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 * Meru Technologies Website
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 * Copyright (c) 2026 Meru Technologies LLC.
 * All Rights Reserved.
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 * Author: V.Bandarupalli
 * Date: 2026-08-08
 */

/* Help center (/help/): docs layout with sticky section nav, framed
   screenshots, steps, and callouts. Colors come from the --meru-* tokens. */

.help-layout {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 250px minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: 48px;
  /* top/bottom only; the container's own 24px side padding must survive */
  padding-top: 48px;
  padding-bottom: 80px;
}

.help-sidebar { position: sticky; top: 96px; align-self: start; }
.help-sidebar .group {
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--meru-ink-muted);
  margin: 22px 0 8px;
}
.help-sidebar a {
  display: block;
  padding: 7px 12px;
  border-radius: 8px;
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  color: var(--meru-ink-muted);
  text-decoration: none;
  border-left: 2px solid transparent;
}
.help-sidebar a:hover { color: var(--meru-ink); background: var(--meru-card); }
.help-sidebar a.active {
  color: var(--meru-gold);
  background: var(--meru-card);
  border-left-color: var(--meru-gold);
}

.help-article { max-width: 860px; }
.help-article .crumbs {
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  color: var(--meru-ink-muted);
  margin-bottom: 14px;
}
.help-article .crumbs a { color: var(--meru-ink-muted); }
.help-article h1 { margin: 0 0 10px; }
.help-article .intro {
  color: var(--meru-ink-muted);
  line-height: 1.75;
  font-size: 1.04rem;
  margin: 0 0 34px;
  max-width: 68ch;
}
.help-article h2 {
  margin: 52px 0 12px;
  padding-top: 18px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--meru-line);
  scroll-margin-top: 96px;
}
.help-article h3 { margin: 30px 0 8px; scroll-margin-top: 96px; }
.help-article p { color: var(--meru-ink-muted); line-height: 1.75; max-width: 70ch; }
.help-article li { color: var(--meru-ink-muted); line-height: 1.7; margin: 6px 0; }
.help-article strong { color: var(--meru-ink); }
.help-article code {
  background: var(--meru-card);
  border: 1px solid var(--meru-line);
  border-radius: 6px;
  padding: 1px 7px;
  font-size: 0.9em;
}

/* numbered how-to steps */
.help-steps { counter-reset: step; list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 14px 0 22px; }
.help-steps li {
  counter-increment: step;
  position: relative;
  padding-left: 44px;
  margin: 12px 0;
}
.help-steps li::before {
  content: counter(step);
  position: absolute;
  left: 0; top: 1px;
  width: 26px; height: 26px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--meru-card);
  border: 1px solid var(--meru-gold);
  color: var(--meru-gold);
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
}

/* framed screenshot (matches the demo tour) */
.help-shot {
  border: 1px solid var(--meru-line);
  border-radius: 12px;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--meru-card);
  margin: 22px 0 30px;
  box-shadow: 0 24px 60px -30px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.55);
}
.help-shot img { display: block; width: 100%; height: auto; }
.help-shot figcaption {
  padding: 10px 14px;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  color: var(--meru-ink-muted);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--meru-line);
}

/* callouts */
.help-note, .help-tip {
  border: 1px solid var(--meru-line);
  border-left: 3px solid var(--meru-gold);
  border-radius: 10px;
  background: var(--meru-card);
  padding: 14px 18px;
  margin: 18px 0;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  color: var(--meru-ink-muted);
  line-height: 1.65;
}
.help-tip { border-left-color: var(--meru-positive, #3fae6a); }
.help-note strong, .help-tip strong { color: var(--meru-ink); }

/* comparison / reference tables */
.help-table-wrap { overflow-x: auto; margin: 18px 0 24px; }
.help-table {
  width: 100%;
  border-collapse: collapse;
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
}
.help-table th, .help-table td {
  text-align: left;
  padding: 9px 12px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--meru-line);
  vertical-align: top;
}
.help-table thead th { color: var(--meru-ink); font-weight: 600; white-space: nowrap; }
.help-table tbody th[colspan] {
  padding-top: 16px;
  color: var(--meru-gold);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--meru-line);
}
.help-table td:first-child { color: var(--meru-ink); }
.help-table td { color: var(--meru-ink-muted); }

/* prev / next footer */
.help-pager {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 16px;
  margin-top: 64px;
  padding-top: 22px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--meru-line);
}
.help-pager a {
  text-decoration: none;
  color: var(--meru-gold);
  font-size: 0.95rem;
}
.help-pager .dir {
  display: block;
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--meru-ink-muted);
  margin-bottom: 3px;
}

/* help home cards */
.help-index-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 18px;
  margin-top: 34px;
}
.help-card {
  display: block;
  border: 1px solid var(--meru-line);
  border-radius: 14px;
  background: var(--meru-card);
  padding: 24px 26px;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: border-color 0.15s ease;
}
.help-card:hover { border-color: var(--meru-gold); }
.help-card .num {
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  color: var(--meru-gold);
}
.help-card h3 { margin: 6px 0 6px; color: var(--meru-ink); }
.help-card p { margin: 0; font-size: 0.92rem; color: var(--meru-ink-muted); line-height: 1.6; }

/* daily-workflow page: timeline illustration + you/Meru split columns */
.day-flow {
  border: 1px solid var(--meru-line);
  border-radius: 14px;
  background: var(--meru-card);
  padding: 26px 22px 18px;
  margin: 26px 0 34px;
}
.day-flow svg { display: block; width: 100%; height: auto; }

.phase-cols {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 18px;
  margin: 18px 0 26px;
}
.phase-col {
  border: 1px solid var(--meru-line);
  border-radius: 12px;
  background: var(--meru-card);
  padding: 18px 20px;
}
.phase-col h4 {
  margin: 0 0 10px;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.phase-col.you h4 { color: var(--meru-gold); }
.phase-col.meru h4 { color: var(--meru-ink-muted); }
.phase-col ul { margin: 0; padding-left: 18px; }
.phase-col li { font-size: 0.94rem; margin: 7px 0; }

.help-card--wide { grid-column: 1 / -1; }
.help-card--wide h3 { font-size: 1.35rem; }

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  /* minmax(0, …), not a bare 1fr: a grid item defaults to min-width:auto,
     so the widest item's min-content pushed the single column to 507px
     inside a 375px phone and every help page scrolled sideways with its
     text cut off. The desktop rule above already guards against this. */
  .help-layout { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); }
  .help-layout > * { min-width: 0; }
  .help-sidebar { position: static; order: 2; }
  .help-index-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .phase-cols { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}