refine articles and article search styling

6 files changed, 90 insertions, 57 deletions

diff --git a/clams-server/src/main/resources/public/css/articles.css b/clams-server/src/main/resources/public/css/articles.css
index a3050b0..3ff7648 100644
--- a/clams-server/src/main/resources/public/css/articles.css
+++ b/clams-server/src/main/resources/public/css/articles.css
@@ -25,19 +25,7 @@
 }
 
 .search-form button {
-    font-family: var(--font-serif), serif;
-    padding: 0.4rem 0.7rem;
-    background: #e8e8e4;
-    color: var(--text-color);
-    border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
-    border-radius: 4px;
-    cursor: pointer;
-    font-weight: bold;
-    font-size: 0.8rem;
-}
-
-.search-form button:hover {
-    background: #ddd;
+    margin-left: 0.2rem;
 }
 
 .year-accordion {
@@ -50,6 +38,7 @@
     font-weight: bold;
     list-style: none;
     margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
+    transition: color 0.2s ease;
 }
 
 .year-toggle::-webkit-details-marker {
@@ -57,7 +46,7 @@
 }
 
 .year-toggle:hover {
-    opacity: 0.7;
+    color: var(--accent-color)
 }
 
 .article-list {
@@ -66,15 +55,28 @@
     border-left: 2px solid var(--border-color);
 }
 
-.article-list li {
+.article-list-item,
+.search-result-item {
     margin-bottom: 0.8rem;
+    font-size: 1rem;
+    line-height: 1.6;
 }
 
-.article-list a {
+.article-list a,
+.search-result-item a {
     font-size: 1rem;
     font-weight: normal;
 }
 
+.article-date {
+    display: inline-block;
+    font-size: 0.9rem;
+    color: var(--text-color);
+    opacity: 0.65;
+    margin-right: 0.9rem;
+    min-width: 6.8rem;
+}
+
 .featured-desc {
     font-weight: normal;
     color: var(--text-color);
@@ -82,29 +84,15 @@
 }
 
 .search-results-container {
-    max-width: 40ch;
-    margin: 1.8rem auto 0 auto;
+    max-width: 100%;
+    margin: 1.8rem 0 0 0;
 }
 
 .search-results-list {
     list-style-type: none;
-    padding: 0;
     margin: 0;
-}
-
-.search-result-item {
-    margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
-    font-size: 1rem;
-    line-height: 1.6;
-}
-
-.search-result-date {
-    display: inline-block;
-    font-size: 0.9rem;
-    color: var(--text-color);
-    opacity: 0.65;
-    margin-right: 0.9rem;
-    min-width: 6.8rem;
+    padding: 0 0 0 2.2rem !important;
+    border-left: 2px solid var(--border-color);
 }
 
 .search-result-item a {
diff --git a/clams-server/src/main/resources/public/css/common.css b/clams-server/src/main/resources/public/css/common.css
index 89748f0..dc81927 100644
--- a/clams-server/src/main/resources/public/css/common.css
+++ b/clams-server/src/main/resources/public/css/common.css
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
     --text-color: #363737;
     --border-color: #ccc;
     --accent-color: #8fae8f;
+    --surface-color: #e8e8e4;
+    --surface-hover-color: #ddd;
     --font-serif: "Spectral", Georgia, serif;
     --font-sans: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
     --font-size-body: 1.2rem;
@@ -93,6 +95,32 @@ a:hover {
     color: var(--accent-color);
 }
 
+.pill-button {
+    font-family: var(--font-serif), serif;
+    padding: 0.4rem 0.7rem;
+    background: var(--surface-color);
+    color: var(--text-color);
+    border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
+    border-radius: 4px;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    font-weight: bold;
+    font-size: 0.8rem;
+    text-decoration: none;
+    display: inline-block;
+    transition: background-color 0.2s ease, color 0.2s ease;
+}
+
+.pill-button:hover,
+.pill-button:focus-visible {
+    background: var(--surface-hover-color);
+    color: var(--text-color);
+}
+
+.pill-button:focus-visible {
+    outline: 1px solid var(--accent-color);
+    outline-offset: 2px;
+}
+
 footer {
     padding: 1.875rem 1.25rem;
     border-top: 1px solid var(--border-color);
@@ -100,6 +128,11 @@ footer {
     font-size: var(--font-size-small);
 }
 
+footer a {
+    font-weight: normal;
+    font-size: 1rem;
+}
+
 footer p {
     margin: 0;
     display: flex;
@@ -172,14 +205,26 @@ footer p {
     font-size: var(--font-size-caption);
     text-decoration: none;
     font-weight: bold;
+    color: var(--text-color);
     opacity: 0.7;
-    transition: color 0.2s ease;
+    transition: color 0.2s ease, opacity 0.2s ease;
+    display: inline-flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: 0.2rem;
 }
 
-.back-link-top:hover {
+.back-link-top:hover,
+.back-link-top:focus-visible {
+    color: var(--accent-color);
     opacity: 1;
 }
 
+.back-link-top:focus-visible {
+    outline: 1px solid var(--accent-color);
+    outline-offset: 2px;
+    border-radius: 2px;
+}
+
 @media (max-width: 768px) {
     .back-link-top {
         position: static;
diff --git a/clams-server/src/main/resources/public/css/projects.css b/clams-server/src/main/resources/public/css/projects.css
index f56955b..d953411 100644
--- a/clams-server/src/main/resources/public/css/projects.css
+++ b/clams-server/src/main/resources/public/css/projects.css
@@ -44,15 +44,7 @@
 
 .project-actions a {
     font-size: 0.85rem;
-    text-decoration: none;
-    border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
     padding: 0.2rem 0.6rem;
-    border-radius: 4px;
-    background: #e8e8e4;
-}
-
-.project-actions a:hover {
-    background: #ddd;
 }
 
 @media (max-width: 768px) {
diff --git a/clams-server/src/main/resources/templates/articles-search.html b/clams-server/src/main/resources/templates/articles-search.html
index dd435e5..54eb609 100644
--- a/clams-server/src/main/resources/templates/articles-search.html
+++ b/clams-server/src/main/resources/templates/articles-search.html
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
         <form action="/articles" method="GET" class="search-form">
             <input type="text" name="search" value="{{ search_term }}" placeholder="Search articles..." aria-label="Search articles">
-            <button type="submit">Search</button>
+            <button type="submit" class="pill-button">Search</button>
         </form>
     </header>
 
@@ -27,9 +27,10 @@
             <ul class="search-results-list">
                 {% for article in results %}
                     <li class="search-result-item">
-                        <span class="search-result-date">{{ article.formattedDate }}</span>
+                        <span class="article-date">{{ article.formattedDate }}</span>
                         <a href="/articles/{{ article.slug }}">{{ article.title }}</a>
                         {% if article.summary is not empty %}
+                            <br>
                             <span class="search-result-summary">-- {{ article.summary }}</span>
                         {% endif %}
                     </li>
diff --git a/clams-server/src/main/resources/templates/articles.html b/clams-server/src/main/resources/templates/articles.html
index 905ed52..5feddae 100644
--- a/clams-server/src/main/resources/templates/articles.html
+++ b/clams-server/src/main/resources/templates/articles.html
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
         <form action="/articles" method="GET" class="search-form">
             <input type="text" name="search" value="{{ search_value }}" placeholder="Search articles..."
                    aria-label="Search articles">
-            <button type="submit">Search</button>
+            <button type="submit" class="pill-button">Search</button>
         </form>
     </header>
 
@@ -21,7 +21,14 @@
             <summary class="year-toggle">{{ group.key }}</summary>
             <ul class="article-list">
                 {% for article in group.value %}
-                <li><a href="/articles/{{ article.slug }}">{{ article.title }}</a></li>
+                <li class="article-list-item">
+                    <span class="article-date">{{ article.formattedDate }}</span>
+                    <a href="/articles/{{ article.slug }}">{{ article.title }}</a>
+                    {% if article.summary is not empty %}
+                    <br>
+                    <span class="search-result-summary">-- {{ article.summary }}</span>
+                    {% endif %}
+                </li>
                 {% endfor %}
             </ul>
         </details>
diff --git a/clams-server/src/main/resources/templates/projects.html b/clams-server/src/main/resources/templates/projects.html
index 7a1f440..8d476cd 100644
--- a/clams-server/src/main/resources/templates/projects.html
+++ b/clams-server/src/main/resources/templates/projects.html
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
                     <p>Short project description / introduction.</p>
                 </div>
                 <div class="project-actions">
-                    <a href="#">Read More</a>
-                    <a href="#">Self-Hosted Git</a>
-                    <a href="#">GitHub</a>
+                    <a href="#" class="pill-button">Read More</a>
+                    <a href="#" class="pill-button">Self-Hosted Git</a>
+                    <a href="#" class="pill-button">GitHub</a>
                 </div>
             </li>
 
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@
                     <p>Short project description / introduction.</p>
                 </div>
                 <div class="project-actions">
-                    <a href="#">Read More</a>
-                    <a href="#">Self-Hosted Git</a>
-                    <a href="#">GitHub</a>
+                    <a href="#" class="pill-button">Read More</a>
+                    <a href="#" class="pill-button">Self-Hosted Git</a>
+                    <a href="#" class="pill-button">GitHub</a>
                 </div>
             </li>
 
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@
                     <p>A short one-line description.</p>
                 </div>
                 <div class="project-actions">
-                    <a href="#">Read More</a>
-                    <a href="#">Self-Hosted Git</a>
-                    <a href="#">GitHub</a>
+                    <a href="#" class="pill-button">Read More</a>
+                    <a href="#" class="pill-button">Self-Hosted Git</a>
+                    <a href="#" class="pill-button">GitHub</a>
                 </div>
             </li>
         </ul>