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SRCH Candidate Exam Portal — Sky-Blue Theme
Font: Inter (Google Fonts, loaded via in HTML )
Icons: Font Awesome 6 (loaded via in HTML )
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:root {
/* Sky-blue brand palette */
--brand: #0EA5E9; /* Bright sky-blue accents */
--brand-dark: #0284C7; /* Primary buttons, key accents */
--brand-deeper: #075985; /* Top bar, strong text, headers */
--brand-light: #BAE6FD; /* Soft borders, dividers */
--brand-lighter: #E0F2FE; /* Card highlights, soft fills */
--brand-mid: #38BDF8; /* Mid accents, secondary borders */
/* Semantic colours */
--danger: #DC2626;
--danger-bg: #FEE2E2;
--danger-text: #991B1B;
--success: #10B981;
--success-bg: #D1FAE5;
--success-text: #065F46;
--warning: #F59E0B;
--warning-bg: #FEF3C7;
--warning-text: #92400E;
/* Text */
--text: #0F172A;
--text-muted: #64748B;
/* Surface */
--page-bg: #F0F9FF; /* Very light sky tint for the page background */
--card-bg: #FFFFFF;
/* Shadows */
--shadow-sm: 0 1px 2px rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.06);
--shadow-md: 0 4px 12px rgba(7, 89, 133, 0.08);
--shadow-lg: 0 8px 24px rgba(7, 89, 133, 0.12);
/* Radii */
--radius-sm: 6px;
--radius-md: 8px;
--radius-lg: 12px;
}
*, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
html, body { height: 100%; }
body {
font-family: 'Inter', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto,
'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif;
-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
-moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
background: var(--page-bg);
color: var(--text);
font-size: 14px;
line-height: 1.5;
min-height: 100vh;
}
/* ── Top bar ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.topbar {
background: var(--brand-deeper);
color: #fff;
padding: 14px 26px;
display: flex;
align-items: center;
justify-content: space-between;
position: sticky;
top: 0;
z-index: 100;
box-shadow: var(--shadow-md);
}
.topbar-title h1 {
font-size: 16px;
font-weight: 700;
letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}
.topbar-title p {
font-size: 11px;
opacity: 0.8;
margin-top: 1px;
letter-spacing: 0.02em;
}
.topbar-right { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 14px; }
#topbar-user { font-size: 13px; opacity: 0.9; font-weight: 500; }
/* ── Page container ──────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.page { max-width: 960px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 26px 18px; }
.hidden { display: none !important; }
/* ── Cards ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.card {
background: var(--card-bg);
border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
box-shadow: var(--shadow-md);
padding: 24px 26px;
margin-bottom: 18px;
border: 1px solid var(--brand-lighter);
transition: box-shadow 0.2s ease;
}
.card:hover {
/* Disabled to avoid distraction — re-enable if you want hover lift on every card
box-shadow: var(--shadow-lg); */
}
/* ── Buttons ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.btn {
display: inline-flex;
align-items: center;
justify-content: center;
gap: 6px;
padding: 10px 20px;
border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
border: none;
cursor: pointer;
font-family: inherit;
font-size: 14px;
font-weight: 600;
line-height: 1.2;
transition: all 0.15s ease;
text-decoration: none;
white-space: nowrap;
user-select: none;
}
.btn:active:not(:disabled) { transform: translateY(1px); }
.btn-primary {
background: var(--brand-dark);
color: #fff;
box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(2, 132, 199, 0.25);
}
.btn-primary:hover:not(:disabled) {
background: var(--brand-deeper);
box-shadow: 0 2px 6px rgba(7, 89, 133, 0.35);
}
.btn-danger {
background: var(--danger);
color: #fff;
box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(220, 38, 38, 0.25);
}
.btn-danger:hover:not(:disabled) {
background: #B91C1C;
box-shadow: 0 2px 6px rgba(153, 27, 27, 0.35);
}
.btn-success {
background: var(--success);
color: #fff;
box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(16, 185, 129, 0.25);
}
.btn-success:hover:not(:disabled) {
background: #059669;
box-shadow: 0 2px 6px rgba(5, 150, 105, 0.35);
}
.btn-secondary {
background: #fff;
color: var(--brand-deeper);
border: 1px solid var(--brand-light);
}
.btn-secondary:hover:not(:disabled) {
background: var(--brand-lighter);
border-color: var(--brand-mid);
}
.btn-sm { padding: 6px 13px; font-size: 13px; }
.btn:disabled { opacity: 0.5; cursor: not-allowed; }
/* ── Form controls ───────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.form-group { margin-bottom: 16px; }
.form-group label {
display: block;
font-size: 12px;
font-weight: 600;
margin-bottom: 6px;
color: var(--brand-deeper);
letter-spacing: 0.01em;
}
.form-group input,
.form-group select,
.form-group textarea {
width: 100%;
padding: 10px 12px;
border: 1px solid var(--brand-light);
border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
font-family: inherit;
font-size: 14px;
outline: none;
transition: all 0.15s ease;
background: #fff;
color: var(--text);
}
.form-group input::placeholder,
.form-group textarea::placeholder {
color: #94A3B8;
}
.form-group input:focus,
.form-group select:focus,
.form-group textarea:focus {
border-color: var(--brand-dark);
box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(2, 132, 199, 0.15);
}
.form-group textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 80px; }
.form-group select { cursor: pointer; background-color: #fff; }
/* ── Section titles ──────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.section-title {
font-size: 15px;
font-weight: 700;
margin-bottom: 16px;
color: var(--brand-deeper);
border-left: 4px solid var(--brand-dark);
padding-left: 12px;
letter-spacing: -0.005em;
}
/* ── Tabs ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.tabs {
display: flex;
gap: 2px;
margin-bottom: 22px;
border-bottom: 2px solid var(--brand-lighter);
flex-wrap: wrap;
}
.tab-btn {
padding: 10px 18px;
border: none;
background: none;
cursor: pointer;
font-family: inherit;
font-size: 14px;
font-weight: 600;
color: var(--text-muted);
border-bottom: 3px solid transparent;
margin-bottom: -2px;
transition: all 0.15s ease;
display: inline-flex;
align-items: center;
gap: 7px;
}
.tab-btn:hover { color: var(--brand-deeper); }
.tab-btn.active {
color: var(--brand-deeper);
border-bottom-color: var(--brand-dark);
}
/* ── Tables ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.table-wrap { overflow-x: auto; }
table {
width: 100%;
border-collapse: collapse;
font-size: 13px;
}
th {
text-align: left;
padding: 11px 14px;
background: var(--brand-lighter);
color: var(--brand-deeper);
font-weight: 600;
font-size: 12px;
letter-spacing: 0.03em;
text-transform: uppercase;
border-bottom: 2px solid var(--brand-light);
}
td {
padding: 12px 14px;
border-bottom: 1px solid var(--brand-lighter);
vertical-align: top;
}
tr:hover td { background: rgba(224, 242, 254, 0.4); }
/* ── Badges ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.badge {
display: inline-flex;
align-items: center;
gap: 4px;
padding: 3px 10px;
border-radius: 20px;
font-size: 11px;
font-weight: 600;
letter-spacing: 0.02em;
}
.b-pass { background: var(--success-bg); color: var(--success-text); }
.b-fail { background: var(--danger-bg); color: var(--danger-text); }
.b-pending { background: var(--warning-bg); color: var(--warning-text); }
.b-dq { background: var(--danger-bg); color: var(--danger-text); }
.b-examiner { background: var(--brand-lighter); color: var(--brand-deeper); }
/* ── Timer bar ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.timer-bar {
background: var(--card-bg);
border: 1px solid var(--brand-light);
border-radius: var(--radius-md);
padding: 12px 20px;
display: flex;
align-items: center;
justify-content: space-between;
margin-bottom: 16px;
box-shadow: var(--shadow-sm);
}
.timer-bar.sticky {
position: sticky;
top: 70px;
z-index: 50;
box-shadow: var(--shadow-md);
}
.timer-bar.sticky * {
pointer-events: auto;
}
.timer-bar.sticky button {
position: relative;
z-index: 51;
}
.timer-label {
font-size: 11px;
color: var(--text-muted);
font-weight: 600;
letter-spacing: 0.05em;
text-transform: uppercase;
}
.timer-val {
font-size: 24px;
font-weight: 700;
color: var(--brand-deeper);
font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
}
.timer-val.warn { color: var(--danger); }
.progress-outer {
background: var(--brand-lighter);
border-radius: 4px;
height: 8px;
margin-top: 5px;
width: 180px;
overflow: hidden;
}
.progress-inner {
background: var(--brand-dark);
height: 100%;
border-radius: 4px;
transition: width 0.5s ease;
}
/* ── MCQ Options ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.option-list {
list-style: none;
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
gap: 10px;
margin-top: 12px;
}
.option-list li label {
display: flex;
align-items: flex-start;
gap: 12px;
padding: 12px 16px;
border: 1.5px solid var(--brand-light);
border-radius: var(--radius-md);
cursor: pointer;
font-size: 14px;
transition: all 0.15s ease;
background: #fff;
}
.option-list li label:hover {
background: var(--brand-lighter);
border-color: var(--brand-mid);
}
.option-list li input[type=radio] {
margin-top: 3px;
accent-color: var(--brand-dark);
cursor: pointer;
}
.option-list li.selected label {
background: var(--brand-lighter);
border-color: var(--brand-dark);
box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px var(--brand-dark);
}
/* ── Question navigation pills ───────────────────────────────────────── */
.q-nav {
display: flex;
flex-wrap: wrap;
gap: 7px;
margin-bottom: 18px;
}
.q-nav button {
width: 36px;
height: 36px;
border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
border: 1.5px solid var(--brand-light);
background: #fff;
cursor: pointer;
font-family: inherit;
font-size: 13px;
font-weight: 600;
color: var(--brand-deeper);
transition: all 0.15s ease;
}
.q-nav button:hover { background: var(--brand-lighter); border-color: var(--brand-mid); }
.q-nav button.answered {
background: var(--brand-dark);
color: #fff;
border-color: var(--brand-dark);
}
.q-nav button.current {
border-color: var(--warning);
outline: 2px solid var(--warning);
outline-offset: 1px;
}
/* ── Violation banner ────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.violation-banner {
background: var(--danger-bg);
border: 1.5px solid var(--danger);
border-radius: var(--radius-md);
padding: 12px 18px;
margin-bottom: 16px;
color: var(--danger-text);
font-size: 13px;
font-weight: 500;
display: flex;
align-items: center;
gap: 10px;
}
/* ── A4 answer sheet (Short Answer) ──────────────────────────────────── */
.a4-shell {
background: var(--brand-lighter);
border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
padding: 18px;
border: 1px solid var(--brand-light);
}
.a4-toolbar {
display: flex;
align-items: center;
justify-content: space-between;
margin-bottom: 12px;
flex-wrap: wrap;
gap: 10px;
}
.a4-page-indicator {
font-size: 13px;
font-weight: 600;
color: var(--brand-deeper);
}
.a4-page-nav { display: flex; gap: 6px; align-items: center; }
.a4-page-nav button {
padding: 6px 12px;
border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
border: 1.5px solid var(--brand-mid);
background: #fff;
cursor: pointer;
font-family: inherit;
font-size: 13px;
font-weight: 600;
color: var(--brand-deeper);
transition: all 0.15s ease;
}
.a4-page-nav button:hover { background: var(--brand-lighter); border-color: var(--brand-dark); }
.a4-page-nav button:disabled { opacity: 0.4; cursor: not-allowed; }
.a4-paper {
background: #fff;
border-radius: 4px;
box-shadow: 0 4px 16px rgba(7, 89, 133, 0.12);
border: 1px solid #C8D8E2;
width: 100%;
aspect-ratio: 210 / 297;
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
overflow: hidden;
}
.a4-paper textarea {
flex: 1;
width: 100%;
border: none;
outline: none;
resize: none;
font-size: 14px;
line-height: 32px;
padding: 48px 56px 0;
font-family: 'Inter', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, sans-serif;
color: var(--text);
background: transparent;
background-image: repeating-linear-gradient(
transparent, transparent 31px,
var(--brand-light) 31px, var(--brand-light) 32px);
background-position: 0 48px;
}
.a4-paper-footer {
background: var(--brand-lighter);
border-top: 1px solid var(--brand-light);
padding: 6px 14px;
font-size: 11px;
color: var(--text-muted);
display: flex;
justify-content: space-between;
}
.a4-pages-strip {
display: flex;
gap: 6px;
margin-top: 12px;
overflow-x: auto;
padding-bottom: 4px;
}
.a4-thumb {
width: 44px;
height: 62px;
border-radius: 3px;
border: 2px solid var(--brand-light);
background: #fff;
cursor: pointer;
font-size: 11px;
font-weight: 700;
display: flex;
align-items: center;
justify-content: center;
color: var(--text-muted);
flex-shrink: 0;
transition: all 0.15s ease;
}
.a4-thumb.active { border-color: var(--brand-dark); color: var(--brand-dark); }
.a4-thumb.has-content { border-color: var(--brand-mid); }
.a4-thumb.add-page {
border-style: dashed;
font-size: 20px;
color: var(--brand-mid);
}
.a4-thumb.add-page:hover {
border-color: var(--brand-dark);
color: var(--brand-dark);
background: var(--brand-lighter);
}
/* ── Modals ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.modal-overlay {
position: fixed;
inset: 0;
background: rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.55);
backdrop-filter: blur(2px);
-webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(2px);
display: flex;
align-items: center;
justify-content: center;
z-index: 999;
padding: 16px;
}
.modal {
background: #fff;
border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
padding: 28px;
max-width: 520px;
width: 100%;
border: 1px solid var(--brand-light);
box-shadow: var(--shadow-lg);
}
.modal-center { text-align: center; }
.modal-center h2 {
font-size: 20px;
margin-bottom: 10px;
color: var(--danger);
}
.modal-center p {
font-size: 14px;
color: var(--text-muted);
margin-bottom: 20px;
line-height: 1.6;
}
.modal-detail {
max-width: 720px;
max-height: 85vh;
overflow-y: auto;
text-align: left;
}
.modal-detail h2 {
font-size: 18px;
color: var(--brand-deeper);
margin-bottom: 16px;
}
/* ── Score buttons (examiner SA review) ──────────────────────────────── */
.score-btn {
background: #fff;
border: 1.5px solid var(--brand-light);
border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
padding: 6px 14px;
cursor: pointer;
font-family: inherit;
font-size: 13px;
font-weight: 600;
color: var(--text-muted);
transition: all 0.15s ease;
min-width: 38px;
}
.score-btn:hover {
background: var(--brand-lighter);
border-color: var(--brand-mid);
color: var(--brand-deeper);
}
.score-btn.active {
background: var(--brand-dark);
color: #fff;
border-color: var(--brand-dark);
}
/* ── Notes ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.note-box {
background: #F8FAFC;
border: 1px solid var(--brand-lighter);
border-radius: var(--radius-md);
padding: 14px;
margin-bottom: 10px;
}
/* ── Role selector (login page) ──────────────────────────────────────── */
.role-btns {
display: flex;
gap: 10px;
justify-content: center;
flex-wrap: wrap;
margin-bottom: 24px;
}
.role-btn {
padding: 14px 22px;
border-radius: var(--radius-md);
border: 2px solid var(--brand-light);
background: #fff;
cursor: pointer;
font-family: inherit;
font-size: 14px;
font-weight: 600;
color: var(--text);
transition: all 0.15s ease;
min-width: 130px;
text-align: center;
}
.role-btn:hover {
border-color: var(--brand-mid);
background: var(--brand-lighter);
}
.role-btn.selected {
border-color: var(--brand-dark);
background: var(--brand-lighter);
color: var(--brand-deeper);
box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(2, 132, 199, 0.15);
}
/* ── Result score circle ─────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.score-circle {
width: 120px;
height: 120px;
border-radius: 50%;
margin: 0 auto 12px;
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
align-items: center;
justify-content: center;
font-size: 30px;
font-weight: 700;
border: 6px solid var(--brand-dark);
color: var(--brand-dark);
background: #fff;
box-shadow: var(--shadow-md);
}
.score-circle.fail {
border-color: var(--danger);
color: var(--danger);
}
/* ── Misc helpers ────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.flex-end {
display: flex;
justify-content: flex-end;
gap: 8px;
margin-top: 18px;
}
.err-msg {
color: var(--danger);
font-size: 13px;
margin-bottom: 8px;
display: none;
font-weight: 500;
}
.muted {
color: var(--text-muted);
font-size: 13px;
}
hr.divider {
border: none;
border-top: 1px solid var(--brand-lighter);
margin: 14px 0;
}
.sa-review-block {
border: 1px solid var(--brand-light);
border-radius: var(--radius-md);
padding: 16px;
margin-bottom: 14px;
background: var(--brand-lighter);
}
/* ── Scrollbar polish (Webkit) ───────────────────────────────────────── */
::-webkit-scrollbar { width: 10px; height: 10px; }
::-webkit-scrollbar-track { background: var(--brand-lighter); }
::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb {
background: var(--brand-mid);
border-radius: 5px;
}
::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb:hover { background: var(--brand-dark); }
/* ── Print niceties ──────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
@media print {
.topbar, .tabs, .btn, .modal-overlay { display: none !important; }
body { background: #fff; }
}
/* ── Time alert toast ───────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.time-toast {
position: fixed;
top: 80px;
left: 50%;
transform: translateX(-50%) translateY(-20px);
padding: 14px 22px;
border-radius: var(--radius-md);
font-size: 15px;
font-weight: 600;
z-index: 9999;
box-shadow: var(--shadow-lg);
opacity: 0;
pointer-events: none;
transition: opacity 0.3s ease, transform 0.3s ease;
display: flex;
align-items: center;
gap: 10px;
min-width: 240px;
justify-content: center;
}
.time-toast.show {
opacity: 1;
transform: translateX(-50%) translateY(0);
}
.time-toast.level-1 { background: var(--warning-bg); color: var(--warning-text); border: 1.5px solid var(--warning); }
.time-toast.level-2 { background: #FFEDD5; color: #9A3412; border: 1.5px solid #EA580C; }
.time-toast.level-3 { background: var(--danger-bg); color: var(--danger-text); border: 1.5px solid var(--danger); }
/* Timer colour states (mirror toast levels) */
.timer-val.t-level-1 { color: var(--warning); }
.timer-val.t-level-2 { color: #EA580C; }
.timer-val.t-level-3 { color: var(--danger); animation: timer-pulse 1s ease-in-out infinite; }
@keyframes timer-pulse {
0%, 100% { opacity: 1; }
50% { opacity: 0.6; }
}
/* ── Calculator widget ──────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.calc-widget {
position: fixed;
top: 80px;
right: 16px;
width: 240px;
background: #fff;
border: 1px solid var(--brand-light);
border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
box-shadow: var(--shadow-lg);
z-index: 500;
user-select: none;
font-family: 'Inter', -apple-system, sans-serif;
}
.calc-header {
display: flex;
align-items: center;
justify-content: space-between;
padding: 10px 14px;
background: var(--brand-deeper);
color: #fff;
border-radius: var(--radius-lg) var(--radius-lg) 0 0;
cursor: grab;
font-size: 13px;
font-weight: 600;
}
.calc-header:active { cursor: grabbing; }
.calc-header .calc-close {
background: none;
border: none;
color: #fff;
cursor: pointer;
font-size: 16px;
line-height: 1;
padding: 2px 6px;
border-radius: 4px;
opacity: 0.8;
transition: opacity 0.15s;
}
.calc-display {
padding: 10px 16px;
background: #F8FAFC;
border-bottom: 1px solid var(--brand-lighter);
font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
}
.calc-history {
font-size: 12px;
text-align: right;
color: var(--text-muted);
min-height: 18px;
overflow-x: auto;
white-space: nowrap;
font-weight: 500;
letter-spacing: 0.02em;
}
.calc-current {
font-size: 24px;
font-weight: 700;
text-align: right;
color: var(--text);
min-height: 32px;
overflow-x: auto;
white-space: nowrap;
margin-top: 2px;
}
.calc-grid {
display: grid;
grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
gap: 1px;
background: var(--brand-lighter);
padding: 1px;
border-radius: 0 0 var(--radius-lg) var(--radius-lg);
overflow: hidden;
}
.calc-btn {
background: #fff;
border: none;
padding: 14px 0;
font-family: inherit;
font-size: 15px;
font-weight: 600;
color: var(--text);
cursor: pointer;
transition: background 0.1s;
}
.calc-btn:hover { background: var(--brand-lighter); }
.calc-btn:active { background: var(--brand-light); }
.calc-btn.op { color: var(--brand-dark); font-weight: 700; }
.calc-btn.clear { color: var(--danger); }
.calc-btn.equals { background: var(--brand-dark); color: #fff; }
.calc-btn.equals:hover { background: var(--brand-deeper); }
.calc-btn.equals:active { background: var(--brand-deeper); }
.calc-btn.wide { grid-column: span 2; }
/* ── Preserve admin-entered line breaks in question text ─────────────── */
.preserve-lines {
white-space: pre-wrap;
word-wrap: break-word;
}