/* plain.css — an alternative to style.css for the same markup. No cards, no gradients, no shadows, no tinted panels. One column, left-aligned, hierarchy from type and space alone. Swap the stylesheet link in the of any page to try it. */ :root { --ink: #1a1a1a; --muted: #595959; --rule: #cfcac2; --link: #7a2718; --paper: #fdfcfa; --measure: 36rem; /* prose */ --wide: 46rem; /* lists, tables, publication rows */ --shell: 54rem; /* outer container, wide enough for text + sidebar */ } * { box-sizing: border-box; } html { -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; } body { margin: 0; background: var(--paper); color: var(--ink); font-family: Charter, "Iowan Old Style", Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.55; } a { color: var(--link); text-underline-offset: 0.14em; } a:hover { color: #000; } a:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--link); outline-offset: 2px; } img { max-width: 100%; height: auto; } p { margin: 0 0 0.9em; max-width: var(--measure); } h1, h2, h3 { font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.2; color: var(--ink); } h1 { font-size: 1.9rem; margin: 0 0 0.2em; letter-spacing: -0.01em; } h2 { font-size: 1.3rem; margin: 2.2em 0 0.5em; } h3 { font-size: 1.02rem; margin: 1.4em 0 0.2em; font-weight: 600; } em, i, cite { font-style: italic; } /* ---- shell ---------------------------------------------------------- */ .wrap { width: calc(100% - 3rem); max-width: var(--shell); margin: 0 auto; } .skip-link { position: absolute; left: -9999px; } .skip-link:focus { left: 0.5rem; top: 0.5rem; position: absolute; background: var(--ink); color: var(--paper); padding: 0.4rem 0.7rem; } .site-header { padding: 2.2rem 0 0; } .nav-wrap { display: block; min-height: 0; } .brand { display: block; font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 600; color: var(--ink); text-decoration: none; margin-bottom: 0.15rem; } .site-nav { display: block; font-size: 0.85rem; color: var(--muted); } .site-nav a { color: var(--muted); text-decoration: none; margin-right: 0.9rem; white-space: nowrap; } .site-nav a:hover { color: var(--link); text-decoration: underline; } .site-nav a[aria-current="page"] { color: var(--ink); font-weight: 600; } /* ---- heroes: no gradient, no frame --------------------------------- */ .hero, .page-hero { background: none; border: 0; padding: 2.4rem 0 0.6rem; } .hero-grid { display: block; padding: 0; gap: 0; } .eyebrow { font-size: 0.85rem; font-style: italic; color: var(--muted); text-transform: none; letter-spacing: 0; font-weight: 400; margin: 0 0 0.5rem; } .lead { font-size: 1.05rem; line-height: 1.5; color: var(--ink); max-width: var(--measure); margin-top: 0.7em; } .credentials { color: var(--muted); font-size: 0.92rem; max-width: var(--measure); } /* Portrait becomes a modest inline figure, not a shadowed frame. */ .portrait-frame { border: 0; background: none; padding: 0; box-shadow: none; margin: 1.6rem 0 0; max-width: 20rem; } .portrait-frame figcaption { color: var(--muted); font-size: 0.8rem; font-style: italic; padding: 0.3rem 0 0; } .portrait-placeholder { display: none; } /* ---- sections: rules instead of panels ----------------------------- */ .section { padding: 1.6rem 0 0; } .section.alt { background: none; border: 0; } .section-heading { max-width: var(--measure); margin-bottom: 0.6rem; } .section-heading p { color: var(--muted); font-size: 0.95rem; } /* The "current work" callout: a rule, not a box with a shadow. */ .current-box { border: 0; border-left: 2px solid var(--rule); background: none; box-shadow: none; padding: 0.1rem 0 0.1rem 1.1rem; margin-bottom: 1.2rem; } .current-box h3 { margin-top: 0; } /* ---- the cards, decarded ------------------------------------------- */ .grid-2, .grid-3, .grid-4 { display: block; gap: 0; } .card { border: 0; background: none; padding: 0; min-height: 0; margin-bottom: 1.1rem; max-width: var(--measure); } .card h3 { margin-top: 0; } .card p { color: var(--ink); font-size: 1rem; } .card-link { font-weight: 400; } /* ---- lists --------------------------------------------------------- */ /* Deep links (e.g. talks.html#snowbird) land on a specific entry, so mark it and leave a little air above it. */ [id] { scroll-margin-top: 1.5rem; } li:target { border-left: 2px solid var(--link); margin-left: -0.9rem; padding-left: 0.7rem; } .list-clean { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0; } .list-clean li { padding: 0.35rem 0; border-bottom: 0; max-width: var(--wide); } .list-clean ul { margin: 0.3rem 0 0 1.1rem; padding: 0; } /* ---- two-column pages: text left, notes in a narrow right column --- */ .content-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) 12.5rem; gap: 0 2.8rem; align-items: start; } .sidebar { border: 0; border-left: 1px solid var(--rule); background: none; padding: 0.2rem 0 0 1.4rem; margin: 0.9rem 0 0; font-size: 0.9rem; line-height: 1.45; color: var(--muted); } .sidebar h2 { font-size: 0.92rem; margin: 0 0 0.35rem; color: var(--ink); } .sidebar h2[style] { margin-top: 1.3rem !important; } .sidebar ul { margin: 0; padding-left: 1rem; } .sidebar li { margin-bottom: 0.3rem; max-width: none; } .sidebar p { max-width: none; } .topic { padding: 0.9rem 0 0; border-bottom: 0; } .topic h2 { font-size: 1.2rem; } .aside-figure { margin: 0 0 1.2rem; text-align: left; } .aside-figure img { max-width: 100%; } .aside-figure figcaption { color: var(--muted); font-size: 0.78rem; font-style: italic; margin-top: 0.3rem; } /* ---- buttons become links ------------------------------------------ */ .actions { display: block; margin: 0.9rem 0 0; font-size: 0.95rem; } .button { display: inline; background: none; border: 0; border-radius: 0; padding: 0; color: var(--link); font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; margin-right: 1rem; } .button:hover, .button.secondary:hover { background: none; color: #000; } .button.secondary { background: none; color: var(--link); } /* ---- publication and CV rows: the information-first part ----------- */ .cv-group { margin-bottom: 1.8rem; } .cv-group h2 { font-size: 1.2rem; } .cv-rows { border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); } .cv-row { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 7rem minmax(0, 1fr); gap: 0 1.2rem; padding: 0.45rem 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #eceae6; max-width: var(--wide); } .cv-row .yr { color: var(--muted); font-weight: 400; font-size: 0.88rem; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; padding-top: 0.15rem; } .cv-row .what { font-size: 0.97rem; } .pubs { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; max-width: var(--wide); } .pubs li { position: relative; padding: 0.5rem 0 0.5rem 2.4rem; border-bottom: 1px solid #eceae6; font-size: 0.97rem; } .pubs li::before { content: counter(list-item) "."; position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0.5rem; color: var(--muted); font-size: 0.88rem; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; } /* Descending numbering. The implicit list-item counter is unreliable on a reversed
    whose markers are hidden, so count down from --total instead. --total is set on the
      itself and must be (number of items + 1). */ .pubs.countdown { counter-reset: pub var(--total, 1); } .pubs.countdown li::before { counter-increment: pub -1; content: counter(pub) "."; } .pubs .title { font-weight: 600; } .pubs .venue { color: var(--muted); font-style: italic; } /* Journal covers: small, quiet, and out of the way. */ .pub-cover { float: right; width: 38px; margin: 0.2rem 0 0.4rem 1rem; opacity: 0.85; } .pub-cover img { display: block; width: 100%; border: 1px solid var(--rule); } pre.bibtex { background: none; border: 0; border-left: 2px solid var(--rule); padding: 0.2rem 0 0.2rem 1.1rem; overflow-x: auto; font-size: 0.8rem; line-height: 1.45; margin: 0; max-width: var(--wide); } .kid-tested { margin: 1.4rem 0 0; max-width: 17rem; } .kid-tested img { display: block; width: 100%; } .kid-tested figcaption { margin-top: 0.45rem; font-size: 0.92rem; } .epigraph { font-style: italic; color: var(--muted); border: 0; padding: 0; margin: 0 0 1em; max-width: var(--measure); font-size: 0.98rem; } .contact-block { border: 0; background: none; padding: 0; } .contact-block address { font-style: normal; } .quote { text-align: left; margin: 0; max-width: var(--measure); } .kicker { color: var(--ink); font-weight: 600; } .small { font-size: 0.85rem; color: var(--muted); } /* ---- footer -------------------------------------------------------- */ .site-footer { background: none; color: var(--muted); border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); margin-top: 3rem; padding: 0.9rem 0 3rem; font-size: 0.85rem; } .footer-grid { display: block; } .site-footer a { color: var(--link); } .site-footer p { margin: 0 0 0.2rem; max-width: none; } /* ---- narrow screens ------------------------------------------------ */ /* Below the point where a 12.5rem column still earns its keep, the notes drop under the text with a rule above them instead of beside it. */ @media (max-width: 820px) { .content-grid { display: block; } .sidebar { border-left: 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); padding: 1.1rem 0 0; margin-top: 2.2rem; max-width: var(--measure); } .aside-figure img { max-width: 12rem; } } @media (max-width: 700px) { body { font-size: 18px; } .wrap { width: calc(100% - 2rem); } .site-nav a { margin-right: 0.7rem; line-height: 1.9; } .cv-row { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 0; } .cv-row .yr { padding-top: 0; } .pub-cover { width: 32px; } } @media print { .site-header, .site-footer, .actions, .pub-cover { display: none; } body { font-size: 11pt; background: #fff; } a { color: #000; text-decoration: none; } .wrap { max-width: none; width: auto; } }