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Responsive Article Preview using HTML, CSS and JavaScript

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Petter Torst Saatvedt•180
@PetterTSaatvedt
A solution to the Article preview component challenge
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Solution retrospective

What are you most proud of, and what would you do differently next time?

Overall I feel very comfortable with the implementation of responsive design and styling in general, and it was great practice to combine this with some basic javascript. Next time, I will do some more research beforehand, to avoid having to change my approach mid-project as I did this time, due to finding the toggle class option in javascript.

What challenges did you encounter, and how did you overcome them?

The main challenge for this project was definitely finding a solution for how to handle the changes in design and layout when clicking the share button. Not only should it adapt in terms of screen size and state, but also for resizing of the window, as this could result in a bugged layout. I ended up using the toggle method for the classList property, which allowed me to toggle classes on and off according to specific scenarios.

What specific areas of your project would you like help with?

All feedback is welcome, as I'm always looking to learn. Perhaps there is a more efficient way to handle the toggling?

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  • Jay Khatri•4,230
    @khatri2002

    Hi @PetterTSaatvedt!

    The developed solution looks great!
    Suggestions for Improvement:

    1) Fixing the Image Cropping Behavior

    For the "drawers" image on desktop resolution, object-fit: cover ensures the image maintains its aspect ratio while fitting into the available width. However, it crops the image equally from both sides (left & right).

    In the design reference, the image is only cropped from the right side, not the left.

    You can fix this by adding object-position: left, which ensures cropping happens only from the right side:

    This small detail enhances pixel perfection!

    2) Missing Triangle Below Social Share Box

    On desktop resolution, the social share icon box (#share) is missing the small triangle below it.

    You can create this triangle using CSS borders:

    #share:before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    width: 0;
    height: 0;
    border-left: 10px solid transparent;
    border-right: 10px solid transparent;
    border-top: 10px solid var(--very-dark-grayish-blue);
    top: 100%; /* Aligns at bottom */
    left: 50%; /* Center align */
    transform: translateX(-50%); /* Center align */
}

    This creates a perfect downward-pointing triangle!

    🔗 For more details, check out this CSS-Tricks article:
    👉 CSS Triangle Trick

    Everything else looks fantastic! Keep up the great work! 🚀

    Marked as helpful
  • David Mwalimu•260
    @broken555wheel

    Amazing solution, Petter.

    I'm also hoping to see/learn a more efficient way to handle the toggling. I see you used classList while I directly manipulated CSS. Is it more advantageous to use your approach?

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