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Luca Di Pinto
8,051 PointsDead end??
Hi guys,
could you please explain me what does it mean "dead end"? I cannot understand!
Thanks
1 Answer
rydavim
18,813 PointsA dead end happens when you have directed the user to a page that has no navigation back to somewhere else, meaning you force the user to use something like their browser's back button in order to return to a page they can navigate.
In the case of this project, the default behavior when you click on the image links is to redirect to a page with the linked image only. We use preventDefault() to stop this behavior, and instead use the link to open the full size image in a nice lightbox. This way, the user gets to stay on our gallery page and doesn't have to keep going back and forth to view the images.
Steven Parker
229,788 PointsGood explanation 
rydavim
18,813 PointsNot the video attached to this question, no. It's actually brought up in this one at around 7:20. I just assumed that's what he was referring to based on the project goals.
Steven Parker
229,788 PointsSteven Parker
229,788 PointsAre you sure you linked the right video? I could not find that phrase in the transcript.
What's the time index where it is used?