/* =========================================================
     PRAISE SECTION
     Scoped to #praise
  ========================================================= */

  /* ---------- Layout / left column ---------- */
  #praise .row.align-items-center {
    align-items: center;
  }

  #praise .info {
    transform: translateY(clamp(-0.75rem, -1.2vw, -1.35rem));
  }

  #praise .info h3 {
    font-size: clamp(1.85rem, 1.25rem + 1.9vw, 2.65rem);
    line-height: 1.06;
    margin-bottom: 0.85rem;
  }

  #praise .info p {
    max-width: 52ch;
    margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
    font-size: clamp(1.02rem, 0.92rem + 0.55vw, 1.22rem);
    line-height: 1.6;
  }

  #praise .info .button-container {
    margin-top: 0.35rem;
  }

  /* ---------- Slider shell ---------- */
  #praise .praise-scroller {
    position: relative;
  }

  #praise .praise-slider {
    max-width: 100%;
  }

  /*
    The viewer gets side padding so the arrows sit in a reserved gutter
    instead of covering quote content.
  */
  #praise .praise-slider .slide_viewer {
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    min-height: 320px;
    padding-inline: clamp(3.25rem, 4vw, 5rem);
    box-sizing: border-box;
  }

  #praise .praise-slider .slide_group {
    position: relative;
    width: 100%;
    left: 0;
    height: 100%;
  }

  #praise .praise-slider .slide {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    display: none;
    width: 100%;
    box-sizing: border-box;
  }

  #praise .praise-slider .slide:first-child {
    display: block;
  }

  #praise .praise-slider .praise-item {
    max-width: 62ch;
    margin-inline: auto;
  }

  #praise .praise-slider .praise-item .d-flex {
    align-items: center;
  }

  /* ---------- Quote / review content ---------- */
  #praise .praise-item h3 {
    margin-bottom: 0.2rem;
  }

  #praise .praise-item h4 {
    margin-bottom: 0.35rem;
  }

  #praise .praise-item p {
    margin-top: 0.9rem;
  }

  #praise .praise-review-meta {
    margin-top: 0.25rem;
    font-size: 0.875rem;
    color: #6c757d;
  }

  #praise .praise-icon {
    flex-shrink: 0;
    font-size: 2.7rem;
    color: whitesmoke;
  }

  /* ---------- Promo slides ---------- */
  #praise .praise-promo-frame {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
    height: 225px;
  }

  #praise .praise-promo-link {
    display: inline-block;
  }

  #praise .praise-promo-link img {
    height: auto;
    border-radius: 0.625rem;
    box-shadow: 0 0.5rem 0.9375rem rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
    transition: transform 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease;
  }

  #praise .praise-promo-link:hover img {
    transform: scale(1.05);
    box-shadow: 0 12px 25px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6);
  }

  #praise .praise-promo-link--cbc img {
    max-width: 23rem;
  }

  #praise .praise-promo-link--foreword img {
    max-width: 27rem;
  }

  /* ---------- Dots ---------- */
  #praise .slide_buttons {
    margin-top: 0.85rem;
    text-align: center;
    user-select: none;
  }

  #praise a.slide_btn {
    display: inline-block;
    margin: 0 0.22rem;
    font-size: 1.35rem;
    line-height: 1;
    color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--default-color), transparent 55%);
    opacity: 0.85;
    transition: transform 0.15s ease, color 0.15s ease, opacity 0.15s ease;
  }

  #praise a.slide_btn:hover {
    color: var(--accent-color);
    opacity: 1;
    transform: translateY(-1px);
  }

  #praise a.slide_btn.active {
    color: var(--accent-color);
    opacity: 1;
  }

  /* ---------- Arrows ---------- */
  #praise .directional_nav {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    pointer-events: none;
  }

  #praise .previous_btn,
  #praise .next_btn {
    position: absolute;
    top: 50%;
    display: grid;
    place-items: center;
    width: 42px;
    height: 42px;
    pointer-events: auto;
    cursor: pointer;
    transform: translateY(-50%);
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.18);
    border-radius: 999px;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.85);
    background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.18);
    box-shadow:
      0 0 0 2px rgba(255, 70, 200, 0.25),
      0 0 18px rgba(60, 180, 255, 0.22);
    opacity: 0.72;
    transition: opacity 0.2s ease, transform 0.2s ease, box-shadow 0.2s ease;
  }

  #praise .previous_btn {
    left: 0.6rem;
  }

  #praise .next_btn {
    right: 0.6rem;
  }

  #praise .previous_btn:hover,
  #praise .next_btn:hover {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: translateY(-50%) scale(1.06);
    box-shadow:
      0 0 0 2px rgba(255, 70, 200, 0.35),
      0 0 26px rgba(60, 180, 255, 0.32);
  }

  #praise .previous_btn svg,
  #praise .next_btn svg {
    display: block;
    width: 26px;
    height: 26px;
  }

  /* =========================================================
     RESPONSIVE
  ========================================================= */

  @media (max-width: 991px) {
    #praise .info {
      display: none !important;
      transform: none;
    }

    #praise.section {
      padding-top: 1.75rem !important;
      padding-bottom: 1.75rem !important;
    }

    #praise .col-lg-7 {
      width: 100% !important;
      max-width: 100% !important;
      flex: 0 0 100% !important;
    }

    /*
      On mobile, cap the viewer height so long quotes do not make the section
      absurdly tall. The quote body scrolls inside the slide instead.
    */
    #praise .praise-slider .slide_viewer {
      min-height: 0 !important;
      height: clamp(260px, 42vh, 360px) !important;
      padding-inline: 2.25rem !important;
    }

    #praise .praise-slider .slide {
      overflow: hidden !important;
    }

    #praise .praise-slider .praise-item {
      height: 100% !important;
      overflow: auto !important;
      padding-right: 0.5rem;
      -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;
    }

    #praise .praise-slider .praise-item::-webkit-scrollbar {
      width: 8px;
    }

    #praise .praise-slider .praise-item::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb {
      border-radius: 999px;
      background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.18);
    }

    #praise .praise-item h3 {
      margin: 0 0 0.15rem !important;
      font-size: 1.05rem !important;
    }

    #praise .praise-item h4,
    #praise .praise-item h4 a {
      font-size: 0.92rem !important;
    }

    #praise .praise-item p,
    #praise .praise-item p span {
      margin: 0.75rem 0 0 !important;
      font-size: 0.98rem !important;
      line-height: 1.55 !important;
    }

    #praise .previous_btn,
    #praise .next_btn {
      width: 36px !important;
      height: 36px !important;
    }

    #praise .previous_btn {
      left: 0.35rem !important;
    }

    #praise .next_btn {
      right: 0.35rem !important;
    }

    #praise .previous_btn svg,
    #praise .next_btn svg {
      width: 22px !important;
      height: 22px !important;
    }

    #praise .praise-promo-frame {
      height: 165px !important;
    }

    #praise .slide_buttons {
      margin-top: 0.35rem !important;
      padding-top: 0 !important;
      padding-bottom: 0 !important;
    }

    #praise a.slide_btn {
      margin: 0 0.18em !important;
      font-size: 1.05rem !important;
    }

    #praise .praise-scroller {
      margin-bottom: 0 !important;
      padding-bottom: 0 !important;
    }
  }

  @media (max-width: 767px) {
    #praise .praise-slider .slide_viewer {
      padding-inline: 2.25rem !important;
    }
  }