Password Generator App using HTML, CSS and JS

Solution retrospective
This challenge was way above my current skill level (newbie), but the app just looked really cool and I couldn't resist trying it out. I thought it would be a great way to practice working with JavaScript arrays, but I found the CSS way more challenging!
I learnt that not all browsers are created equal!
Styling the slider was a tremendous headache, especially getting the background behind the thumb a different color to the background ahead of the thumb.
I had to admit defeat with the arrow, though. I could get it in place, but I just couldn't figure out how to make it turn green. I used the filter
property for the copy icon, but I don't think it would work for the arrow? So I went the straightforward route and used an HTML arrow. I think I prefer it to the arrow in the design document, though.
For the password strength indicator, I used the zxcvbn library, which made life much easier.
Any tips to improve are always welcomed!
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- @ledminh
Yes, I feel your pain. Not all browsers are created equal. I spent a whole day just researching how to make the background behind the thumb green. Then, I figured out that not all browsers are created equal in terms of CSS but they are the same in terms of javascript, especially when you use webpack. So, the best way to tackle this problem is to use linear-gradient to set the background to 50% green and 50% black initially in CSS. Then, use javascript to change the percentage number when the slider's value changes.
About the arrow, you can use this tool: https://react-svgr.com/playground/ to transform the svg image of the arrow to React element then change its "fill" property to green.
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