Slider Creation Tutorial

Introduction

• Welcome to Loondevs YouTube channel.
• Objective: Create a beautiful slider using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Features of the slider:
  • Large image displayed with corresponding content.
  • Thumbnail images represent items below.
  • Horizontal bar to count down animation runtime.
  • Next and back buttons to navigate through images.
  • Looping design, allowing continuous navigation.
  • Automatic transition after 7 seconds.
  • Responsive design for various devices (PC, Laptop, iPad, Mobile).

Project Setup

• Prepare three files: HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Embed CSS and JavaScript paths into the HTML file.
• Initial website layout with a header:
  • Navigation links: Home, Contacts, Info.

CSS Design

Choosing Font

• Use Google Fonts, select "Poppins" font.
• Import font into CSS file.

Header Styles

• Black background, white text, margin 0.
• Navigation links: remove underline, white color.
• Header properties:
  • Width: 1140px (large screens), 80% (small screens).
  • Centered using margin auto.
  • Height: 50px, flexbox for vertical alignment.

Slider (Carousel) Styles

• Create a carousel class:
  • Equal width and height to screen size.
  • Overflow hidden to hide excess content.
  • Adjust carousel position to avoid header overlap.

Slider Items

• Each item in the slider includes:
  • Image
  • Content (Author, Project Name, Topic, Description, Buttons).
• Use position absolute for overlapping items.
• Set image properties:
  • Object-fit cover to prevent distortion.

Content Styling

• Center content with specific padding and size adjustments.
• Color texts white with shadow for contrast.
• Button grid setup with spacing and dimensions.

Thumbnail Images

• Create a thumbnail class with multiple items matching slider items.
• Use flexbox for horizontal display and manage spacing.
• Thumbnail item styles:
  • Width: 150 pixels, Height: 220 pixels.
  • Images same size with object-fit cover.

Navigation Buttons

• Create arrows class for next and previous buttons.
• Apply absolute positioning and styles for layout.
• Set hover effects for buttons.

Animation Effects

• Create a system for active item display.
• Use CSS animations for showing and hiding content.
• Detailed animations for next and previous button interactions:
  • Show and hide images/content with scaling and positioning effects.

JavaScript Functionality

Element Selection

• Select necessary HTML elements for interaction:
  • Next button, Previous button, Carousel items, Thumbnail images.

Show Slider Function

• Logic for next and previous button actions:
  • Modify DOM elements to change active states.
  • Implement animations for transitions.
  • Use appendChild for moving items in DOM.

Automatic Slider Transition

• Timer setup for automatic slider transitions.
• Use setTimeout for timing intervals.
• Ensure that auto transition starts upon loading.

Conclusion

• The slider project integrates various design and coding elements for a complete functional slider.
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