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updated index.html
MalusiS Jul 26, 2025
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wrote the CSS for the page
MalusiS Jul 26, 2025
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wrote a program to call the pickFromArray function
MalusiS Jul 26, 2025
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20 changes: 15 additions & 5 deletions Sprint-3/quote-generator/index.html
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<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8" />
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
<title>Title here</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css" />
<title>Quote generator app</title>
<script defer src="quotes.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<h1>hello there</h1>
<p id="quote"></p>
<p id="author"></p>
<button type="button" id="new-quote">New quote</button>
<div class="container">
<h1>Quote Generator</h1>
<p id="quote"></p>
<p id="author"></p>

<label>
<input type="checkbox" id="auto-play-toggle" />
Auto-play every 5 seconds
</label>
<p id="auto-play-status">Auto-play: OFF</p>

<button type="button" id="new-quote">New quote</button>
</div>
</body>
</html>
42 changes: 42 additions & 0 deletions Sprint-3/quote-generator/quotes.js
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];

// call pickFromArray with the quotes array to check you get a random quote
// DOM elements
const quoteP = document.getElementById("quote");
const authorP = document.getElementById("author");
const newQuoteBtn = document.getElementById("new-quote");
const autoPlayToggle = document.getElementById("auto-play-toggle");
const autoPlayStatus = document.getElementById("auto-play-status");

let autoPlayIntervalId = null;

function getRandomQuote() {
const index = Math.floor(Math.random() * quotes.length);
return quotes[index];
}

function displayQuote(quoteObj) {
quoteP.textContent = quoteObj.quote;
authorP.textContent = quoteObj.author;
}

function showNewQuote() {
const quote = getRandomQuote();
displayQuote(quote);
}

newQuoteBtn.addEventListener("click", showNewQuote);

autoPlayToggle.addEventListener("change", (e) => {
if (e.target.checked) {
autoPlayStatus.textContent = "Auto-play: ON";
autoPlayIntervalId = setInterval(showNewQuote, 5000); // 5 seconds for testing
} else {
autoPlayStatus.textContent = "Auto-play: OFF";
clearInterval(autoPlayIntervalId);
autoPlayIntervalId = null;
}
});

// Display an initial quote based on predictable test index
window.addEventListener("load", () => {
const initialQuote = getRandomQuote();
displayQuote(initialQuote);
});
89 changes: 89 additions & 0 deletions Sprint-3/quote-generator/style.css
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/** Write your CSS in here **/
/* Base styles and variables */
:root {
--bg-color: #ffffff;
--text-color: #333333;
--accent-color: #f39c12;
}

body, html {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
font-family: 'Georgia', serif;
background-color: var(--accent-color);
transition: background-color 0.6s ease-in-out;
color: var(--text-color);
}

/* Center the quote box */
.container {
max-width: 800px;
margin: 100px auto;
background: white;
padding: 60px;
text-align: center;
border-radius: 4px;
box-shadow: 0 8px 16px rgba(0,0,0,0.15);
transition: color 0.5s ease-in-out;
color: var(--text-color);
}

/* Quote text */
#quote {
font-size: 2rem;
color: var(--accent-color);
margin-bottom: 30px;
position: relative;
transition: color 0.5s ease-in-out;
}

/* Quotation mark style */
#quote::before {
content: "“";
font-size: 4rem;
position: absolute;
left: -40px;
top: -10px;
color: var(--accent-color);
transition: color 0.5s ease-in-out;
}

/* Author text */
#author {
font-size: 1.2rem;
color: var(--accent-color);
text-align: right;
margin-top: 20px;
font-style: italic;
transition: color 0.5s ease-in-out;
}

/* Button styling */
button {
background-color: var(--accent-color);
color: white;
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It is better to be consistent and use hex here as you did earlier.

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Thanks Waldo, I appreciate the feedback.

padding: 12px 20px;
border: none;
font-size: 1rem;
border-radius: 3px;
cursor: pointer;
margin-top: 30px;
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Usually it is better to use relative units like vw and vh for example. This makes building for mobile easier.

transition: background-color 0.5s ease-in-out;
}

button:hover {
filter: brightness(90%);
}

#auto-play-status {
font-weight: bold;
margin-top: 10px;
color: var(--accent-color);
transition: color 0.4s;
}

label {
display: inline-block;
margin-top: 20px;
font-size: 1rem;
color: var(--text-color);
}