Style the now created response structure Step 10) Using that response structure, create a dynamic response using javascript and the free dictionary api Step 11) Add any last functionality such as link clicking and any last styling issues.
During this project, I learned many things. These include the prefer-colors-scheme feature, dynamic generation with vanilla javascript, and how to fetch information from an API and then display that to the DOM. In addition, I learned how to create a manual drop down selection and theme selector features.