/* Vertical Menu Styles - Mobile First Approach */
.vm-ul {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 300px;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

.vm-ul li {
  list-style-type: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;
}

.vm-ul li:last-child {
  border-bottom: none;
}

.vm-ul li a {
  display: block;
  padding: 12px 16px;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: #000000; /* Default black text */
  transition: background-color 0.3s ease, color 0.3s ease;
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.4;
  min-height: 44px; /* Touch target size for mobile */
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

.vm-ul li a:hover,
.vm-ul li a:focus {
  background-color: #f5f5f5;
  color: #007cba;
  outline: 2px solid #007cba;
  outline-offset: -2px;
}

/* Touch devices - larger touch targets */
@media (hover: none) and (pointer: coarse) {
  .vm-ul li a {
    padding: 16px 20px;
    min-height: 48px;
    font-size: 18px;
  }
}

/* Tablet and Desktop */
@media screen and (min-width: 768px) {
  .vm-ul {
    max-width: 250px;
  }
  
  .vm-ul li a {
    padding: 10px 14px;
    font-size: 15px;
  }
}

/* Large screens */
@media screen and (min-width: 1024px) {
  .vm-ul {
    max-width: 280px;
  }
}

/* FontAwesome icon spacing */
.vm-ul li a i {
  margin-right: 8px;
  width: 16px;
  text-align: center;
}

/* Custom alignment classes */
.vm-ul.text-center li a {
  text-align: center !important;
}

.vm-ul.text-right li a {
  text-align: right !important;
}

.vm-ul.text-left li a {
  text-align: left !important;
}

/* Hover effects maintain custom colors */
.vm-ul li a:hover {
  opacity: 0.8;
  background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
}

.vm-ul li a:focus {
  opacity: 0.8;
  background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
}