.vcm-start{background:#1f4e79;color:#fff;border:0;padding:12px 22px;border-radius:6px;font-weight:700;cursor:pointer}
.vcm-modal{display:none;position:fixed;inset:0;z-index:999999}
.vcm-modal.open{display:block}
.vcm-overlay{position:absolute;inset:0;background:rgba(0,0,0,.72)}
.vcm-box{position:relative;width:min(950px,94vw);height:min(92vh,850px);margin:4vh auto;background:#fff;border-radius:12px;overflow:auto;box-shadow:0 20px 70px rgba(0,0,0,.35);padding:22px;box-sizing:border-box}
.vcm-close{position:absolute;right:14px;top:10px;border:0;background:transparent;font-size:30px;cursor:pointer}
.vcm-head{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:20px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;padding-right:35px}
.vcm-head h2{margin:0 0 5px}
.vcm-meta{color:#666}
.vcm-head-right{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px;flex-wrap:wrap}
.vcm-timer{font-size:22px;font-weight:800;white-space:nowrap}
.vcm-dashboard-link{white-space:nowrap;font-size:12.5px;padding:7px 12px}
.vcm-loading{padding:30px;text-align:center;font-weight:600;color:#555}
.vcm-progress{font-weight:700;margin-bottom:14px}
.vcm-question{display:none}
.vcm-question.active{display:block}
.vcm-question h3{font-size:20px;line-height:1.45}
.vcm-option{display:block;padding:13px;margin:9px 0;border:1px solid #ddd;border-radius:7px;cursor:pointer}
.vcm-option:hover{background:#f5f7fa}
.vcm-option input{margin-right:10px}

/* Requirement #11/#12: Next/Previous appear immediately after the question,
   right-aligned, BEFORE the MCQ options — .vcm-nav-row sits above
   .vcm-questions-wrap in the markup. Cancel Exam sits on the opposite side. */
.vcm-nav-row{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:10px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-bottom:16px;padding-bottom:14px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee}
.vcm-cancel-exam{background:#fff;color:#b42318;border:1px solid #f0c4bd;padding:9px 16px;border-radius:6px;cursor:pointer;font-weight:600;font-size:13px}
.vcm-cancel-exam:hover{background:#fdecea}
.vcm-actions{display:flex;gap:10px;justify-content:flex-end;margin:0}
.vcm-actions button{padding:10px 18px;border-radius:6px;border:1px solid #bbb;cursor:pointer}
.vcm-submit{background:#1f4e79!important;color:#fff;border-color:#1f4e79!important}
.vcm-result{padding:20px;background:#f7f9fb;border-radius:10px}
.vcm-result-actions{display:flex;gap:10px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-top:16px}
.vcm-score{font-size:34px;font-weight:800}
.vcm-result-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);gap:10px;margin:18px 0}
.vcm-card{background:#fff;border:1px solid #ddd;padding:12px;border-radius:7px}
.vcm-detail{border-top:1px solid #ddd;padding:12px 0}
.vcm-ok{color:#16803c;font-weight:700}
.vcm-bad{color:#b42318;font-weight:700}
.vcm-un{color:#777;font-weight:700}
.vcm-login-prompt{padding:16px;background:#f7f9fb;border-radius:8px}

/* ================= Student ID identity gate (no WordPress login) ================= */
.vcm-gate{margin:4px 0 18px}
.vcm-gate-badge{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:10px;flex-wrap:wrap;background:#eef3f8;color:#1f4e79;padding:12px 16px;border-radius:8px;font-size:14px}
.vcm-gate-switch{background:none;border:1px solid #1f4e79;color:#1f4e79;padding:5px 12px;border-radius:6px;font-size:12.5px;font-weight:700;cursor:pointer}
.vcm-gate-switch:hover{background:#1f4e79;color:#fff}
.vcm-gate-tabs{display:flex;gap:6px;margin-bottom:12px}
.vcm-gate-tab{flex:1;padding:9px 10px;border:1px solid #dbe2ea;background:#f7f9fb;color:#555;border-radius:7px;font-weight:700;font-size:13.5px;cursor:pointer}
.vcm-gate-tab.active{background:#1f4e79;border-color:#1f4e79;color:#fff}
.vcm-gate-form{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:10px;max-width:420px}
.vcm-gate-form input{padding:11px 13px;border:1px solid #d3d9e0;border-radius:7px;font-size:14.5px;width:100%;box-sizing:border-box}
.vcm-gate-form input:focus{outline:2px solid #1f4e79;outline-offset:1px}
.vcm-gate-submit{align-self:flex-start}
.vcm-gate-note{font-size:12.5px;color:#7a8794;margin:0}
.vcm-gate-error{color:#b42318;font-size:13.5px;font-weight:600;background:#fdecea;padding:9px 12px;border-radius:6px;max-width:420px}
.vcm-my-reports-gate p{margin-top:0}
@media(max-width:650px){
  .vcm-box{height:96vh;margin:2vh auto;padding:15px}
  .vcm-result-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}
  .vcm-head{display:block}
  .vcm-head-right{margin-top:8px;justify-content:space-between}
  .vcm-timer{margin-top:0}
  /* Requirement #12: Cancel/Previous/Next must stay visible on mobile,
     directly under the question and above the options — never pushed
     off-screen or hidden below a long options list. */
  .vcm-nav-row{flex-direction:column;align-items:stretch;position:sticky;top:0;background:#fff;z-index:5;padding-top:6px;margin-bottom:14px}
  .vcm-cancel-exam{order:2;width:100%;text-align:center;margin-top:8px}
  .vcm-actions{order:1;width:100%}
  .vcm-actions button{flex:1 1 0;min-height:44px;font-size:15px}
  .vcm-result-actions{flex-direction:column}
  .vcm-result-actions .vcm-btn{width:100%;text-align:center}
}

/* ================= Course -> Subject -> Topic -> Exam catalog ================= */
.vcm-catalog{font-family:inherit;max-width:1200px;margin:0 auto}
.vcm-catalog-title{margin:0 0 18px;font-size:26px;font-weight:800}
.vcm-crumbs{display:none;align-items:center;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px;margin-bottom:18px;font-size:14px}
.vcm-crumb{background:none;border:0;color:#1f4e79;cursor:pointer;padding:4px 2px;font-size:14px;text-decoration:underline}
.vcm-crumb:hover{color:#163a5c}
.vcm-crumb-current{color:#333;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;cursor:default}
.vcm-crumb-sep{color:#aaa;margin:0 2px}

.vcm-catalog-body{transition:opacity .15s ease}
.vcm-subhead{font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.05em;color:#777;margin:26px 0 12px}
.vcm-subhead:first-child{margin-top:0}
.vcm-empty{padding:26px;text-align:center;background:#f7f9fb;border-radius:10px;color:#666}

.vcm-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fill,minmax(230px,1fr));gap:16px;margin-bottom:8px}

.vcm-tile{
  display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:flex-start;gap:6px;
  background:#fff;border:1px solid #e3e7ec;border-radius:14px;padding:18px;
  text-align:left;cursor:pointer;font:inherit;
  box-shadow:0 1px 2px rgba(16,24,40,.04);
  transition:transform .12s ease,box-shadow .12s ease,border-color .12s ease;
}
.vcm-tile-course,.vcm-tile-subject,.vcm-tile-topic{width:100%}
button.vcm-tile:hover{transform:translateY(-3px);box-shadow:0 10px 24px rgba(16,24,40,.10);border-color:#1f4e79}
.vcm-tile-icon{font-size:26px;line-height:1}
.vcm-tile-name{font-size:16px;font-weight:700;color:#1a2530}
.vcm-tile-meta{font-size:12.5px;color:#7a8794}
.vcm-tile-cta{margin-top:auto;padding-top:10px;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;color:#1f4e79}

.vcm-tile-test{cursor:default}
.vcm-tile-test:hover{transform:none;box-shadow:0 1px 2px rgba(16,24,40,.04);border-color:#e3e7ec}
.vcm-test-actions{display:flex;gap:8px;margin-top:10px;flex-wrap:wrap;width:100%}
.vcm-btn{display:inline-block;padding:9px 16px;border-radius:8px;font-weight:700;font-size:13.5px;border:1px solid transparent;cursor:pointer;text-align:center}
.vcm-btn.vcm-start{background:#1f4e79;color:#fff;border-color:#1f4e79;padding:9px 16px}
.vcm-btn.vcm-start:hover{background:#163a5c}
.vcm-btn-outline{background:#fff;color:#1f4e79;border-color:#c9d6e3}
.vcm-btn-outline:hover{background:#f0f4f8}
.vcm-test-details{margin-top:12px;padding-top:12px;border-top:1px dashed #e3e7ec;width:100%}
.vcm-test-details ul{margin:0;padding-left:18px;font-size:13px;color:#555;line-height:1.9}

/* Modern-cards / minimal theme hooks reuse the same variables the design
   settings page already defines for dashboards, so the catalog automatically
   matches whichever theme the admin picked. */
.vcm-theme-modern .vcm-tile{border-radius:16px}
.vcm-theme-modern .vcm-btn.vcm-start{background:#0f766e;border-color:#0f766e;border-radius:999px}
.vcm-theme-modern .vcm-btn.vcm-start:hover{background:#0c5c56}
.vcm-theme-modern .vcm-btn-outline{border-radius:999px;color:#0f766e;border-color:#99f0e6}
.vcm-theme-minimal .vcm-tile{border-radius:0;box-shadow:none}
.vcm-theme-minimal .vcm-btn.vcm-start{background:#111;border-color:#111;border-radius:2px}
.vcm-theme-minimal .vcm-btn-outline{border-radius:2px}

/* Compact List view, switched on by the "View" control on every
   Trivendra MCQ Elementor widget (adds this class to the widget wrapper). */
.vcm-elview-list .vcm-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr!important;gap:0!important}
.vcm-elview-list .vcm-tile{flex-direction:row;align-items:center;gap:14px;border-radius:0;border-width:0 0 1px 0;box-shadow:none;padding:12px 4px}
.vcm-elview-list .vcm-tile:first-child{border-top-width:1px}
.vcm-elview-list button.vcm-tile:hover{transform:none;box-shadow:none}
.vcm-elview-list .vcm-tile-cta{margin-top:0;padding-top:0;margin-left:auto;white-space:nowrap}
.vcm-elview-list .vcm-tile-icon{font-size:20px}

@media(max-width:600px){
  .vcm-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .vcm-catalog-title{font-size:21px}
}