Fix word counter issue

breaking-bad-characters/README.md

@@ -1,33 +1,44 @@
-# Breaking Bad Characters - React Application   
+# 🧪 Breaking Bad Characters Explorer
 
-## About the Project
-A single page web application that uses the breaking bad API to display and filter characters from the show
+A sleek, single-page React application that fetches and displays character data from the Breaking Bad universe. Users can easily browse and dynamically filter through their favorite characters using real-time API data.
 
-## Technologies Used
+This project is part of the `Web-dev-mini-projects` collection.
 
-- React
-  - Hooks
-  - Components
-- CSS
-  - CSS Grid
-- Javascript
-  - Axios
-  - ES6
-- API
-  - Breaking Bad API
+## ✨ Key Features
+* **Dynamic Grid Layout:** Displays character profiles in a highly responsive CSS Grid.
+* **Live Filtering:** Instantly search and filter characters by name.
+* **API Integration:** Asynchronously fetches character details (like name, nickname, and portrait) from an external endpoint.
 
+## 🛠️ Tech Stack
+* **Frontend Framework:** React (Functional Components & Hooks)
+* **Styling:** CSS3 (focused on CSS Grid for layout)
+* **JavaScript:** ES6+ syntax
+* **Data Fetching:** Axios for handling asynchronous HTTP requests
 
-## API Used
-Breaking Bad Character API
+## 📡 API Reference
+This project relies on the Breaking Bad Character API to populate the user interface.
+* **Endpoint Used:** `https://www.breakingbadapi.com/api/characters`
 
-Link : https://www.breakingbadapi.com/api/characters
+## 🏃‍♂️ How to Run Locally
 
-## How to use the Project
+To get this React application running on your local machine, follow these steps:
 
-1. Download or clone the repository `git clone https://github.com/Ayushparikh-code/Web-dev-mini-projects.git`
-2. Go to the directory
-3. Open the terminal, and type `npm start`
+1. **Clone the repository:**
+   ```bash
+   git clone [https://github.com/Ayushparikh-code/Web-dev-mini-projects.git](https://github.com/Ayushparikh-code/Web-dev-mini-projects.git)
+Navigate to the directory:
+Open your terminal and change into the specific Breaking Bad project folder.
 
+Install dependencies:
+Because this project uses React and Axios, you must install the Node modules first:
+
+Bash
+npm install
+Start the development server:
+
+Bash
+npm start
+The application will automatically compile and open in your default browser at http://localhost:3000
 
 ## Screenshots
 

speed-distance-time-calculator/readme.md

@@ -1,5 +1,34 @@
-# Welcome 🖐 to the Speed-Distance-Time Calculator Website
-It is a multi pager Speed Distance Time Calculator with simple but user-friendly design.
+# ⏱️ Speed-Distance-Time Calculator
+
+A clean, multi-page web application designed to instantly calculate speed, distance, or time. Featuring a simple and user-friendly interface, this tool provides dedicated calculation pages for each specific metric to ensure a frictionless user experience.
+
+This project is part of the `Web-dev-mini-projects` collection.
+
+## ✨ Key Features
+* **Multi-Page Architecture:** Dedicated pages tailored specifically for calculating Speed, Time, and Distance individually.
+* **Instant Results:** Performs mathematical conversions and calculations in real-time.
+* **Intuitive UI:** A straightforward, accessible design that makes navigation and data entry effortless.
+* **No Dependencies:** Built entirely with pure web technologies for rapid load times.
+
+## 🛠️ Tech Stack
+* **HTML5:** Semantic structure and multi-page routing.
+* **CSS3:** Custom styling for a clean, responsive layout.
+* **Vanilla JavaScript:** Mathematical logic and DOM manipulation.
+
+## 🏃‍♂️ How to Run Locally
+
+Getting this project running on your machine takes just a few seconds:
+
+1. **Clone the repository:**
+   ```bash
+   git clone [https://github.com/Ayushparikh-code/Web-dev-mini-projects.git](https://github.com/Ayushparikh-code/Web-dev-mini-projects.git)
+Navigate to the correct directory:
+Open your terminal and change into the specific calculator folder:
+
+Bash
+cd Web-dev-mini-projects/speed-distance-time-calculator
+Run the application:
+Simply double-click the index.html file to open the Homepage in your default web browser. (Alternatively, use the "Live Server" extension in VS Code for a better development experience).
 
 ## Default view of the website
 HOMEPAGE
@@ -25,23 +54,6 @@ Distance Calculator
 <br>
 
 
-### How to get the website on your local machine:
-
----
-
-- Download or clone the repository
-
-```
-git clone https://github.com/Ayushparikh-code/Web-dev-mini-projects.git
-```
-
-- Go to the directory
-```
-cd speed-distance-time-calculator
-````
- - Run the index.html file and see the results
-
-<br>
 
 
 ## Happy Coding!

word counter/word.js

@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ input.addEventListener('keyup', function() {
   // this is a masterstroke - to count words with any number of hyphens as one word
   // [-?(\w+)?]+ looks for hyphen and a word (we make both optional with ?). + at the end makes it a repeated pattern
   // \b is word boundary metacharacter
-  var words = input.value.match(/\b[-?(\w+)?]+\b/gi);
-  // console.log(words);
+  var words = input.value.match(/\b\w+(?:-\w+)*\b/gi);
+
   if (words) {
     wordCount.innerHTML = words.length;
   } else {
@@ -186,4 +186,4 @@ function readingEase(num) {
       return "Not available.";
       break;
   }
-}
+}