/* ==============================
   Base Styles
   ============================== */
body {
  font-family: Georgia, serif;           /* Elegant serif for readability */
  max-width: 800px;                      /* Constrain width for comfortable reading */
  margin: 2rem auto;                     /* Center content vertically & horizontally */
  padding: 1rem;                         /* Inner padding for breathing room */
  line-height: 1.6;                      /* Comfortable line height */
  background: #fdfcf7;                   /* Soft parchment-like background */
  color: #333;                           /* Dark grey text for contrast */
}

header {
  text-align: center;                    /* Center blog title & description */
  margin-bottom: 2rem;                   /* Space between header and content */
}

h1 {
  font-size: 2.5rem;                     /* Large blog title */
  margin-bottom: 0.2rem;                 /* Small gap before subtitle */
}

/* ==============================
   Navigation Links
   ============================== */
nav a {
  margin: 0 10px;                        /* Horizontal spacing between nav links */
  text-decoration: none;                  /* Remove underline initially */
  color: #333;                            /* Dark link color */
}

nav a:hover {
  color: #5f6db3;                        /* Blue hover for interactivity */
  text-decoration: underline;             /* Underline appears on hover */
}

/* ==============================
   Footer Styles
   ============================== */
footer {
  text-align: center;
  margin-top: 4rem;                       /* Space above footer */
  font-size: 0.9rem;                      /* Slightly smaller font */
  color: #777;                            /* Light grey text */
}

footer a {
  text-decoration: none;                  /* Remove underline on normal links */
  color: #333;
  margin: 0 0.3rem;                       /* Small spacing between footer links */
}

footer a:hover {
  color: #5f6db3;                         /* Hover color */
  text-decoration: underline;             /* Text links underline on hover */
}

/* Optional: spacing for first footer link (About Me) */
footer p a:first-child {
  margin-right: 0.6rem;
}

/* ==============================
   Social Icon Styling
   ============================== */
.social-icons a {
  text-decoration: none;                  /* Remove default underline */
  margin: 0 8px;                          /* Space between icons */
  color: #333;                             /* Default icon color */
  font-size: 1.2rem;                       /* Slightly larger than normal text */
  transition: color 0.2s ease-in-out;      /* Smooth color change on hover */
}

.social-icons a:hover {
  color: #5f6db3;                        /* Only icon color changes */
  text-decoration: none;                  /* Ensure icons never underlined */
}

.social-icons i {
  font-family: "Font Awesome 6 Brands";   /* Ensure brand icons display correctly */
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: normal;
  vertical-align: middle;                 /* Align icons with text baseline */
}

/* ==============================
   Articles / Blog Posts
   ============================== */
article {
  margin-bottom: 2.5rem;                  /* Space between posts */
  padding-bottom: 1rem;                   /* Inner bottom padding */
  border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;          /* Subtle separator between posts */
}

article h2, article h3 {
  margin: 0;
}

article h2 {
  font-size: 1.8rem;                      /* Full post page title */
}

article h3 {
  font-size: 1.5rem;                      /* Homepage post preview title */
}

article p {
  margin: 0.5rem 0;                        /* Paragraph spacing */
}

/* Links inside post previews */
#post-list a {
  color: #333;
  text-decoration: none;
}

#post-list a:hover {
  color: #5f6db3;
  text-decoration: underline;
}

/* ==============================
   Featured Images
   ============================== */
/* Homepage cropped thumbnails */
#post-list .post-featured img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 250px;
  object-fit: cover;                       /* Crop without distortion */
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
  border-radius: 8px;
  box-shadow: 0 2px 5px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);  /* Soft shadow for depth */
}

/* Full post page images */
.post-featured-post img {
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;                            /* Maintain aspect ratio */
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
  border-radius: 8px;
  box-shadow: 0 2px 5px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);
}

/* ==============================
   Pagination Styles
   ============================== */
#pagination {
  text-align: center;
  margin-top: 2rem;                        /* Space above pagination buttons */
}

#pagination button {
  background-color: #f0f0f0;
  border: 1px solid #ccc;
  color: #333;
  padding: 0.4rem 0.8rem;
  margin: 0 0.3rem;
  cursor: pointer;
  border-radius: 4px;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  transition: background-color 0.2s, color 0.2s;
}

#pagination button:hover:not(:disabled) {
  background-color: #5f6db3;               /* Highlight on hover */
  color: #fff;
}

#pagination button:disabled {
  opacity: 0.5;                             /* Grey out disabled buttons */
  cursor: default;
}

/* ==============================
   Back to Page Link Styling
   ============================== */
.back-link {
  display: inline-block;
  margin-top: 1rem;
  color: #333;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: color 0.2s ease-in-out;
}

.back-link:hover {
  color: #5f6db3;
  text-decoration: underline;
}

/* ==============================
   Back to Page Link Styling
   ============================== */
.back-link {
  display: inline-block;
  margin: 1rem 0;              /* Space above/below */
  color: #333;                  /* Base color */
  text-decoration: none;        /* Remove underline initially */
  font-weight: bold;            /* Slightly bolder for visibility */
  transition: color 0.2s, text-decoration 0.2s; /* Smooth hover transition */
}

.back-link:hover {
  color: #5f6db3;               /* Hover color matches other interactive links */
  text-decoration: underline;   /* Underline appears on hover */
}