:root {
            /* ==================== CORE CUSTOMIZABLE COLORS ==================== */
            --bs-body-bg: #0a0a0a;
            --bs-body-color: #e8e8e8;
            --bs-primary: #b8b8b8;
            --bs-secondary: #3a3a3a;
            --bs-accent: #6e6e6e;
            --bs-metal-dark: #111111;
            --bs-metal-mid: #1f1f1f;
            --bs-metal-light: #2e2e2e;
            --bs-metal-shine: #4a4a4a;
            --bs-border-color: #444444;
            --bs-link-color: #b8b8b8;
        }

        

@font-face {
    font-family: "a" ;
    src: url("./zchar.ttf");
}


@font-face {
    font-family: "c" ;
    src:   url("./");
}

body , a , nav , p , h1 , h2 , h3 , h6 {
    font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace "c" ,cursive;
}
body{
    background-color: #7F77DD;
}


.list3 > li > h3 { 
    font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;
}

#mainNav{
    margin-top: -40px;
    background-color: #0a0a0a;
}

.nav-item > .active-now{ 
    border: 2px solid aqua;
      color: whitesmoke;
}
.nav-item > .active { 

      animation: glow 1.7s ease-in-out infinite;
}
        body {
            background-color: var(--bs-body-bg);
            color: var(--bs-body-color);
            font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, sans-serif;
              /* cursor: crosshair; */
                cursor: url('icons8-select-cursor-24.png') 0 0, auto;
        }


.navbar > ul  {
width: 50px;

}



article { 
    display:flex; 
    flex-direction: row; 
    justify-content: space-evenly;
     
}



.top-text { 
    text-decoration: underline;
    color: white;
}






@media screen and (max-width:880px ){
             .body {
                cursor: url('icons8-select-cursor-96.png') 0 0, auto;
             }

             /* Nav bar - width 
             adjusting  */
             div > .container { 
                display: flex;
                width: auto;
             }

}

@media screen and (max-width:600px ){
             .body {
                cursor: url('icons8-select-cursor-24.png') 0 0, auto;
             }
             article { 
    display:flex; 
    flex-direction: column; 
    justify-content: space-evenly;
     
}
}

        /* ==================== MANUAL FIX: SIDE BG STRIPS + METAL BORDERS ==================== */
        /* Nested container (1150px) + backgrounds moved to .container so body bg shows on left/right of every section.
           On your wide screen you'll now see clear metal strips (~350-400px each side).
           Change 1150px to tweak: 1000px = more bg visible, 1300px = less margin. */
        .container {
            max-width: 1150px !important;
            margin-left: auto;
            margin-right: auto;
        
        }


        /* Thin visible metal borders left + right on every section */
        /* .bs-section .container,
        .bs-hero .container,
        .bs-footer .container {
            border-left: 1px solid rgba(184, 184, 184, 0.65);
            border-right: 1px solid rgba(184, 184, 184, 0.65);
            animation: glow 5s ease-in-out infinite;
            
        } */

/* Custom hand written CSS animations by the author   */

@keyframes glow {
  0%, 100% {
    box-shadow: 0 0 2px #4973fa87, 0 0 20px #7F77DD, 0 0 30px  #70dbf173;
  }
  50% {
    
    box-shadow: 0 0 0px #70dbf173, 0 0 0px #70dbf173 , 0 0 0px #70dbf173;

  }
}

.glow {
  animation: glow 3s ease-in-out infinite;
}

.butn1 { 
             animation: glow 1.7s ease-in-out infinite;
}












        /* ==================== BACKGROUND LAYERS & ANIMATIONS ==================== */
        .bs-hero {
            
       
          
      
        }
        
        .star-canvas {
            position: absolute;
            inset: 0;
            z-index: -1;
            pointer-events: none;
        }

        .geo-shapes {
            position: absolute;
            inset: 0;
            z-index: -1;
            overflow: hidden;
        }
        
        .geo-shape {
            position: absolute;
            background: var(--bs-primary);
            opacity: 0.07;
            filter: blur(0.8px);
            animation: geo-drift alternate-reverse infinite;
            box-shadow: 0 0 18px rgba(133, 99, 6, 0.493);
        }
        
        .shape-triangle { clip-path: polygon(50% 0%, 0% 100%, 100% 100%); }
        .shape-hex { clip-path: polygon(25% 0%, 75% 0%, 100% 50%, 75% 100%, 25% 100%, 0% 50%); }
        .shape-diamond { clip-path: polygon(50% 0%, 100% 50%, 50% 100%, 0% 50%); }
        
        @keyframes geo-drift {
            0%   { transform: translateX(0) rotate(0deg); }
            100% { transform: translateX(150px) rotate(360deg); }
        }

        .bs-hero-bg {
            position: absolute;
            inset: 0;
            background: linear-gradient(135deg, 
                var(--bs-metal-dark) 0%,
                var(--bs-metal-mid) 45%,
                var(--bs-metal-light) 70%,
                var(--bs-metal-shine) 100%);
            z-index: -2;
        }
        


.bs-card{
    width:105%;
    padding: 2px;
    margin: 20px;
}

        .bs-hero-bg::before {
            content: '';
            position: absolute;
            inset: 0;
            background: linear-gradient(145deg, 
                rgba(255, 174, 0, 0.08) 35%,
                transparent 40%,
                rgba(128, 88, 3, 0.493) 99%);
            transform: skewY(-8deg);
        }
        
        .bs-hero-bg::after {
            content: '';
            position: absolute;
            inset: 0;
            background: radial-gradient(circle at 25% 30%, 
                rgba(255,255,255,0.12) 0%,
                transparent 60%);
            animation: subtle-shine 12s ease-in-out infinite;
        }

        @keyframes subtle-shine {
            0%, 100% { opacity: 0.6; }
            50% { opacity: 1; }
        }

        /* ==================== STYLISH MINIMIZED BORDERS (your cards unchanged) ==================== */
        .bs-card {
            background-color: var(--bs-metal-mid);
            border: 1px solid rgba(68, 68, 68, 0.75);
            box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.06),
                        inset -1px -1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5);
            transition: all 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1);
            overflow: hidden;
        }
        
        .bs-card:hover {
            transform: translateY(-15px) rotate(1deg);
            box-shadow: 0 25px 50px -12px rgb(0 0 0 / 0.5),
                        inset 1px 1px 0 rgba(184,184,184,0.25);
            border-color: var(--bs-primary);
        }

        .bs-section {
            padding: 60px ;
            position: relative;
            border-top: 1px solid rgba(68,68,68,0.4);
            height: 100%;
            
        }

        /* ==================== YOUR ORIGINAL STYLES (100% unchanged) ==================== */
 

    
        .bs-navbar {
            transition: all 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1);
            
        }
        .bs-navbar.scrolled {
            background-color: rgba(10, 10, 10, 0.98) !important;
            backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
            box-shadow: 0 4px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6);
        }

        .bs-section-header {
            position: relative;
            display: inline-block;
        }
        
        .bs-section-header::after {
            content: '';
            position: absolute;
            bottom: -20px;
            left: 0;
            width: 60%;
            height: 3px;
            background: linear-gradient(to right, var(--bs-primary), transparent);
        }

        .bs-gradient-text {
            background: linear-gradient(90deg, #e8e8e8, #b8b8b8);
            -webkit-background-clip: text;
            -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
        }

        .bs-footer {
            background: transparent; /* moved to container below */
        }

        .btn-bs-metal {
            background: linear-gradient(145deg, var(--bs-primary), #8f8f8f);
            border: none;
            color: #0a0a0a;
            font-weight: 600;
            transition: all 0.3s ease;
        }
        
        .btn-bs-metal:hover {
            transform: translateY(-3px);
            box-shadow: 0 10px 25px rgba(184, 184, 184, 0.3);
            color: #0a0a0a;
        }