/* ============= SIDEBAR =========== */
aside .sidebar {
    background: var(--color-background);
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    height: 86vh;
    position: relative;
    top: 3rem;
}

aside h3{
    font-weight: 500;
}

aside .sidebar a{
    display: flex;
    color: var(--color-info-dark);
    margin-left: 2rem;
    gap: 1rem;
    align-items: center;
    position: relative;
    height: 3.7rem;
    transition: all 300ms ease;
}

aside .sidebar a span {
    font-size: 1.6rem;
    transition: all 300ms ease;
}

aside .sidebar .log-btn{
    position: static;
    margin-top: 2.5rem;
    width: 100%;
}

aside .sidebar a.active {
    background: var(--color-light);
    color: var(--color-primary);
    margin-left: 0;
}

aside .sidebar a.active:before {
    content: "";
    width: 6px;
    height: 100%;
    background: var(--color-primary);
}
    
aside .sidebar a.active span {
    color: var(--color-primary);
    margin-left: calc(1rem - 3px);
}

aside .sidebar a:hover {
    color:var(--color-primary);
}

aside .sidebar a:hover span {
    margin-left: 1rem;
}

.menu-content ul {
    list-style: none;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
}

.menu-content ul li {
    position: relative;
}

.menu-content ul li a {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 8px;
    padding: 10px;
    text-decoration: none;
    color: #333;
}

/* dropdown button styled */
.sidebar .dropdown-btn {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 1rem;
    color: var(--color-info-dark);
    margin-left: 2rem;
    height: 3.7rem;
    font-size: 1rem;
    background: none;
    border: none;
    width: 100%;
    text-align: left;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: all 300ms ease;
}

.sidebar .dropdown-btn:hover {
    color: var(--color-primary);
}

.sidebar .dropdown-btn .dropdown-icon {
    margin-left: 3rem; 
    transition: transform 0.3s ease;
}

/* Dropdown container (hidden by default) */
.sidebar .dropdown-container {
    display: none;
    flex-direction: column;
    margin-left: 3rem;
    background: var(--color-background);
}

.sidebar .dropdown-container a {
    font-size: 0.9rem;
    padding: 0.5rem 0;
    color: var(--color-info-dark);
    padding-right: 3rem;
}

.sidebar .dropdown-container a:hover {
    color: var(--color-primary);
}

/* rotate arrow when dropdown is open */
.dropdown-btn.active .dropdown-icon {
    transform: rotate(180deg);
}

.logo {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 0.8rem; 
    padding: 0.5rem 1rem;
}

/* adjust logo, while keeping proportions */
.logo img {
    height: 50px !important;      
    width: auto !important;      
    border-radius: 6px; 
    object-fit: contain;
}


.logo h2 {
    font-size: 1.2rem;   
    white-space: wrap; 
}