/* ========================= */
/* 🌟 FLOATING SIDE BARS */
/* ========================= */

.floating-container {
    position: fixed;
    top: 50%;
    width: 100%;
    transform: translateY(-50%);
    z-index: 9999;
    pointer-events: none;
}

/* ========================= */
/* BUTTON BASE */
/* ========================= */
.floating-btn {
    position: absolute;

    width: 50px;              /* 🔥 slim vertical bar */
    height: 180px;            /* 🔥 tall like college UI */

    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 10px;

    color: #fff;
    font-size: 14px;
    font-weight: 700;

    background: linear-gradient(180deg, #d4af37, #f5d76e);

    border-radius: 12px;
    box-shadow:
        0 10px 25px rgba(212,175,55,0.5),
        0 0 20px rgba(212,175,55,0.7);

    cursor: pointer;
    pointer-events: all;

    transition: 0.3s ease;
}

/* ========================= */
/* LEFT SIDE */
/* ========================= */
/* LEFT BUTTON SHADOW */
.left-btn {
    left: 0;
    border-radius: 0 14px 14px 0;

    box-shadow:
        4px 0 15px rgba(0,0,0,0.15),        /* soft depth */
        8px 0 25px rgba(212,175,55,0.25),   /* golden glow */
        0 0 20px rgba(212,175,55,0.35);     /* ambient glow */
}

/* RIGHT BUTTON SHADOW */
.right-btn {
    right: 0;
    border-radius: 14px 0 0 14px;

    box-shadow:
        -4px 0 15px rgba(0,0,0,0.15),
        -8px 0 25px rgba(212,175,55,0.25),
        0 0 20px rgba(212,175,55,0.35);
}

/* ========================= */
/* ICON */
/* ========================= */
.floating-btn i {
    font-size: 18px;
    animation: glow 1.5s infinite alternate;
}

/* ========================= */
/* TEXT ROTATION */
/* ========================= */
.floating-btn span {
    writing-mode: vertical-rl;
    transform: rotate(180deg);   /* ✅ clean vertical text */
    letter-spacing: 2px;
}

/* ========================= */
/* HOVER */
/* ========================= */
.floating-btn:hover {
    transform: scale(1.08);
    box-shadow:
        0 15px 35px rgba(212,175,55,0.7),
        0 0 30px rgba(212,175,55,1);
}

/* ========================= */
/* ICON GLOW */
/* ========================= */
@keyframes glow {
    0% { text-shadow: 0 0 5px #fff; }
    100% { text-shadow: 0 0 20px #fff, 0 0 30px #d4af37; }
}

/* ========================= */
/* MOBILE */
/* ========================= */
@media (max-width: 768px) {

    .floating-btn {
        height: 140px;
        width: 45px;
        font-size: 12px;
    }

    .floating-btn i {
        font-size: 16px;
    }
}

/* ========================= */
/* 🔥 SEARCH BLINK EFFECT */
/* ========================= */

/* ========================= */
/* 🔥 CLEAN GLOW BLINK (NO BORDER) */
/* ========================= */

.search-blink {
    animation: glowBlink 1s ease-in-out 3;
}

/* SOFT GLOW ANIMATION */
@keyframes glowBlink {

    0% {
        box-shadow: 0 0 0px rgba(212,175,55,0);
        transform: scale(1);
    }

    50% {
        box-shadow:
            0 0 20px rgba(212,175,55,0.8),
            0 0 40px rgba(212,175,55,0.6),
            0 0 60px rgba(212,175,55,0.4);
        transform: scale(1.02);
    }

    100% {
        box-shadow: 0 0 0px rgba(212,175,55,0);
        transform: scale(1);
    }
}