Alright, so I wanted to make this “Santa Note” thing, and let me tell you, it was a bit of a journey. I started by, well, figuring out what I actually wanted to do. I knew I wanted a simple website where people could write notes, kind of like leaving a message for Santa, but, you know, digital.
First, I grabbed my laptop and opened up my code editor. I’m a big fan of keeping things simple, so I decided to go with plain HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. No fancy frameworks this time, just the basics.
Getting Started
I started by creating the basic HTML structure. You know, the usual stuff: <html>, <head>, <body>. Then I added a <div> to hold the main content, and inside that, I put a <textarea> for people to type their notes and a <button> to submit them.
- Created basic HTML structure.
- Added a
<textarea>for the note. - Added a
<button>for submitting.
Styling with CSS
Next, I jumped into the CSS. I wanted it to look festive, so I picked a nice, warm background color and a font that felt a bit handwritten, to, make it cozy. I styled the <textarea> to be big enough for a decent-sized note, and I made the <button> look nice and clickable.
Adding Functionality with JavaScript
Now for the fun part – the JavaScript! This is where I made the “magic” happen. I wrote a function that would run when the “Submit” button was clicked. This function grabbed the text from the <textarea>, and then… well, this is where I had to think a bit.
I decided to keep it super simple and just display the notes on the same page. So, I created a new <div> element, put the note text inside it, and added it to the main content area. I also added a little bit of styling to these new <div> elements to make them look like little notes.
The final Step
I saved my files and opened the HTML file in my browser. I typed a test note, clicked the button, and… boom! There it was, my note, displayed right there on the page. It worked!
So, my santa note journey start from creating HTML file and ended up display it, it is fun!
