/* Container Box Window Layout */
.custom-slider-container {
    width: 100%;
    position: relative;
    user-select: none;
}
.custom-slider-inner {
    position: relative;
    width: 100%;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    cursor: grab;
    touch-action: pan-y; /* let vertical page-scroll pass through; horizontal swipe is handled by JS */
}
.custom-slider-inner:active { cursor: grabbing; }

/* Slide Absolute Intersection View */
.custom-slide-item {
	padding: 16px 16px 16px 40px;
    grid-column: 1;
    grid-row: 1;
    opacity: 0;
    visibility: hidden;
    transition: opacity 0.5s cubic-bezier(0.25, 0.46, 0.45, 0.94), visibility 0.5s;
    z-index: 1;
}
.custom-slide-item.active {
    opacity: 1;
    visibility: visible;
    z-index: 2;
}

/* Flex Container Shell Layout */
.slider-card-wrapper {
    display: flex;
    align-items: stretch;
    justify-content: space-between;
    height: 100%;
    box-sizing: border-box;
    border-radius: 24px;
	gap: 80px;
}
.slider-content-left {
    flex: 1.2;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: flex-start;
    box-sizing: border-box;
}
.slider-image-right {
    flex: 1;
    border-radius: 18px;
	overflow: hidden;
}
.slider-image-right img{
	width: 100%;
	height: 100% !important;
	object-fit: cover;
}

/* Component Inside Layouts */
.meta-origin-badge {
	font-family: Inter;
	font-weight: 500;
	font-style: Medium;
	font-size: 14px;
	line-height: 24px;
	letter-spacing: -0.44px;
    padding: 4px 16px;
    border-radius: 30px;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 8px;
    margin-bottom: 16px;
    background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.16); /* light "pill" over the card_bg color */
    color: #ffffff;
	box-shadow: 0px 2px 4px 0px #FFFFFF40 inset;
}
.meta-origin-badge .dot {
    width: 8px;
    height: 8px;
    background-color: #fff;
    border-radius: 50%;
}

.post-title {
   color: var( --e-global-color-cf0245a );
}
.post-excerpt {
    color: var( --e-global-color-cf0245a );
}

/* Footer Block */
.slider-footer-meta {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 16px;
}
.read-article-btn {
    text-decoration: none;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 12px;
    padding: 14px 28px;       
    border-radius: 8px;        
    font-weight: 600;
    transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;
}
.read-article-btn .btn-icon i,
.read-article-btn .btn-icon svg {
    display: block;
    font-size: inherit;
}
.reading-time {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 8px;
    font-size: 14px;
}

/* Nav Dashboard Block Setup */
.slider-navigation-row {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: center;
    margin-top: 32px;
}
.custom-dash-pagination { display: flex; gap: 8px; align-items: center; }
.custom-dash-pagination .dash-dot {
    cursor: pointer;
    border-radius: 3px;        /* fallback default: dash_radius has no Elementor default */
    transition: all 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.25, 0.46, 0.45, 0.94);
}
.navigation-arrows { display: flex; gap: 12px; }
.custom-nav-btn {
    border: 1px solid #D5D7DA;
	border-radius: 5px;
    outline: none;
    padding: 12px;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    box-sizing: content-box;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: all 0.2s ease;
}

/* ==========================================
   RESPONSIVE LAYOUT RESPONSES
   ========================================== */
@media (max-width: 1024px) {
    .slider-card-wrapper { gap: 48px;}
	.slider-image-right{
		width: 100%;
	}
}
@media (max-width: 767px) {
	.slider-navigation-row{
		margin-bottom: 0px;
		flex-direction: column;
		gap: 24px;
	}
    .slider-card-wrapper {
		flex-direction: column;
		gap: 32px;
    }
    .slider-image-right {
        width: 100%;
        height: auto;
    }
    .slider-content-left {
        width: 100%;
    }
    .post-excerpt { max-width: 100%; }
}