:root
    {
        --qc-card-radius: 10px;
        --qc-card-top-stat-size: 0.82rem;
        --qc-card-label-size: 0.92rem;
        --qc-sidebar-item-border: #6d8198;
        --qc-sidebar-item-bg: #bcc6d3;
        --qc-sidebar-item-text: #1f3040;
        --qc-sidebar-item-hover-bg: #b0bccb;
        --qc-sidebar-item-active-bg: #a8c2d4;
        --qc-sidebar-item-active-border: #496e94;
        --white: #fff;
        --qc-transparent: transparent;
        --qc-card-text: #2f2f2f;
        --qc-card-selected-shadow: rgba(47, 47, 47, 0.2);
        --qc-card-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px var(--dark);
    }

    /* LAYOUT */
    #creator-layout
    {
        display: flex;
        height: calc(100vh - 100px); /*looked this up not sure if it is right*/
        background-color: var(--home-blue);
        position: relative;
    }

    #sidebar-toggle-btn
    {
        display: none;
    }

    #sidebar-backdrop
    {
        display: none;
    }

    /* SIDEBAR */
    #left-sidebar
    {
        width: 15%;
        flex: 0 0 15%;
        min-width: 0;
        background-color: var(--light-gray);
        border-right: 2px solid var(--home-blue-dark);
        display: flex;
        flex-direction: column;
        overflow-x: hidden;
    }

    #left-sidebar,
    #sidebar-backdrop,
    #sidebar-toggle-btn
    {
        transition: transform 0.25s ease, opacity 0.25s ease;
    }

    .sidebar-section-header
    {
        width: 100%;
        display: flex;
        align-items: center;
        background-color: var(--white);
        border: var(--dark-gray) 1px solid;
        padding: 7px 8px;
        font-size: 0.95rem;
        color: var(--dark-gray);
    }

    .sidebar-section-header:hover
    {
        background-color: var(--light-gray);
    }

    .sidebar-caret
    {
        padding: 0 5px;
        width: 1.75rem;
        height: 1.75rem;
        margin-left: auto;
        display: block;
        transition: transform 0.25s ease;
    }

    #questions-section
    {
        display: flex;
        flex-direction: column;
        min-height: 0;
    }

    #questions-list
    {
        display: flex;
        flex-direction: column;
        gap: 12px;
        padding: 10px;
        overflow-y: auto;
        max-height: calc(100vh - 220px);
    }

    #questions-section:not(.open) #questions-list
    {
        display: none;
    }

    #quiz-settings-section:not(.open) .sidebar-settings-panel
    {
        display: none;
    }

    .question-sidebar-item
    {
        width: 100%;
        min-height: 96px;
        border-radius: 14px;
        border: 1px solid var(--qc-sidebar-item-border);
        background-color: var(--qc-sidebar-item-bg);
        color: var(--qc-sidebar-item-text);
        font-size: 1rem;
        font-weight: 600;
        display: flex;
        flex-direction: column;
        justify-content: flex-start;
        align-items: flex-start;
        gap: 6px;
        padding: 10px 14px;
        cursor: pointer;
        transition: background-color 0.2s ease, border-color 0.2s ease;
    }

    .question-sidebar-number
    {
        font-size: 0.85rem;
        font-weight: 700;
        letter-spacing: 0.02em;
    }

    .question-sidebar-preview
    {
        display: block;
        width: 100%;
        min-width: 0;
        font-size: 0.88rem;
        font-weight: 500;
        line-height: 1.3;
        white-space: nowrap;
        overflow: hidden;
        text-overflow: ellipsis;
    }

    .question-sidebar-item:hover
    {
        background-color: var(--qc-sidebar-item-hover-bg);
    }

    .question-sidebar-item-container
    {
        display: flex;
        gap: 8px;
        align-items: stretch;
        width: 100%;
        position: relative;
        cursor: grab;
    }

    .question-sidebar-item-container.dragging
    {
        opacity: 0.45;
    }

    .question-sidebar-item-container.drag-over-before::before,
    .question-sidebar-item-container.drag-over-after::after
    {
        content: "";
        position: absolute;
        left: 0;
        right: 0;
        height: 4px;
        border-radius: 999px;
        background-color: var(--qc-sidebar-item-active-border);
        pointer-events: none;
    }

    .question-sidebar-item-container.drag-over-before::before
    {
        top: -8px;
    }

    .question-sidebar-item-container.drag-over-after::after
    {
        bottom: -8px;
    }

    .question-sidebar-item-container .question-sidebar-item
    {
        flex: 1;
        min-width: 0;
    }

    .question-delete-btn
    {
        display: none;
        width: 44px;
        min-width: 44px;
        border: 1px solid var(--qc-sidebar-item-border);
        border-radius: 14px;
        background-color: var(--salmon);
        color: var(--qc-sidebar-item-text);
        cursor: pointer;
        transition: background-color 0.2s ease;
        padding: 0;
        display: flex;
        align-items: center;
        justify-content: center;
    }

    .question-sidebar-item-container:hover .question-delete-btn
    {
        display: flex;
    }

    .question-delete-btn:hover
    {
        background-color: var(--danger);
    }

    .question-delete-icon
    {
        width: 16px;
        height: 16px;
        display: block;
    }

    .question-sidebar-item.active
    {
        background-color: var(--qc-sidebar-item-active-bg);
        border: 3px solid var(--qc-sidebar-item-active-border);
        padding: 8px 12px;
    }

    .question-sidebar-add
    {
        justify-content: center;
        align-items: center;
        font-size: 2rem;
        line-height: 1;
    }

    .question-sidebar-add:hover
    {
        background-color: var(--create);
    }

    /* MAIN EDITOR */
    #creator-main
    {
        flex: 1;
        min-width: 0;
        display: flex;
        flex-direction: column;
        padding: 16px;
        gap: 16px; 
        background-color: var(--white);
    }

    /* TOOLBAR */
    #creator-save-preview
    {
        display: flex;
        align-items: center;
        gap: 10px;
    }

    #save-btn,
    #preview-btn
    {
        background-color: var(--white);
        border: 2px solid var(--light-gray);
        border-radius: 4px;
        padding: 4px 10px;
        font-size: 0.82rem;
        cursor: pointer;
        color: var(--dark-gray);
        display: flex;
        align-items: center;
        gap: 4px;
    }

    #save-btn:hover,
    #preview-btn:hover
    {
        background-color: var(--light-gray);
    }

    nav > #dynamic-nav-buttons .creator-redo-undo
    {
        appearance: none;
        background-color: var(--white);
        border: 1px solid var(--light-gray);
        border-radius: 10px;
        padding: 0.55rem 0.8rem;
        width: 100%;
        height: 100%;
        color: var(--dark-gray);
        box-sizing: border-box;
        display: inline-flex;
        align-items: center;
        justify-content: center;
        gap: 0.55rem;
        font-size: 30px;
        line-height: 1;
        cursor: pointer;
        transition: background-color 0.15s ease, border-color 0.15s ease, color 0.15s ease, transform 0.15s ease, box-shadow 0.15s ease;
    }

    nav > #dynamic-nav-buttons > .creator-history-controls
    {
        width: 100%;
        display: grid;
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
        gap: 0.65rem;
        align-items: stretch;
    }

    nav > #dynamic-nav-buttons .creator-redo-undo:hover:not(:disabled),
    nav > #dynamic-nav-buttons .creator-redo-undo:focus-visible:not(:disabled)
    {
        background-color: var(--light-gray);
        border-color: var(--home-blue-dark);
        box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px var(--home-blue);
        transform: translateY(-1px);
        outline: none;
    }

    nav > #dynamic-nav-buttons .creator-redo-undo:disabled
    {
        cursor: not-allowed;
        opacity: 0.45;
    }

    #score-ratio
    {
        display: inline-block;
        min-width: 7ch;
        text-align: right;
        font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
    }

    .toolbar-btn-icon
    {
        width: 14px;
        height: 14px;
        display: block;
    }

    #question-type-tab
    {
        margin-left: auto;
        margin-right: -16px;
        background-color: var(--teal);
        border: 2px solid var(--teal-alt);
        padding: 6px 24px;
        clip-path: polygon(0 0, 100% 0, 100% 100%, 12% 100%);
    }
    /* TODO: add the border on the left triangle part of the question type tab */

    /* QUESTION PROMPT */
    #question-prompt
    {
        display: flex;
        align-items: center;
        gap: 12px;
    }

    #question-number
    {
        width: 48px;
        height: 48px;
        min-width: 48px;
        border: 2px solid var(--light-gray);
        border-radius: 4px;
        display: flex;
        align-items: center;
        justify-content: center;
        font-size: 1.3rem;
        color: var(--dark-gray);
    }

    #question-text
    {
        flex: 1;
        height: 48px;
        border: 2px solid var(--light-gray);
        border-radius: 6px;
        background: var(--white);
        padding: 0 16px;
        font-size: 1.1rem;
        color: var(--dark-gray);
    }

    #question-text::placeholder,
    .choice-text-input::placeholder
    {
        color: var(--dark-gray);
        opacity: 0.58;
    }

    /* ANSWER GRID */
    #answer-grid
    {
        display: grid;
        gap: 14px 24px;
        align-items: start;
    }

    #answer-grid.question-type-fill-blank
    {
        grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
    }

    #answer-grid.question-type-multiple-choice,
    #answer-grid.question-type-true-false,
    #answer-grid.question-type-multi-select
    {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
    }

    #answer-grid.question-type-matching
    {
        grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
    }

    .answer-cell
    {
        display: flex;
        gap: 10px;
    }

    .answer-cell.choice-cell
    {
        align-items: stretch;
    }

    .reference-card-cell .answer-check
    {
        display: none;
    }

    .answer-cell.matching-cell
    {
        flex-direction: column;
        background-color: var(--light-gray);
        border-radius: 6px;
        padding: 12px;
        border-bottom: 5px solid var(--purple);
        gap: 10px;
    }

    .answer-cell.blank-cell
    {
        flex-direction: column;
        gap: 10px;
    }

    .matching-pair
    {
        display: grid;
        grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) auto minmax(0, 1fr);
        gap: 10px;
        align-items: end;
    }

    .matching-field,
    .blank-prompt
    {
        display: flex;
        flex-direction: column;
        gap: 4px;
        font-size: 0.9rem;
        color: var(--dark-gray);
    }

    .matching-field input
    {
        width: 100%;
        border: 2px solid var(--light-gray);
        border-radius: 4px;
        background-color: var(--white);
        padding: 10px 12px;
        color: var(--dark-gray);
        font-size: 0.95rem;
    }

    .blank-answer-btn
    {
        width: 100%;
    }

    .matching-separator
    {
        align-self: center;
        font-size: 1.25rem;
        font-weight: 700;
        color: var(--dark-gray);
    }

    .answer-check
    {
        width: 36px;
        height: 36px;
        min-width: 36px;
        display: flex;
        align-items: center;
        justify-content: center;
        border-radius: 50%;
        border: 3px solid var(--orange);
        position: relative;
        background-color: var(--white);
    }

    .answer-check.checked
    {
        background-color: var(--orange);
        border-color: var(--orange-dark);
    }

    .answer-check-icon
    {
        display: none;
        width: 1rem;
        height: 1rem;
    }

    .answer-check.checked .answer-check-icon
    {
        display: block;
    }

    .answer-check.checked img /* Looked this up*/
    {
        display: block;
        filter: brightness(0) invert(1);
    }

    .answer-check.disabled
    {
        background-color: var(--sandy-brown);
        border-color: var(--orange-dark);
        cursor: not-allowed;
        opacity: 0.75;
    }

    .answer-check.disabled img
    {
        display: none;
    }

    .answer-btn
    {
        flex: 1;
        background-color: var(--light-gray);
        border-radius: 4px;
        padding: 10px 16px;
        font-size: 1rem;
        color: var(--dark-gray);
        border-bottom: 5px solid var(--purple);
        text-align: center;
    }

    .choice-card
    {
        position: relative;
        min-height: 4rem;
        border-radius: var(--qc-card-radius);
        border: 1px solid var(--orange-dark);
        border-bottom-width: 1px;
        box-shadow: var(--qc-card-shadow);
        background-color: var(--yellow-alt);
        color: var(--qc-card-text);
        font-size: var(--qc-card-label-size);
        padding: 1.35rem 0.75rem 0.75rem;
        appearance: none;
        text-align: center;
        cursor: pointer;
    }

    .choice-card:hover
    {
        filter: brightness(0.98);
    }

    .choice-card:focus-visible
    {
        outline: 2px solid var(--teal-alt);
        outline-offset: 2px;
    }

    .choice-card.checked
    {
        box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 2px var(--qc-card-selected-shadow);
        outline: 3px solid var(--dark);
        outline-offset: 1px;
    }

    .choice-card-stat
    {
        position: absolute;
        top: 0.3rem;
        right: 0.45rem;
        font-size: var(--qc-card-top-stat-size);
        font-weight: 700;
        letter-spacing: 0.02em;
        color: var(--dark);
    }

    .choice-card-label
    {
        display: block;
    }

    .choice-text-input
    {
        width: 100%;
        border: none;
        background: var(--qc-transparent);
        color: inherit;
        font-size: inherit;
        text-align: center;
        padding: 0;
    }

    .choice-text-input:focus
    {
        outline: none;
    }

    .choice-card .choice-text-input
    {
        cursor: text;
    }

    .answer-btn:not(.choice-card) .choice-text-input
    {
        text-align: left;
    }

    #answer-grid.question-type-multiple-choice .choice-cell:nth-child(4n + 1) .choice-card,
    #answer-grid.question-type-true-false .choice-cell:nth-child(2n + 1) .choice-card
    {
        background-color: var(--yellow-alt);
        border-color: var(--orange-dark);
    }

    #answer-grid.question-type-multiple-choice .choice-cell:nth-child(4n + 2) .choice-card,
    #answer-grid.question-type-true-false .choice-cell:nth-child(2n) .choice-card
    {
        background-color: var(--pink);
        border-color: var(--pink-dark);
    }

    #answer-grid.question-type-multiple-choice .choice-cell:nth-child(4n + 3) .choice-card
    {
        background-color: var(--salmon);
        border-color: var(--danger);
    }

    #answer-grid.question-type-multiple-choice .choice-cell:nth-child(4n + 4) .choice-card
    {
        background-color: var(--create-alt);
        border-color: var(--create-dark);
    }


    .answer-btn.add
    {
        background-color: var(--light-gray);
        border-bottom-color: var(--dark-gray);
        color: var(--dark-gray);
    }

    .card-check-proxy
    {
        pointer-events: none;
    }

    @media (max-width: 640px)
    {
        #answer-grid.question-type-multiple-choice,
        #answer-grid.question-type-true-false,
        #answer-grid.question-type-multi-select
        {
            grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
        }
    }

    @media (max-width: 650px)
    {
        nav
        {
            height: auto;
            min-height: 72px;
            padding: 0.45rem 0.55rem;
            gap: 0.35rem;
            align-items: center;
        }

        nav > :first-child
        {
            flex-grow: 0;
            width: auto;
            align-items: center;
        }

        #nav-hover-butt
        {
            align-items: center;
            justify-content: flex-start;
        }

        #nav-hover-butt h2
        {
            font-size: 0;
            line-height: 0;
            margin: 0;
        }

        #nav-hover-butt h2 br,
        #nav-hover-butt [data-tid="200"]
        {
            display: none;
        }

        #nav-hover-butt .nav-home-icon
        {
            width: 1.9rem;
            height: 1.9rem;
            margin: 0;
        }

        nav > header
        {
            flex: 1 1 auto;
            min-width: 0;
        }

        nav > header > h1
        {
            font-size: 1.05rem;
            line-height: 1.05;
        }

        nav > #dynamic-nav-buttons
        {
            flex: 1 1 auto;
            gap: 0.2rem;
        }

        nav > #dynamic-nav-buttons > .creator-history-controls
        {
            gap: 0.35rem;
        }

        nav > #dynamic-nav-buttons .creator-redo-undo
        {
            width: auto;
            height: auto;
            padding: 0.35rem 0.45rem;
            gap: 0;
            font-size: 0;
            border-radius: 8px;
        }

        nav > #dynamic-nav-buttons .creator-redo-undo .creator-redo-undo-icon
        {
            width: 1.25rem;
            height: 1.25rem;
        }

        nav > #dynamic-nav-buttons .creator-redo-undo span,
        nav > #dynamic-nav-buttons .creator-redo-undo i,
        nav > #dynamic-nav-buttons .nav-last-saved
        {
            display: none;
        }

        nav > #accessibility-panel
        {
            gap: 0.3rem;
            flex: 0 0 auto;
        }

        nav > #accessibility-panel > button,
        nav > #accessibility-panel > select
        {
            width: auto;
            min-width: 0;
            padding-left: 0.45rem;
            padding-right: 0.45rem;
        }

        #creator-layout
        {
            display: block;
            height: calc(100dvh - 72px);
        }

        #sidebar-toggle-btn
        {
            position: fixed;
            top: 84px;
            left: 12px;
            z-index: 35;
            display: inline-flex;
            align-items: center;
            justify-content: center;
            width: 48px;
            height: 48px;
            border: 2px solid var(--home-blue-dark);
            border-radius: 12px;
            background-color: var(--white);
            box-shadow: 0 8px 22px rgba(13, 13, 13, 0.16);
            cursor: pointer;
            padding: 0;
        }

        #sidebar-toggle-btn img
        {
            width: 24px;
            height: 24px;
            display: block;
        }

        #sidebar-backdrop
        {
            display: block;
            position: fixed;
            inset: 72px 0 0 0;
            z-index: 24;
            background: rgba(13, 13, 13, 0.35);
            opacity: 0;
            pointer-events: none;
        }

        #left-sidebar
        {
            position: fixed;
            top: 72px;
            left: 0;
            z-index: 30;
            width: min(82vw, 320px);
            max-width: 320px;
            height: calc(100dvh - 72px);
            transform: translateX(-100%);
            box-shadow: 0 12px 32px rgba(13, 13, 13, 0.22);
            overflow-y: auto;
        }

        #creator-layout.sidebar-open #left-sidebar
        {
            transform: translateX(0);
        }

        #creator-layout.sidebar-open #sidebar-backdrop
        {
            opacity: 1;
            pointer-events: auto;
        }

        #creator-main
        {
            width: 100%;
            min-height: calc(100dvh - 72px);
            padding-top: 124px;
            padding-left: 12px;
            padding-right: 12px;
        }

        #creator-save-preview
        {
            position: fixed;
            top: 84px;
            left: 68px;
            right: 12px;
            z-index: 34;
            flex-wrap: nowrap;
            padding-left: 4px;
            align-items: center;
            overflow-x: hidden;
            gap: 6px;
        }

        #question-type-tab
        {
            display: none;
        }

        #question-prompt
        {
            flex-wrap: wrap;
        }

        #toggle-dropdown-btn
        {
            font-size: 0.76rem;
            padding: 3px 9px;
        }

        #settings-label
        {
            font-size: 0.78rem;
            padding: 8px 10px;
        }

        #settings-controls
        {
            font-size: 0.78rem;
            gap: 6px;
            padding: 6px 8px;
        }

        #settings-row label,
        #solution-setting
        {
            font-size: 0.76rem;
        }

        #settings-row label + select,
        #solution-setting + select,
        #score-ratio
        {
            font-size: 0.76rem;
        }

        .time-btn
        {
            font-size: 0.74rem;
        }
    }

    #solution-select:disabled
    {
        background-color: var(--light-gray);
        color: var(--dark-gray);
        cursor: not-allowed;
    }

    /* QUESTION SETTINGS PANEL */
    #question-settings-wrap
    {
        margin-top: auto;
        display: flex;
        flex-direction: column;
        gap: 8px;
    }

    #question-settings-panel
    {
        display: flex;
        background-color: var(--teal);
        border: 2px solid var(--teal-alt);
        border-radius: 6px;
    }

    #question-settings-wrap.collapsed #question-settings-panel
    {
        display: none;
    }

    #settings-label
    {
        background-color: var(--teal-alt);
        color: var(--white);
        padding: 12px 16px;
        font-size: 1rem;
        text-align: center;
        display: flex;
        align-items: center;
        justify-content: center;
    }

    #settings-controls
    {
        flex: 1;
        display: flex;
        flex-direction: column;
        gap: 8px;
        padding: 8px 12px;
    }

    .sidebar-settings-panel
    {
        display: flex;
        flex-direction: column;
        gap: 10px;
        padding: 10px;
        background-color: var(--light-gray);
        border: 1px solid var(--dark-gray);
        border-top: none;
    }

    .sidebar-setting
    {
        display: flex;
        flex-direction: column;
        gap: 6px;
        color: var(--dark-gray);
        font-size: 0.9rem;
    }

    #quiz-title-input
    {
        width: 100%;
        border: 1px solid var(--dark-gray);
        border-radius: 4px;
        padding: 8px 10px;
        font-size: 0.95rem;
        color: var(--dark-gray);
        background-color: var(--white);
    }

    #quiz-description-input
    {
        width: 100%;
        border: 1px solid var(--dark-gray);
        border-radius: 4px;
        padding: 8px 10px;
        font-size: 0.95rem;
        color: var(--dark-gray);
        background-color: var(--white);
        min-height: 96px;
        resize: vertical;
        line-height: 1.35;
    }

    #quiz-title-input:focus
    {
        outline: 2px solid var(--teal-alt);
        outline-offset: 1px;
    }

    #quiz-description-input:focus
    {
        outline: 2px solid var(--teal-alt);
        outline-offset: 1px;
    }

    #solution-setting
    {
        display: flex;
        align-items: center;
        gap: 6px;
        margin-top: auto;
        padding-top: 4px;
        font-size: 0.9rem;
        color: var(--dark-gray);
    }

    #solution-setting + select
    {
        min-width: 0;
        background-color: var(--white);
    }

    #toggle-dropdown-btn
    {
        align-self: flex-end;
        background-color: var(--teal-alt);
        border: 2px solid var(--dark-gray);
        border-radius: 4px;
        padding: 4px 12px;
        font-size: 0.9rem;
        cursor: pointer;
        color: var(--white);
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            gap: 6px;
    }

    #question-settings-wrap.collapsed .toggle-btn-icon
    {
        transform: rotate(-90deg);
    }

    .toggle-btn-icon
    {
        width: 18px;
        height: 18px;
        display: block;
        transition: transform 0.2s ease;
    }

    #settings-row
    {
        display: flex;
        align-items: center;
        gap: 20px;
        flex-wrap: wrap;
    }

    #settings-row label
    {
        display: flex;
        align-items: center;
        gap: 6px;
        font-size: 0.9rem;
        color: var(--dark-gray);
    }

    
    #settings-row label + select
    {
        background-color: var(--white);
    }

/* TODO: FINISH STYLING THE SLIDER */
    #points{ 
        accent-color: var(--salmon);
    }

    .time-btn-group
    {
        gap: 6px;
    }

    .time-btn
    {
        width: 36px;
        height: 28px;
        border: 2px solid var(--light-gray);
        border-radius: 4px;
        background: var(--white);
        cursor: pointer;
        font-size: 0.9rem;
        color: var(--dark-gray);
    }

    .time-btn.active
    {
        background-color: var(--teal-alt);
        border-color: var(--teal-alt);
        color: var(--white);
    }