:root {
  --transition-duration: 0.6s;
}

* {
  box-sizing: border-box;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}
.main {
  display: flex-col;
  width: 100%;
  text-align: center;
  padding: 10px;
}
/* body {
  background: #111;
  font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif;
  color: white;
  padding: 1rem;
  display: flex-col;
} */

.carousel {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
 
  max-width: 100%;
 height: 60vh;
    min-height: 290px;
}
.slide {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background-size: cover;
  background-position: center;
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateX(100%);
  transition: all var(--transition-duration) ease-in-out;
  
  /* REMOVE: center alignment */
  /* display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  flex-direction: column; */
}


.slide.active {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: translateX(0);
  z-index: 1;
}

.slide.exit-left {
  transform: translateX(-100%);
}

.slide.exit-right {
  transform: translateX(100%);
}

.overlay {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(
    to top,
    rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8),
    rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4),
    rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1)
  );
  z-index: 0;
}

.slide-content {
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%;
  left: 5%; /* or right: 5%; for right side */
  transform: translateY(-50%);
  z-index: 2;
  max-width: 500px;
  color: white;
  text-align: left;
}


.slide-content h1 {
  font-size: 2rem;
  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
}


.slide-content .author {
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  color: #aaa;
}

.controls {
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 1rem;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  padding: 0 2rem;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: center;
  z-index: 10;
}

.dots {
  display: flex;
  gap: 0.5rem;
}

.dot {
  width: 12px;
  height: 12px;
  border-radius: 9999px;
  background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: all 0.3s ease;
}

.dot.active {
  width: 32px;
  background-color: #60a5fa;
}

.arrows {
  display: flex;
  gap: 0.5rem;
}

.arrow-btn {
  padding: 0.5rem 0.8rem;
  border-radius: 12px;
  border: 0.5px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3);
  background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
  color: white;
  font-size: 1.25rem;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: background 0.3s;
}
.slide-content a {
    font-size: 44px;
    filter: drop-shadow(2px 4px 6px black);
}

.arrow-btn:hover {
  background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3);
}

@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .slide-content {
    padding: 1.5rem;
  }

  .slide-content h1 {
    font-size: 1.5rem;
  }

  .slide-content p {
    font-size: 0.9rem;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 480px) {
  .slide-content h1 {
    font-size: 1.2rem;
  }

  .slide-content p {
    display: none;
  }
}