/* ==========================================================================
   HailGeeks Blog — search fields, filter chips, sort select
   All filtering is plain GET-form markup; JavaScript only enhances.
   ========================================================================== */

/* ---------- Homepage hero search ---------- */

.home-search {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  background: var(--color-surface);
  border: 1px solid #dbe3ee;
  border-radius: 14px;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-search);
  padding: 7px 7px 7px 16px;
  max-width: 520px;
  margin: 26px auto 0;
}

.home-search i { color: #8593a5; font-size: 15px; }

.home-search input {
  flex: 1;
  min-width: 0;
  border: 0;
  outline: none;
  background: transparent;
  font-family: inherit;
  font-size: 15.5px;
  color: #1f2a37;
  height: 40px;
}

.home-search button {
  flex: none;
  height: 44px;
  padding: 0 22px;
  border: 0;
  border-radius: 10px;
  background: var(--color-blue);
  color: #fff;
  font-size: 15px;
  font-weight: 700;
  cursor: pointer;
}

.home-search button:hover { background: var(--color-blue-hover); }

/* ---------- Archive search field ---------- */

.archive-search {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 11px;
  background: var(--color-pale-blue);
  border: 1px solid var(--color-border-chip);
  border-radius: var(--radius-md);
  padding: 0 8px 0 16px;
  height: 52px;
  max-width: 560px;
  margin: 22px 0 0;
}

.archive-search > i { color: var(--color-muted); font-size: 15px; }

.archive-search input {
  flex: 1;
  min-width: 0;
  border: 0;
  outline: none;
  font-family: inherit;
  font-size: 15px;
  color: var(--color-ink);
  background: transparent;
  height: 100%;
}

.archive-search button[type="submit"] {
  flex: none;
  height: 38px;
  padding: 0 18px;
  border: 0;
  border-radius: 9px;
  background: var(--color-blue);
  color: #fff;
  font-size: 13.5px;
  font-weight: 700;
  cursor: pointer;
}

.archive-search button[type="submit"]:hover { background: var(--color-blue-hover); }

/* ---------- Category filter chips (radio inputs styled as pills) ---------- */

.chip {
  position: relative;
  display: inline-flex;
}

.chip input {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  opacity: 0;
  margin: 0;
  cursor: pointer;
}

.chip label {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 700;
  border-radius: var(--radius-pill);
  padding: 8px 15px;
  cursor: pointer;
  background: var(--color-pale-blue);
  color: var(--color-body-strong);
  border: 1px solid var(--color-border-chip);
  transition: var(--ease-lift);
  pointer-events: none; /* clicks land on the covering radio input */
}

.chip:hover label { transform: translateY(-1px); }

.chip input:checked + label {
  background: var(--color-navy);
  color: #fff;
  border-color: var(--color-navy);
}

.chip input:focus-visible + label {
  outline: var(--focus-ring);
  outline-offset: var(--focus-offset);
}

/* ---------- Sort select ---------- */

.sort-select {
  font-family: inherit;
  font-size: 13.5px;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--color-heading);
  background: var(--color-pale-blue);
  border: 1px solid var(--color-border-chip);
  border-radius: 9px;
  padding: 8px 12px;
  cursor: pointer;
}

/* Apply button — no-JS fallback; hidden once JS enables auto-submit */
.filter-apply {
  height: 36px;
  padding: 0 16px;
  border: 1px solid var(--color-border-input);
  border-radius: 9px;
  background: var(--color-surface);
  color: var(--color-heading);
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 700;
  cursor: pointer;
}

.filter-apply:hover { border-color: var(--color-border-blue); }

.js .filter-apply { display: none; }