/*
Theme Name: Varthakal
Theme URI: https://varthakal.in
Description: Newspaper-style Malayalam news child theme for Twenty Twenty-Five. Print-paper look, masthead, multi-column front page, demo news and responsive layout.
Author: Choondal Global Services
Author URI: https://choondal.com
Template: twentytwentyfive
Version: 1.0.0
Requires at least: 6.7
Requires PHP: 7.4
License: GPLv2 or later
Text Domain: varthakal
*/

:root {
	--vk-paper: #f8f5ee;
	--vk-ink: #111;
	--vk-accent: #b3001b;
	--vk-rule: #d6d0c2;
	--vk-serif: 'Noto Serif Malayalam', 'Playfair Display', Georgia, serif;
	--vk-sans: 'Anek Malayalam', 'Noto Sans Malayalam', system-ui, sans-serif;
}

body { background: var(--vk-paper); color: var(--vk-ink); font-family: var(--vk-serif); }
img { max-width: 100%; height: auto; }
a { text-decoration: none; }

/* ---------- Masthead ---------- */
.vk-masthead { padding: 0 clamp(12px, 3vw, 32px); max-width: 1240px; margin: 0 auto; }
.vk-topbar { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; gap: 12px; flex-wrap: wrap;
	font-family: var(--vk-sans); font-size: .85rem; padding: 10px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--vk-rule); }
.vk-topbar p { margin: 0; }
.vk-title { margin: 14px 0 0 !important; font-size: clamp(2.8rem, 9vw, 6rem); font-weight: 900; letter-spacing: -.01em; line-height: 1.2; }
.vk-title a { color: var(--vk-ink); }
.vk-tagline { font-family: var(--vk-sans); font-size: .95rem; margin: 0 0 12px; color: #444; }
.vk-navbar { border-top: 4px double var(--vk-ink); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--vk-ink); padding: 6px 0; }
.vk-nav { font-family: var(--vk-sans); font-weight: 600; font-size: .95rem; }
.vk-nav .wp-block-navigation__container { gap: 4px 22px; }
.vk-nav a:hover { color: var(--vk-accent); }
.vk-ticker { display: flex; align-items: stretch; margin: 10px 0 0; border: 1px solid var(--vk-rule); background: #fff; }
.vk-ticker p { margin: 0; padding: 7px 12px; font-family: var(--vk-sans); font-size: .9rem; }
.vk-ticker-label { background: var(--vk-accent); color: #fff; font-weight: 700; white-space: nowrap; }
.vk-ticker-text { overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; }

/* ---------- Layout wrappers ---------- */
.vk-main { padding: 0 clamp(12px, 3vw, 32px); }
.vk-wrap { max-width: 1240px; margin: 0 auto; padding-top: 22px; }

/* ---------- Typography bits ---------- */
.vk-kicker { font-family: var(--vk-sans); font-size: .78rem; font-weight: 700; color: var(--vk-accent);
	text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .04em; margin: 0 0 4px; }
.vk-h-lead { font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 3.4vw, 2.6rem); font-weight: 900; line-height: 1.3; margin: 6px 0 10px; }
.vk-h-s { font-size: 1.12rem; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0; }
.vk-h-edit { font-size: 1.5rem; font-weight: 900; margin: 4px 0 8px; }
.vk-h-lead a:hover, .vk-h-s a:hover, .vk-h-edit a:hover { color: var(--vk-accent); }
.vk-excerpt { font-size: 1rem; color: #333; margin: 0 0 8px; }
.vk-byline, .wp-block-post-date.vk-byline { font-family: var(--vk-sans); font-size: .8rem; color: #666; margin: 0; }
.vk-section-title { font-family: var(--vk-sans); font-size: 1.15rem !important; font-weight: 800; text-transform: uppercase;
	margin: 38px 0 16px !important; padding: 6px 0; border-top: 3px solid var(--vk-ink); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--vk-ink); }

/* ---------- Front page grid ---------- */
.vk-front-grid { display: grid; gap: 0; grid-template-columns: 1fr;
	grid-template-areas: "lead" "left" "right"; }
.vk-lead { grid-area: lead; padding-bottom: 18px; }
.vk-col-left { grid-area: left; }
.vk-col-right { grid-area: right; }
.vk-lead-img img { width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 3 / 2; object-fit: cover; display: block; }
.vk-lead-img { margin: 0 0 10px; }

.vk-story { padding: 14px 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--vk-rule); }
.vk-story:first-child { border-top: 0; padding-top: 0; }
.vk-story-thumb { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 110px 1fr; gap: 12px; align-items: start; }
.vk-thumb { margin: 0; }
.vk-thumb img { width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 1; object-fit: cover; display: block; }
.vk-card-img { margin: 0 0 8px; }
.vk-card-img img { width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 3 / 2; object-fit: cover; display: block; }

.vk-row-4 { display: grid; gap: 22px; grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
.vk-row-4 .vk-story { border-top: 0; padding: 0; }

.vk-editorial { margin: 38px 0 0; padding: 20px clamp(16px, 3vw, 32px); border: 1px solid var(--vk-ink); border-left: 8px solid var(--vk-accent); background: #fff; }

/* Latest posts (Query Loop) */
.vk-latest .wp-block-post-featured-image img { aspect-ratio: 3 / 2; object-fit: cover; width: 100%; }
.vk-latest .wp-block-post-title { margin: 4px 0; }

/* Tablet */
@media (min-width: 700px) {
	.vk-front-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; grid-template-areas: "lead lead" "left right"; column-gap: 24px; }
	.vk-lead { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--vk-rule); margin-bottom: 18px; }
	.vk-row-4 { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
}

/* Desktop: classic 3-column newspaper front page with column rules */
@media (min-width: 1040px) {
	.vk-front-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 2fr 1fr; grid-template-areas: "left lead right"; column-gap: 0; }
	.vk-lead { border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0 24px; border-left: 1px solid var(--vk-ink); border-right: 1px solid var(--vk-ink); }
	.vk-col-left { padding-right: 24px; }
	.vk-col-right { padding-left: 24px; }
	.vk-row-4 { grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); gap: 0; }
	.vk-row-4 .vk-story { padding: 0 18px; border-left: 1px solid var(--vk-rule); }
	.vk-row-4 .vk-story:first-child { padding-left: 0; border-left: 0; }
}

/* ---------- Article pages (single/page) in newspaper style ---------- */
.single .wp-block-post-title, .page .wp-block-post-title { font-weight: 900; line-height: 1.3; }
.single .entry-content p, .single .wp-block-post-content p { text-align: justify; hyphens: auto; }
@media (min-width: 900px) {
	.single .wp-block-post-content > p { }
}
.wp-block-post-content > p:first-of-type::first-letter { font-size: 3.4em; float: left; line-height: .9; padding: 4px 8px 0 0; font-weight: 900; color: var(--vk-accent); }
.wp-block-separator { border-color: var(--vk-ink); }
blockquote { border-left: 4px solid var(--vk-accent); padding-left: 16px; font-style: italic; }

/* ---------- Footer ---------- */
.vk-footer { margin-top: 48px; padding: 28px clamp(12px, 3vw, 32px); border-top: 4px double var(--vk-ink); background: #fff; }
.vk-footer-title { font-size: 2rem; font-weight: 900; margin: 0 0 6px; }
.vk-footer-links { font-family: var(--vk-sans); font-size: .9rem; margin: 0 0 6px; }
.vk-footer-copy { font-family: var(--vk-sans); font-size: .8rem; color: #666; margin: 0; }

@media (max-width: 520px) {
	.vk-topbar { justify-content: center; text-align: center; }
	.vk-ticker-label { font-size: .8rem !important; }
}

/* ---------- Print-style layout (shown only in "Print Bold" style) ---------- */
.vk-print-home { display: none; }
.vk-ear, .vk-title-row .vk-ear { display: none; }
.vk-title-row { display: block; }

.vk-banner { background: #111; color: #fff; padding: 10px 18px 14px; margin-bottom: 14px; }
.vk-banner-tag { font-family: var(--vk-sans); font-size: .8rem; font-weight: 700; color: #ffd54a; margin: 0; }
.vk-banner-h { margin: 2px 0 0 !important; font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 5.2vw, 3.6rem); font-weight: 900; line-height: 1.25; text-align: center; }
.vk-banner-h a, .vk-banner-h a:hover { color: #fff; }

.vk-faces { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); gap: 10px; border-bottom: 2px solid #111; padding-bottom: 14px; margin-bottom: 14px; }
.vk-face-img { margin: 0; }
.vk-face-img img { width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 1; object-fit: cover; display: block; border: 1px solid #111; }
.vk-face-cap { font-family: var(--vk-sans); font-size: .82rem; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.35; margin: 4px 0 0; text-align: center; }

.vk-p-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 20px; }
.vk-p-ex { font-size: .9rem; color: #333; margin: 4px 0 0; text-align: justify; }
.vk-p-a .vk-story, .vk-p-two .vk-story { border-top: 1px solid #111; padding: 10px 0; }
.vk-p-a .vk-story:first-child, .vk-p-two .vk-story:first-child { border-top: 0; padding-top: 0; }
.vk-p-hero { margin: 0 0 8px; }
.vk-p-hero img, .vk-wide-img img { width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 3 / 2; object-fit: cover; display: block; }
.vk-wide-img { margin: 0; }
.vk-p-big { font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 4.2vw, 3rem); font-weight: 900; line-height: 1.25; margin: 6px 0 8px; }
.vk-p-big a:hover { color: var(--vk-accent); }
.vk-p-two { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 0 20px; border-top: 2px solid #111; margin-top: 12px; padding-top: 12px; }

.vk-wide { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 16px; margin: 26px 0; padding: 18px 0; border-top: 3px solid #111; border-bottom: 1px solid #111; }

.vk-ads { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 12px; margin: 10px 0 20px; }
.vk-ad { border: 1px dashed #888; background: #f1efe8; min-height: 110px; text-align: center; padding: 10px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: center; }
.vk-ad p { margin: 0; }
.vk-ad-tag { font-family: var(--vk-sans); font-size: .65rem; letter-spacing: .08em; color: #777; }
.vk-ad-text { font-family: var(--vk-sans); font-weight: 700; color: #555; }
.vk-p-d .vk-ad { margin-top: 14px; min-height: 160px; }

@media (min-width: 700px) {
	.vk-faces { grid-template-columns: repeat(5, 1fr); }
	.vk-p-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
	.vk-p-mid { grid-column: 1 / -1; order: -1; }
	.vk-p-two { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
	.vk-wide { grid-template-columns: 3fr 2fr; align-items: center; }
	.vk-ads { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); }
}
@media (min-width: 1040px) {
	.vk-p-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 2fr 1fr; gap: 0; }
	.vk-p-mid { grid-column: auto; order: 0; padding: 0 22px; border-left: 1px solid #111; border-right: 1px solid #111; }
	.vk-p-a { padding-right: 22px; }
	.vk-p-d { padding-left: 22px; }
	.vk-title-row.is-masthead-print { display: grid; }
}

/* ---------- Dynamic (Query Loop) helpers ---------- */
.wp-block-post-template { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0; }
.vk-kicker a, .vk-kicker a:hover { color: inherit; }
.vk-banner-tag a { color: #ffd54a; }
.vk-lead, .vk-col-left, .vk-col-right { margin: 0; }
.vk-row-3 { display: grid; gap: 22px; grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
.vk-wide { display: block; }
.vk-wide .wp-block-post-template > li { display: grid; gap: 16px; grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
.vk-face-cap a { color: inherit; }
.vk-faces { margin: 0; }
.vk-p-a .wp-block-post-template > li, .vk-col-left .wp-block-post-template > li { margin: 0; }
@media (min-width: 700px) {
	.vk-row-3 { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
	.vk-wide .wp-block-post-template > li { grid-template-columns: 3fr 2fr; align-items: center; }
}
@media (min-width: 1040px) { .vk-row-3 { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); } }