Changes with Design

src/app/about/page.js

@@ -1,10 +1,221 @@
 "use client";
 
+import { useRef, useState, useEffect } from "react";
+
 export default function About() {
-    return (<div className="container">
+  // Timeline data
-        <h1>About Me</h1>
+  const timelineData = [
-        <p>
+    {
-            This is the about page.
+      date: "2018",
+      title: "First Contact with Coding",
+      content:
+        "I discovered my passion for technology by experimenting with Scratch and creating some simple Games.",
+    },
+    {
+      date: "2020",
+      title: "Exploring Web & Scripting",
+      content:
+        "Started creating small websites and got into JavaScript, CSS, and working with various scripting languages.",
+    },
+    {
+      date: "2022",
+      title: "Diving into Game Development",
+      content:
+        "Tried Unity and C#, building small 2D and 3D prototypes to expand my skill set.",
+    },
+    {
+      date: "2024",
+      title: "Full Stack & Beyond",
+      content:
+        "Ventured into backend (SQL, Python) and continued refining my frontend abilities, always exploring new challenges.",
+    },
+  ];
+
+  // Disable lint for calling hooks in a loop
+  // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/rules-of-hooks
+  const sectionRefs = timelineData.map(() => useRef(null));
+
+  const [currentSection, setCurrentSection] = useState(0);
+
+  // Keep track if the user has reached the last section in the timeline
+  const [timelineFinished, setTimelineFinished] = useState(false);
+
+  // Keyboard navigation (left / right arrow keys)
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const handleKeyDown = (e) => {
+      if (e.key === "ArrowRight") {
+        setCurrentSection((prev) => Math.min(prev + 1, timelineData.length - 1));
+      } else if (e.key === "ArrowLeft") {
+        setCurrentSection((prev) => Math.max(prev - 1, 0));
+      }
+    };
+
+    window.addEventListener("keydown", handleKeyDown);
+    return () => {
+      window.removeEventListener("keydown", handleKeyDown);
+    };
+  }, [timelineData.length]);
+
+  // Scroll the timeline horizontally to the currently selected section
+  useEffect(() => {
+    sectionRefs[currentSection].current?.scrollIntoView({
+      behavior: "smooth",
+      inline: "start",
+    });
+
+    // If we are on the last section, mark timeline as finished
+    if (currentSection === timelineData.length - 1) {
+      setTimelineFinished(true);
+    }
+  }, [currentSection, sectionRefs]);
+
+  // Navigate left or right with on-screen buttons
+  const goLeft = () => {
+    setCurrentSection((prev) => Math.max(prev - 1, 0));
+  };
+
+  const goRight = () => {
+    setCurrentSection((prev) => Math.min(prev + 1, timelineData.length - 1));
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <div style={{ width: "100%", overflowX: "hidden" }}>
+
+      {/* ─────────────────────────────
+          1) Intro / Top Section
+      ────────────────────────────── */}
+      <section
+        style={{
+          minHeight: "100vh",
+          display: "flex",
+          flexDirection: "column",
+          alignItems: "center",
+          justifyContent: "center",
+          padding: "2rem",
+          boxSizing: "border-box",
+        }}
+      >
+        <h1 style={{ fontSize: "2.5rem", marginBottom: "1rem" }}>About Me</h1>
+        <p style={{ maxWidth: "600px", textAlign: "center" }}>
+          I’m a passionate developer always excited about new challenges.
+          Scroll down to check out my coding journey through the years!
         </p>
-    </div>);
+      </section>
+
+      {/* ─────────────────────────────
+          2) Timeline Section
+      ────────────────────────────── */}
+      <section
+        style={{
+          position: "relative",
+          height: "100vh",
+          overflowY: "hidden", // Prevent vertical scroll here
+        }}
+      >
+        {/* Only show the left button if we're not on the first section */}
+        {currentSection > 0 && (
+          <button
+            onClick={goLeft}
+            style={{
+              position: "absolute",
+              top: "50%",
+              left: "1rem",
+              transform: "translateY(-50%)",
+              zIndex: 10,
+              backgroundColor: "#333",
+              color: "#fff",
+              border: "none",
+              padding: "0.75rem 1rem",
+              cursor: "pointer",
+              borderRadius: "4px",
+            }}
+          >
+            &larr;
+          </button>
+        )}
+
+        {/* Only show the right button if we're not on the last section */}
+        {currentSection < timelineData.length - 1 && (
+          <button
+            onClick={goRight}
+            style={{
+              position: "absolute",
+              top: "50%",
+              right: "1rem",
+              transform: "translateY(-50%)",
+              zIndex: 10,
+              backgroundColor: "#333",
+              color: "#fff",
+              border: "none",
+              padding: "0.75rem 1rem",
+              cursor: "pointer",
+              borderRadius: "4px",
+            }}
+          >
+            &rarr;
+          </button>
+        )}
+
+        {/* Horizontal scroll area */}
+        <div
+          style={{
+            display: "flex",
+            overflowX: "auto",
+            scrollSnapType: "x mandatory",
+            width: "100%",
+            height: "100%",
+            scrollBehavior: "smooth",
+          }}
+        >
+          {timelineData.map((item, index) => (
+            <section
+              key={index}
+              ref={sectionRefs[index]}
+              style={{
+                flex: "0 0 100%",
+                scrollSnapAlign: "center",
+                display: "flex",
+                flexDirection: "column",
+                alignItems: "center",
+                justifyContent: "center",
+                padding: "2rem",
+                boxSizing: "border-box",
+              }}
+            >
+              <h2 style={{ marginBottom: "1rem" }}>{item.title}</h2>
+              <h3 style={{ marginBottom: "1rem" }}>{item.date}</h3>
+              <p style={{ maxWidth: "600px", textAlign: "center" }}>
+                {item.content}
+              </p>
+            </section>
+          ))}
+        </div>
+      </section>
+
+      {/* ─────────────────────────────
+          3) Skills Section
+          Only visible if timelineFinished
+      ────────────────────────────── */}
+      {timelineFinished && (
+        <section
+          style={{
+            minHeight: "100vh",
+            display: "flex",
+            flexDirection: "column",
+            alignItems: "center",
+            justifyContent: "center",
+            padding: "2rem",
+            boxSizing: "border-box",
+          }}
+        >
+          <h2 style={{ fontSize: "2rem", marginBottom: "1rem" }}>My Skills</h2>
+          <p style={{ maxWidth: "600px", textAlign: "center" }}>
+            By completing projects in web development, scripting, and game
+            design, I’ve cultivated a diverse set of skills — spanning
+            JavaScript, Python, C#, and more!
+          </p>
+        </section>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  );
 }

src/app/globals.css

@@ -181,5 +181,3 @@ body {
     object-fit: contain;
     display: block;
 }
-
-