/* ================================================================ style.css — The Brothers of Cloverhollow Reader ================================================================ Table of contents: 1. CSS Custom Properties (design tokens) 2. Reset & base 3. Background image 4. Reading area & scrollbar 5. Chapter content typography 6. Hamburger menu button 7. Slide-in chapter menu 8. Menu backdrop 9. Navigation arrows 10. Responsive adjustments ================================================================ */ /* ---------------------------------------------------------------- 1. CSS Custom Properties Change values here to retheme the entire reader. ---------------------------------------------------------------- */ :root { /* Text colours */ --color-text: #f0e6d0; /* warm parchment — body text */ --color-heading: #ffffff; /* white — book title & chapter title */ --color-chapter-num: #b09a72; /* muted gold — "Chapter N" label */ --color-scene-break: #c8a96e; /* gold — ✦ ✦ ✦ scene break marker */ --color-hr: rgba(200, 169, 110, 0.30); /* Panel & surface colours */ --color-panel-bg: rgba(6, 4, 3, 0.74); /* reading area background */ --color-menu-bg: rgba(8, 5, 3, 0.97); /* slide-in menu background */ --color-menu-item-hover: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06); --color-menu-item-active:rgba(200, 169, 110, 0.18); --color-menu-border-active: #c8a96e; /* Navigation button colours */ --color-nav-btn: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.13); --color-nav-btn-hover: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.26); --color-nav-btn-disabled:rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04); /* Typography */ --font-serif: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; --font-sans: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, sans-serif; /* Layout */ --reading-max-width: 700px; /* max width of the text column */ --top-clearance: 16px; /* gap from top of viewport to reading area */ --nav-height: 88px; /* height reserved at bottom for nav arrows */ --side-padding: 36px; /* left/right padding inside reading area */ } /* ---------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Reset & base ---------------------------------------------------------------- */ *, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; padding: 0; } html, body { height: 100%; width: 100%; overflow: hidden; /* only the reading area scrolls, not the page */ } body { font-family: var(--font-serif); color: var(--color-text); background-color: #080604; /* fallback if background image fails to load */ } /* ---------------------------------------------------------------- 3. Background image A fixed pseudo-element is used instead of background-attachment: fixed on because iOS Safari does not render that property correctly when the page contains fixed-position children. ---------------------------------------------------------------- */ body::before { content: ''; position: fixed; inset: 0; background-image: url('dark-forest-page-background-image.jpg'); background-size: cover; background-position: center center; background-repeat: no-repeat; z-index: 0; } /* ---------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Reading area & scrollbar ---------------------------------------------------------------- */ #reading-area { position: fixed; top: var(--top-clearance); bottom: var(--nav-height); left: 50%; transform: translateX(-50%); width: min(var(--reading-max-width), 92vw); overflow-y: auto; -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch; /* momentum scrolling on iOS */ background: var(--color-panel-bg); border-radius: 6px; padding: 44px var(--side-padding) 52px; z-index: 10; } /* Thin, gold-tinted scrollbar (Webkit / Blink — Chrome, Safari, Edge) */ #reading-area::-webkit-scrollbar { width: 5px; } #reading-area::-webkit-scrollbar-track { background: transparent; } #reading-area::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb { background: rgba(200, 169, 110, 0.28); border-radius: 3px; } /* ---------------------------------------------------------------- 5. Chapter content typography ---------------------------------------------------------------- */ /* Book title — # The Brothers of Cloverhollow */ #chapter-content h1 { font-family: var(--font-serif); font-size: 1.25rem; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-align: center; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--color-heading); margin-bottom: 0.25em; } /* Thematic break — --- */ #chapter-content hr { border: none; border-top: 1px solid var(--color-hr); margin: 1em auto 1.6em; width: 55%; } /* Chapter number label — ## Chapter 1 */ #chapter-content h2 { font-family: var(--font-sans); font-size: 0.75rem; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.22em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--color-chapter-num); text-align: center; margin-bottom: 0.5em; } /* Chapter title — ### The Harvest Warren */ #chapter-content h3 { font-family: var(--font-serif); font-size: 1.8rem; font-weight: normal; color: var(--color-heading); text-align: center; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 2.2em; } /* Body paragraphs */ #chapter-content p { font-size: 1.2rem; line-height: 1.85; color: var(--color-text); margin-bottom: 0; /* spacing comes from line-height; */ padding-bottom: 1.1em; /* padding used so last-child looks right */ text-indent: 1.6em; } /* Remove indent from the first paragraph after any heading or scene break, and from the subtitle line that sits directly after the book title. */ #chapter-content h1 + p, #chapter-content h2 + p, #chapter-content h3 + p, #chapter-content hr + p, #chapter-content .scene-break + p { text-indent: 0; } /* Scene break — ✦ ✦ ✦ */ .scene-break { text-align: center; color: var(--color-scene-break); font-size: 1.05rem; letter-spacing: 0.6em; margin: 2.2em 0; user-select: none; } /* Inline formatting */ #chapter-content em { font-style: italic; } #chapter-content strong { font-weight: bold; } /* The book subtitle (*Book One: Into the Dark Forest*) renders as a paragraph containing only an tag. Centre and mute it. */ #chapter-content h1 + p > em:only-child { display: block; text-indent: 0; text-align: center; color: var(--color-chapter-num); font-size: 1rem; } /* Loading / error state messages */ .loading-text, .error-text { text-align: center; font-family: var(--font-sans); font-size: 1rem; color: var(--color-chapter-num); padding: 5em 0; text-indent: 0; } /* ---------------------------------------------------------------- 6. Hamburger menu button ---------------------------------------------------------------- */ #menu-btn { position: fixed; top: 16px; left: 16px; z-index: 200; display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: center; align-items: center; gap: 5px; width: 44px; height: 44px; padding: 10px; background: rgba(6, 4, 3, 0.60); border: none; border-radius: 6px; cursor: pointer; transition: background 0.2s; } #menu-btn:hover { background: rgba(6, 4, 3, 0.90); } #menu-btn:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid rgba(200, 169, 110, 0.55); outline-offset: 2px; } /* The three lines that make up the hamburger icon */ .hamburger-line { display: block; width: 20px; height: 2px; background: var(--color-text); border-radius: 1px; transition: transform 0.22s ease, opacity 0.22s ease; } /* Animate the three lines into an × when the menu is open. The aria-expanded attribute is toggled by JavaScript. */ #menu-btn[aria-expanded="true"] .hamburger-line:nth-child(1) { transform: translateY(7px) rotate(45deg); } #menu-btn[aria-expanded="true"] .hamburger-line:nth-child(2) { opacity: 0; transform: scaleX(0); } #menu-btn[aria-expanded="true"] .hamburger-line:nth-child(3) { transform: translateY(-7px) rotate(-45deg); } /* ---------------------------------------------------------------- 7. Slide-in chapter menu ---------------------------------------------------------------- */ #chapter-menu { position: fixed; top: 0; left: 0; bottom: 0; width: min(300px, 82vw); background: var(--color-menu-bg); overflow-y: auto; -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch; /* Slide off-screen to the left by default */ transform: translateX(-100%); transition: transform 0.26s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1); z-index: 300; } #chapter-menu.open { transform: translateX(0); } /* Menu header bar: "Chapters" label + close button */ #menu-header { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; padding: 20px 18px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-hr); position: sticky; top: 0; background: var(--color-menu-bg); /* stays visible when the list scrolls */ } #menu-title { font-family: var(--font-sans); font-size: 0.7rem; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.22em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--color-chapter-num); } #menu-close-btn { background: none; border: none; color: var(--color-text); font-size: 1rem; cursor: pointer; padding: 4px 8px; opacity: 0.6; border-radius: 4px; transition: opacity 0.15s; line-height: 1; } #menu-close-btn:hover { opacity: 1; } /* Chapter list */ #chapter-list { list-style: none; padding: 10px 0 20px; } /* Each chapter is a full-width button */ .menu-chapter-btn { display: block; width: 100%; padding: 13px 18px 13px 21px; background: none; border: none; border-left: 3px solid transparent; color: var(--color-text); font-family: var(--font-serif); font-size: 0.95rem; text-align: left; line-height: 1.4; cursor: pointer; transition: background 0.15s, border-left-color 0.15s; } .menu-chapter-btn:hover { background: var(--color-menu-item-hover); } /* Active (currently displayed) chapter */ .menu-chapter-btn.active { background: var(--color-menu-item-active); border-left-color: var(--color-menu-border-active); color: #ffffff; } /* Small "CHAPTER 1" label above each chapter title */ .menu-chapter-label { display: block; font-family: var(--font-sans); font-size: 0.62rem; letter-spacing: 0.18em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--color-chapter-num); margin-bottom: 3px; } .menu-chapter-btn.active .menu-chapter-label { color: var(--color-scene-break); } /* ---------------------------------------------------------------- 8. Menu backdrop A dark overlay behind the open menu. Clicking it closes the menu. ---------------------------------------------------------------- */ #menu-backdrop { position: fixed; inset: 0; background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.48); z-index: 250; opacity: 0; pointer-events: none; transition: opacity 0.26s; } #menu-backdrop.visible { opacity: 1; pointer-events: auto; } /* ---------------------------------------------------------------- 9. Navigation arrows Fixed at the bottom corners. The nav element itself is pointer-events: none so the gap between the two buttons is still "clickable through" to the reading area behind it. ---------------------------------------------------------------- */ #chapter-nav { position: fixed; bottom: 0; left: 0; right: 0; height: var(--nav-height); z-index: 20; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; padding: 0 20px; pointer-events: none; /* pass clicks through to reading area */ } #prev-btn, #next-btn { pointer-events: auto; /* re-enable clicks for the buttons themselves */ width: 58px; height: 58px; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; background: var(--color-nav-btn); border: none; border-radius: 50%; color: var(--color-text); font-size: 1.5rem; cursor: pointer; /* Frosted glass effect (supported on Safari / recent Chrome) */ backdrop-filter: blur(6px); -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(6px); transition: background 0.18s, transform 0.1s; } #prev-btn:hover, #next-btn:hover { background: var(--color-nav-btn-hover); } #prev-btn:active, #next-btn:active { transform: scale(0.90); } #prev-btn:disabled, #next-btn:disabled { background: var(--color-nav-btn-disabled); color: rgba(240, 230, 208, 0.20); cursor: default; backdrop-filter: none; -webkit-backdrop-filter: none; } #prev-btn:focus-visible, #next-btn:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid rgba(200, 169, 110, 0.55); outline-offset: 3px; } /* ---------------------------------------------------------------- 10. Responsive adjustments ---------------------------------------------------------------- */ /* Slightly reduce padding on small phone screens */ @media (max-width: 480px) { :root { --side-padding: 20px; --nav-height: 76px; --top-clearance: 12px; } #chapter-content h3 { font-size: 1.5rem; } #chapter-content p { font-size: 1.1rem; } }