/* v10 - Diagonal Skewed Timeline with Brutalist Borders (no BS analog for skew transform) */
.steps-brutal-skew__row {
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateX(-1.5rem) skewX(-2deg);
    transition: opacity 500ms ease, transform 500ms ease;
}

.steps-brutal-skew__row.is-visible {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: skewX(-2deg);
}

.steps-brutal-skew__row:nth-child(even) {
    transform: translateX(1.5rem) skewX(2deg);
}

.steps-brutal-skew__row:nth-child(even).is-visible {
    transform: skewX(2deg);
}

.steps-brutal-skew__panel {
    transform: skewX(2deg);
}

.steps-brutal-skew__row:nth-child(even) .steps-brutal-skew__panel {
    transform: skewX(-2deg);
}

.steps-brutal-skew__num {
    transform: skewX(2deg);
}

.steps-brutal-skew__row:nth-child(even) .steps-brutal-skew__num {
    transform: skewX(-2deg);
}

/* fixed-size number badge — no Bootstrap width/height utility beyond w-25/50/75/100 */
.slant-ledger__badge {
    width: 5rem;
    height: 5rem;
}

@media (min-width: 768px) {
    .slant-ledger__badge {
        width: 6rem;
        height: 6rem;
    }
}

/* CTA hover — Bootstrap has no hover: utility variants like Tailwind's hover:bg-*.
   Pre-approved color exception for CTA/pill hover states (theme-token fallback). */
.slant-ledger__cta {
    transition: background-color 200ms ease, color 200ms ease;
}

.slant-ledger__cta:hover {
    background-color: var(--bs-primary, rgb(var(--tw-primary-600, 37 99 235) / 1)) !important;
    color: var(--bs-white, #fff) !important;
}

/* process stack — sticky scroll layering, marker, oversized step numbers */
.process-stack__marker {
    width: 0.625rem;
    height: 0.625rem;
}

.process-stack__num {
    font-size: clamp(3.5rem, 11vw, 7.5rem);
    line-height: 0.85;
    letter-spacing: -0.04em;
}

@media (min-width: 768px) {
    .process-stack__slot {
        min-height: min(52vh, 26rem);
    }

    .process-stack__slot:last-child {
        min-height: 0;
    }

    .process-stack__panel {
        position: sticky;
        top: 5rem;
        z-index: calc(var(--stack-index, 0) + 1);
    }
}


.gridview-versus__field--mb16 { margin-bottom: 4rem; }

.gridview-versus__stripe--mb12 { margin-bottom: 3rem; }

.gridview-versus__field--mt12 { margin-top: 3rem; }

/* faq v21 — gazette newspaper columns + animated mesh */
.gazette-faq__layout {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 2rem;
}

@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .gazette-faq__layout {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }
}

.gazette-faq__story {
  text-align: justify;
}

/* Orbs — sizes, blur, drift (colors in Blade) */
.gazette-faq__orb--north {
  width: 18rem;
  height: 18rem;
  filter: blur(48px);
}

.gazette-faq__orb--south {
  width: 24rem;
  height: 24rem;
  filter: blur(64px);
}

.gazette-faq__orb--center {
  width: 12rem;
  height: 12rem;
  filter: blur(40px);
}

.gazette-faq__band--pulse {
  animation: gazette-faq-band-pulse-seq 6s ease-in-out infinite;
}

@keyframes gazette-faq-band-pulse-seq {
  0%,
  100% {
    opacity: 0.55;
  }
  50% {
    opacity: 1;
  }
}

@keyframes gazette-faq-orb-drift-north-seq {
  0%,
  100% {
    transform: translate(0, 0) scale(1);
  }
  33% {
    transform: translate(2.5rem, -1.5rem) scale(1.06);
  }
  66% {
    transform: translate(-1.25rem, 1.25rem) scale(0.96);
  }
}

.gazette-faq__orb--north {
  animation: gazette-faq-orb-drift-north-seq 20s ease-in-out infinite;
}

@keyframes gazette-faq-orb-drift-south-seq {
  0%,
  100% {
    transform: translate(0, 0) scale(1);
  }
  40% {
    transform: translate(-2rem, -1rem) scale(1.08);
  }
  70% {
    transform: translate(1.5rem, 2rem) scale(0.94);
  }
}

.gazette-faq__orb--south {
  animation: gazette-faq-orb-drift-south-seq 24s ease-in-out infinite;
}

@keyframes gazette-faq-orb-drift-center-seq {
  0%,
  100% {
    transform: translate(0, 0) rotate(0deg);
  }
  50% {
    transform: translate(-1.5rem, 1rem) rotate(12deg);
  }
}

.gazette-faq__orb--center {
  animation: gazette-faq-orb-drift-center-seq 16s ease-in-out infinite;
}

.gazette-faq__band--delay {
  animation-delay: 2s;
}

.gazette-faq__orb--delay-mid {
  animation-delay: 0.8s;
}

.gazette-faq__orb--delay-late {
  animation-delay: 1.4s;
}

/* Sparks */
.gazette-faq__spark--lead {
  top: 5rem;
  left: 3rem;
  width: 0.75rem;
  height: 0.75rem;
}

.gazette-faq__spark--trail {
  top: 8rem;
  right: 5rem;
  width: 0.5rem;
  height: 0.5rem;
}

.gazette-faq__spark--base {
  bottom: 7rem;
  left: 33%;
  width: 0.625rem;
  height: 0.625rem;
}

@keyframes gazette-faq-spark-throb-seq {
  0%,
  100% {
    opacity: 1;
  }
  50% {
    opacity: 0.35;
  }
}

.gazette-faq__spark-anim--throb {
  animation: gazette-faq-spark-throb-seq 2.5s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.6, 1) infinite;
}

@keyframes gazette-faq-spark-bounce-seq {
  0%,
  100% {
    transform: translateY(0);
  }
  50% {
    transform: translateY(-30%);
  }
}

.gazette-faq__spark-anim--bounce {
  animation: gazette-faq-spark-bounce-seq 1.2s ease-in-out infinite;
}

@keyframes gazette-faq-spark-ping-seq {
  75%,
  100% {
    transform: scale(2.2);
    opacity: 0;
  }
}

.gazette-faq__spark-anim--ping {
  animation: gazette-faq-spark-ping-seq 1.8s cubic-bezier(0, 0, 0.2, 1) infinite;
}