:root {
      --bg-black: #050505;
      --bg-panel: #111;
      --bg-light: #F8F9FA;
      --panel-2: #1b1b1b;
      --gold: #d4af37;
      --text: #e9ecef;
      --focus-ring: 1px solid #ffd966;
      --bs-accordion-active-bg: #222;
      --bs-accordion-active-color: #fdfdfb;
    }

    html,body{
      height:100%;
      margin:0;
      background:var(--bg-light);
      color:var(--bg-black);
      font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif;
      overflow-x:hidden;
    }

    /* ===== Fixed Navbar ===== */
    .navbar-fixed {
      position: fixed;
      top: 0;
      left: 0;
      right: 0;
      z-index: 1040;
      background: var(--panel-2);
      border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .1);
      padding: .5rem 1rem;
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: space-between;
    }

    .navbar-fixed .btn-menu {
      color: var(--gold);
      background: none;
      border: 0;
      font-size: 1.4rem;
    }

    .search-box {
      background: #dfdede;
      border: 1px solid rgba(161, 160, 160, 0.1);
      color: var(--text-primary);
      /*border-radius: 8px;*/
      padding: .35rem .75rem;
      width: 240px;
    }

    .search-box:focus-visible {
      outline: var(--focus-ring);
    }

    /* ===== Sidebar ===== */
    nav.sidebar {
      position: fixed;
      top: 60px;
      bottom: 0;
      left: 0;
      width: 280px;
      background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--panel-2), var(--bg-panel));
      border-right: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .05);
      transition: width .25s ease;
      overflow-y: auto;
      z-index: 1000;
    }

    .app.nav-icon-only nav.sidebar {
      width: 70px;
      overflow: visible;
    }

    .brand {
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: space-between;
      padding: .5rem .75rem;
    }

    .brand .logo {
      width: 36px;
      height: 36px;
      border-radius: 6px;
      background: var(--gold);
    }

    .brand h1 {
      font-size: 1rem;
      margin: 0;
      color: var(--text);
      font-weight: 600;
    }

    .toggle-btn {
      background: none;
      border: none;
      color: var(--gold);
      font-size: 1.3rem;
    }

    /* ===== Nav Links ===== */
    .nav-link {
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      gap: .75rem;
      padding: .5rem .75rem;
      /*border-radius: 8px;*/
      color: var(--text);
      text-decoration: none;
      white-space: nowrap;
      transition: color .2s ease, background .2s ease;
    }

    .nav-link-footer {
      margin-top: 0rem;
      margin-bottom: 0rem;
      gap: 0rem;
      color: var(--bg-dark)
    }

    .nav-link i {
      width: 1.25rem;
      text-align: center;
      transition: color .2s ease;
    }

    .nav-link:hover,
    .nav-link:focus {
      color: var(--gold);
      background: rgba(212, 175, 55, .15);
      outline: none;
    }

    .nav-link:hover i,
    .nav-link:focus i {
      color: var(--gold);
    }

    .nav-link:focus-visible {
      outline: var(--focus-ring);
      outline-offset: 2px;
    }

    .nav-link.active {
      color: var(--gold) !important;
      background: rgba(138, 137, 137, 0.178);
    }
    .nav-link.active i { color: var(--gold) !important; }

    .submenu {
      padding-left: 1.25rem;
      background: transparent;
      list-style: none;
      margin: 0;
    }

    .submenu {
      background-color:#222222
    }

    .submenu li:not(:has(.separator)) > .nav-link::before {
      content: "\f105";
      font-family: "Font Awesome 7 Pro";
      font-weight: 900;
      margin-right: .5rem;
      color: rgba(255,255,255,0.5);
      transition: color .2s ease;
    }

    .submenu .nav-link:hover::before,
    .submenu .nav-link:focus::before,
    .submenu .nav-link.active::before {
      color: var(--gold);
    }

    .separator {
      height: 1px;
      background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .2);
      margin: .5rem 0;
    }

    .app.nav-icon-only .brand h1,
    .app.nav-icon-only .label {
      display: none;
    }

    .app.nav-icon-only .brand .logo {
      margin: 0 auto;
    }

    /* ===== Flyout submenu ===== */
    .app.nav-icon-only li { position: relative; }

    .app.nav-icon-only .submenu {
      position: absolute;
      top: 100%;
      left: 0;
      width: 260px;
      background: var(--panel-2);
      border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .08);
      border-radius: 8px;
      box-shadow: 0 8px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, .45);
      padding: .45rem 0;
      z-index: 2000;
      opacity: 0;
      transform: translateY(-10px);
      pointer-events: none;
      transition: opacity .25s ease, transform .25s ease;
      display: block;
    }

    .app.nav-icon-only .submenu.show-flyout {
      opacity: 1;
      transform: translateY(0);
      pointer-events: auto;
    }

    .app.nav-icon-only .submenu.right-align {
      left: auto;
      right: 0;
    }

    .app.nav-icon-only .submenu .nav-link {
      padding: .35rem 1rem;
    }

    .nav-caret {
      margin-left: auto;
      transition: transform .25s ease, color .2s ease;
      color: rgba(255,255,255,0.75);
    }

    .nav-caret.rotate {
      transform: rotate(90deg);
      color: var(--gold);
    }

    main.content {
      margin-left: 280px;
      padding: 72px 0px 40px;
      transition: margin-left .25s ease;
      position: relative;
      z-index: 0;
    }

    .app.nav-icon-only main.content { margin-left: 70px; }

    .card-contrast {
      background: linear-gradient(180deg, #0f0f0f, #0b0b0b);
      border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .03);
      color: var(--text);
    }

    @media (max-width: 992px) {
      nav.sidebar { display: none; }
      main.content { margin-left: 0; }
    }

    .offcanvas { z-index: 2000; }

    #wheels-debug-area {
      position: relative;
      bottom: 0;
      left: 0;
      width: 100%;
      max-height: 40%;
      background: var(--panel-2);
      border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .1);
      color: var(--text);
      font-size: 0.9rem;
      overflow: auto;
      z-index: 3000;
    }

    .form-control, .form-select {
      border-radius: 0;
      border-color:#5c5c5c;
      font-size:12pt;
    }

    .auth-link {
      margin-right: 0;
      margin-left: 0;
      padding-left: 35px;
      border-left: 1px solid #ecf0f4;
    }

  a.extlinks {
      color: #1F1F1F;
      font-size: 14pt;
      font-weight: bold;
    text-decoration: none;
  }

  a.reg-link {
    color: #333333;
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: 11pt;
  }

  a.course-link {
    color: #333333;
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: 12pt;
    text-decoration: none;
  }

  .btn {
    border-radius: 0;
  }

  .btn-secondary {
    background-color:#858484 !important;
    border:0;
    padding-left:1em !important;
    padding-right:1em !important;
  }

  .btn-secondary:hover,
  .btn-secondary:active,
  .btn-secondary:focus   {
    background-color: #c2c1c1 !important;
  }

  .btn-primary {
    background-color: #181824;
    border:0;
    padding-left:1em !important;
    padding-right:1em !important;
  }

  .btn-primary:hover,
  .btn-primary:active,
  .btn-primary:focus   {
    background-color: #505053 !important;
  }

  .btn-primary:disabled {
    background-color: #525151;
  }
  
  .body {
    /*color:#050505;*/
    font-size:12pt;
  }

  .body-home {
    background-color: #ECF0F4
  }

  label, .form-label {
    font-weight:600;
    font-size:12pt;
  }

  .form-check-input {
    border-color:#181824;
  }
  
  .form-check-input:checked {
    background-color:#181824;
    border-color:#181824;
  }

   .form-control:focus, .form-select:focus, .form-check-input:focus {
      box-shadow: 0 0 0 0.25rem #c7c7c7;
  }


  .welcome-block {
    background-color:#181818;
    color:#FFFFFF;
    padding:1em;
  }

/* ===== Responsive Sticky Footer (Desktop) / Static (Mobile) ===== */
footer {
  position: fixed;
  bottom: 0;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  background: var(--panel-2);
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.1);
  padding: .5rem 1rem;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: center;
  z-index: 1050;
  gap: .75rem;
}

footer .dropup .btn {
  color: var(--text);
  background: none;
  border: 0;
}

footer .dropup .btn:hover,
footer .dropup .btn:focus {
  color: var(--gold);
}

footer a {
  color: var(--text);
  text-decoration: none;
  margin-left: 1rem;
}

footer a:hover {
  color: var(--gold);
  text-decoration: underline;
}

  .accordion-button {
      background-color: var(--dark);
      color: var(--bs-text);
      font-size:13pt;
  }
  .accordion-button:focus {
      box-shadow: 0 0 0 0.25rem #666;
  }
  .accordion-button:not(.collapsed) {
      background-color: #272727;
      color: white;
  }
  .accordion-button:not(.collapsed)::after {
      background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 16 16' fill='%23fff'%3e%3cpath fill-rule='evenodd' d='M1.646 4.646a.5.5 0 0 1 .708 0L8 10.293l5.646-5.647a.5.5 0 0 1 .708.708l-6 6a.5.5 0 0 1-.708 0l-6-6a.5.5 0 0 1 0-.708z'/%3e%3c/svg%3e");
  }
  .accordion-body {
      background-color: var(--darker);
      color: var(--bs-text);
  }

  a.demo-link {
    font-size:13pt;
    color: #504f4f;
    text-decoration:none;
  }

  div.demo-link-active {
    background-color: #b1b1b1
  }

  a.demo-link:hover {
    font-weight: bolder;
  }

  .nav-tabs .nav-link {
    background: #f8f9fa !important;
    color: #333 !important;
    border-bottom-left-radius: 0 !important;
    border-bottom-right-radius: 0 !important;
    border: 1px solid #dee2e6 !important;
    border-bottom-color: transparent !important;
  }
  
  .nav-tabs .nav-link.active {
    background: var(--bg-panel) !important;
    color: var(--gold) !important
  }

  .tab-pane {
    border: 1px solid #dee2e6 !important;
    border-top:0 !important;
    padding:1em !important;
    /*min-height:500px;*/
  }

  .card-header, .card-footer {
    background-color: white;
  }

  .link-helpcat {
    font-size:13pt;
    font-weight:bold;
    color: #1F1F1F;
    text-decoration:none;
  }
  
  .link-helpcat:hover {
    color:#777;
  }
  
  .link-helpsubcat {
    font-size:12pt;
    font-weight:500;
    color: #1F1F1F;
    text-decoration:none;
  }
  
  .link-helpsubcat:hover {
    color:#1e2125;
    font-weight:600;
  }

  input::placeholder {
    color:#333 !important;
    opacity: 0.7 !important;
  }


/* stack + unstick on small screens */
@media (max-width: 768px) {
  footer {
    position: static;          /* remove sticky behavior */
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: flex-start;
    text-align: left;
    padding: 1rem;
    gap: .75rem;
  }

  footer .d-flex.gap-3 {
    width: 100%;
    justify-content: space-around;
  }

  footer .d-flex.align-items-center {
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: flex-start;
    gap: .25rem;
    width: 100%;
  }

  footer a {
    margin-left: 0;
    margin-right: 1rem;
  }

  main.content {
    padding-bottom: 2rem !important; /* adjust spacing since footer isn’t fixed */
  }

  .option {
    margin-bottom: .5rem;
  }

  .reg-req{
    font-size: 1em !important;
    font-weight: bold !important;
    position: relative;
    top: -.25em !important;
    padding-left: .2em;
  }

}