/* ============================================================
GMC Language Selector — powered by Google Website Translate
Pairs with assets/js/gmc-translate.js
To add the selector to another page, add these two lines:
tags and highlights them on
hover. That highlight is Google branding, not ours. */
.goog-text-highlight {
background: none !important;
box-shadow: none !important;
}
/* The widget has to stay in the DOM because it owns the we
drive. Visually hidden rather than display:none so Google still
builds that control. */
#gmc-google-translate-host {
position: absolute !important;
top: -9999px !important;
left: -9999px !important;
width: 1px !important;
height: 1px !important;
overflow: hidden !important;
opacity: 0 !important;
pointer-events: none !important;
}
/* ------------------------------------------------------------
2. Trigger — sits in .header-wrapper, left of the logo
------------------------------------------------------------ */
.gmc-lang {
flex: 0 0 auto;
position: relative;
z-index: 5;
font-family: "Roboto", sans-serif;
line-height: 1;
}
.header-wrapper .gmc-lang {
margin-right: 26px;
}
.gmc-lang-trigger {
display: inline-flex;
align-items: center;
gap: 8px;
margin: 0;
padding: 9px 14px;
border: 1px solid #e0e5ec;
border-radius: 100px;
background: #ffffff;
color: #101115;
font-family: inherit;
font-size: 15px;
font-weight: 700;
line-height: 1;
white-space: nowrap;
cursor: pointer;
transition: background-color 0.2s ease, border-color 0.2s ease,
color 0.2s ease, box-shadow 0.2s ease;
}
.gmc-lang-trigger:hover {
border-color: #f16126;
background: rgba(241, 97, 38, 0.06);
color: #d94d18;
}
.gmc-lang-trigger:focus-visible {
border-color: #f16126;
box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(241, 97, 38, 0.25);
}
.gmc-lang-trigger[aria-expanded="true"] {
border-color: #f16126;
background: rgba(241, 97, 38, 0.08);
color: #d94d18;
}
.gmc-lang-globe {
flex: 0 0 auto;
width: 17px;
height: 17px;
color: #f16126;
transition: color 0.2s ease;
}
.gmc-lang-trigger:hover .gmc-lang-globe,
.gmc-lang-trigger[aria-expanded="true"] .gmc-lang-globe {
color: #d94d18;
}
.gmc-lang-label {
max-width: 12ch;
overflow: hidden;
text-overflow: ellipsis;
}
.gmc-lang-caret {
flex: 0 0 auto;
width: 11px;
height: 11px;
opacity: 0.55;
transition: transform 0.22s cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.8, 0.25, 1),
opacity 0.2s ease;
}
.gmc-lang-trigger[aria-expanded="true"] .gmc-lang-caret {
transform: rotate(180deg);
opacity: 1;
}
/* ------------------------------------------------------------
3. Panel — rendered as a direct child of
It is deliberately moved out of the header. Once .header-fixed is
applied on scroll, .header-bottom picks up `backdrop-filter:
blur(20px)`, and a backdrop-filter makes its element the containing
block for any position:fixed descendant. Anchoring from keeps
the panel clear of that, clear of the `overflow: auto` on the mobile
`.menu > ul`, and clear of every z-index stack in style.css.
Coordinates are written by gmc-translate.js.
------------------------------------------------------------ */
.gmc-lang-panel {
position: fixed;
top: 0;
left: 0;
z-index: 10000;
width: 268px;
max-width: calc(100vw - 24px);
padding: 0;
border: 1px solid #eef1f5;
border-radius: 14px;
background: #ffffff;
box-shadow: 0 18px 44px rgba(5, 25, 55, 0.16),
0 2px 6px rgba(5, 25, 55, 0.06);
font-family: "Roboto", sans-serif;
opacity: 0;
visibility: hidden;
pointer-events: none;
transform: translateY(-8px) scale(0.96);
transform-origin: top center;
transition: opacity 0.16s ease,
transform 0.19s cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.8, 0.25, 1),
visibility 0s linear 0.19s;
}
.gmc-lang-panel.is-open {
opacity: 1;
visibility: visible;
pointer-events: auto;
transform: translateY(0) scale(1);
transition: opacity 0.16s ease,
transform 0.19s cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.8, 0.25, 1), visibility 0s;
}
/* Flipped above the trigger when there is no room below. */
.gmc-lang-panel.is-above {
transform-origin: bottom center;
transform: translateY(8px) scale(0.96);
}
.gmc-lang-panel.is-above.is-open {
transform: translateY(0) scale(1);
}
.gmc-lang-panel-head {
display: flex;
align-items: center;
gap: 8px;
padding: 13px 16px 11px;
border-bottom: 1px solid #f0f3f7;
color: #4d5765;
font-size: 11.5px;
font-weight: 800;
letter-spacing: 0.9px;
text-transform: uppercase;
}
.gmc-lang-panel-head .gmc-lang-globe {
width: 15px;
height: 15px;
}
/* ---------- list ---------- */
/* Every language is shown at once — the list never scrolls. On short
viewports it reflows into two columns instead of growing a
scrollbar (see the max-height query in section 4). */
.gmc-lang-list {
margin: 0;
padding: 6px;
list-style: none;
}
.gmc-lang-option {
display: flex;
align-items: center;
gap: 10px;
padding: 7px 12px;
border-radius: 9px;
color: #101115;
font-size: 14.5px;
font-weight: 400;
line-height: 1.4;
cursor: pointer;
user-select: none;
transition: background-color 0.15s ease, color 0.15s ease,
transform 0.15s cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.8, 0.25, 1);
}
.gmc-lang-option:hover,
.gmc-lang-option:focus-visible {
background: rgba(241, 97, 38, 0.08);
color: #d94d18;
transform: translateX(2px);
}
.gmc-lang-option:focus-visible {
box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 2px rgba(241, 97, 38, 0.45);
}
.gmc-lang-option[aria-selected="true"] {
background: rgba(241, 97, 38, 0.1);
color: #d94d18;
font-weight: 700;
}
/* ---------- check mark ---------- */
.gmc-lang-check {
flex: 0 0 auto;
display: flex;
align-items: center;
justify-content: center;
width: 16px;
height: 16px;
color: #f16126;
opacity: 0;
transform: scale(0.4);
transition: opacity 0.18s ease,
transform 0.22s cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.56, 0.64, 1);
}
.gmc-lang-check svg {
width: 14px;
height: 14px;
}
.gmc-lang-option[aria-selected="true"] .gmc-lang-check {
opacity: 1;
transform: scale(1);
}
/* ---------- names ---------- */
.gmc-lang-native {
flex: 1 1 auto;
min-width: 0;
overflow: hidden;
text-overflow: ellipsis;
white-space: nowrap;
}
.gmc-lang-en {
flex: 0 0 auto;
color: #98a0ad;
font-size: 11.5px;
font-weight: 400;
letter-spacing: 0.2px;
}
.gmc-lang-option[aria-selected="true"] .gmc-lang-en {
color: #d98a6b;
}
/* Urdu reads right-to-left. The row itself stays LTR so the tick, the
name and the latin gloss keep the same columns as every other row. */
.gmc-lang-native[dir="rtl"] {
text-align: right;
}
/* ------------------------------------------------------------
4. Responsive
------------------------------------------------------------ */
/* Tablet and mobile. Below 992px style.css turns .logo into an
absolutely positioned box and hangs a 2000px margin off .header-bar,
so the selector is taken out of that flow entirely — that way it
cannot change the header height or nudge page content down. It is
anchored to .header-section, the same containing block .logo uses. */
@media (max-width: 991px) {
.header-wrapper .gmc-lang {
position: absolute;
top: 16px;
left: 14px;
margin-right: 0;
z-index: 6;
}
.header-wrapper .gmc-lang-trigger {
gap: 6px;
padding: 7px 12px;
font-size: 13.5px;
}
.header-wrapper .gmc-lang-globe {
width: 15px;
height: 15px;
}
.header-wrapper .gmc-lang-caret {
width: 10px;
height: 10px;
}
.gmc-lang-panel {
width: 260px;
}
}
@media (max-width: 575px) {
.header-wrapper .gmc-lang {
top: 12px;
left: 12px;
}
.header-wrapper .gmc-lang-trigger {
padding: 6px 11px;
font-size: 13px;
}
}
/* Short viewports (landscape phones, small laptop windows). Rather than
scroll, the list becomes two columns so all thirteen languages stay
visible and reachable at once. */
@media (max-height: 640px) {
.gmc-lang-panel {
width: 372px;
}
.gmc-lang-list {
display: grid;
grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
gap: 0 2px;
}
.gmc-lang-option {
padding: 6px 10px;
font-size: 14px;
}
/* No room for the latin gloss beside the native name in two columns. */
.gmc-lang-en {
display: none;
}
}
@media (max-height: 640px) and (max-width: 420px) {
.gmc-lang-option {
gap: 6px;
padding: 6px 7px;
font-size: 13px;
}
}
/* Between 992px and 1199px the nav is already tight — trim the gap
rather than let the menu wrap. */
@media (min-width: 992px) and (max-width: 1199px) {
.header-wrapper .gmc-lang {
margin-right: 14px;
}
.header-wrapper .gmc-lang-trigger {
padding: 8px 12px;
font-size: 14px;
}
}
/* ------------------------------------------------------------
5. Articles sub-site (articles/*.html) — its own minimal header,
Inter type and #4f8ef7 accent rather than the brand orange.
------------------------------------------------------------ */
.hdr-in .gmc-lang {
margin-left: auto;
margin-right: 18px;
}
.hdr-in .gmc-lang-trigger {
padding: 7px 13px;
border-color: #e6e8ec;
border-radius: 8px;
color: #111111;
font-family: "Inter", sans-serif;
font-size: 13.5px;
font-weight: 600;
}
.hdr-in .gmc-lang-trigger:hover,
.hdr-in .gmc-lang-trigger[aria-expanded="true"] {
border-color: #4f8ef7;
background: rgba(79, 142, 247, 0.08);
color: #4f8ef7;
}
.hdr-in .gmc-lang-trigger:focus-visible {
border-color: #4f8ef7;
box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(79, 142, 247, 0.22);
}
.hdr-in .gmc-lang-globe,
.hdr-in .gmc-lang-trigger:hover .gmc-lang-globe,
.hdr-in .gmc-lang-trigger[aria-expanded="true"] .gmc-lang-globe {
color: #4f8ef7;
}
@media (max-width: 575px) {
.hdr-in .gmc-lang {
margin-right: 12px;
}
.hdr-in .gmc-lang-trigger {
padding: 6px 10px;
font-size: 12.5px;
}
.hdr-in .gmc-lang-label {
max-width: 8ch;
}
}
/* ------------------------------------------------------------
6. Motion preferences
------------------------------------------------------------ */
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.gmc-lang-trigger,
.gmc-lang-caret,
.gmc-lang-panel,
.gmc-lang-panel.is-open,
.gmc-lang-option,
.gmc-lang-check {
transition-duration: 0.01ms !important;
}
.gmc-lang-panel,
.gmc-lang-panel.is-above,
.gmc-lang-option:hover,
.gmc-lang-option:focus-visible {
transform: none;
}
}