So, I got this idea to make a tarot card combinations calculator, right? I’ve been messing around with tarot for a while, and I always find myself flipping through books and websites trying to figure out what different card combinations mean. I thought, “Wouldn’t it be cool if there was a simple tool to do this?” So, I decided to build one!
First, I had to figure out how I wanted this thing to work. I knew I needed all 78 cards in there, and some way to select two of them. I’m no coding expert, more of a tinkerer, so I started with what I know: good old HTML.
I started by creating a basic HTML page with two dropdown menus. Each dropdown would contain all the tarot cards. I used the <select> and <option> tags for this. It was a bit tedious typing out all 78 cards, but hey, gotta do what you gotta do!
The Fiddly Part
Next, I needed a way to show the meanings of the selected cards. For this first try, I figured I’d just display some basic text. The real challenge? Figuring out the combinations!
- I needed to store the meanings somewhere. Initially, I decided to use a simple JavaScript object. Each key in the object was a card combination (like “The Fool + The Magician”), and the value was the interpretation.
- This got messy real fast. 78 cards mean…a LOT of combinations. I quickly realized that hardcoding all these interpretations into a JavaScript object wasn’t going to work.
I decided to take a step back and * of doing every possible combination (which is, like, thousands!), I thought, “Why not just show the individual card meanings side-by-side?” This would still be helpful, and WAY easier to manage.
So, I changed the JavaScript to simply grab the selected card from each dropdown and display its basic meaning. I stored the individual card meanings in a JavaScript object. This was much cleaner!
Making it (Slightly) Prettier
The basic functionality was there, but it looked, well, pretty basic. I added some simple CSS to style the dropdowns and the output area. Nothing fancy, just some basic colors and spacing to make it a bit easier on the eyes.
The Result (For Now!)
It’s not perfect, not by a long shot! It doesn’t calculate the combined meaning, just shows the individual card meanings next to each other. But, it’s a start! I can select two cards, click a button, and see their basic interpretations. It’s already saving me some time flipping through books.
I might not get all the cards finished, but I will keep practicing and improving my skills.
My next step is to figure out a better way to handle the interpretations. Maybe a database? Or perhaps a way to pull the meanings from an external file? Lots of ideas, and it’s fun to keep learning! Maybe one day I will make the perfect “tarot card combinations calculator”.
