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/* ============================================================
BioMicro Center Wiki — CSS-only modern UI
Paste into: User:USERNAME/common.css
Targets: MediaWiki Vector (legacy) skin
Mimics: about.html design without requiring JavaScript
============================================================ */
/* ── Base & Reset ───────────────────────────────────────────── */
*, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; }
/* Universal sans-serif — covers every element MW might leave in a serif/system font */
body.bmc-active, body.bmc-active * { font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif !important; }
body.bmc-active code, body.bmc-active pre, body.bmc-active kbd,
body.bmc-active tt, body.bmc-active samp { font-family: "SFMono-Regular", Consolas, "Liberation Mono", Menlo, monospace !important; }
body, html {
font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif !important;
color: #1a1a1a !important;
background: #f4f4f4 !important;
line-height: 1.6 !important;
font-size: 16px !important;
margin: 0 !important;
padding: 0 !important;
}
a { color: #750014 !important; text-decoration: none !important; }
a:hover { text-decoration: underline !important; color: #5c0010 !important; }
/* ── Contact topbar (CSS pseudo-element, decorative) ─────────── */
/* Shows contact info as a red strip above the header */
#mw-page-base {
background: #750014 !important;
height: 32px !important;
position: fixed !important;
top: 0 !important;
left: 0 !important;
right: 0 !important;
z-index: 200 !important;
}
#mw-page-base::after {
content: "biomicro@mit.edu · 617-715-4533 · Building 68-322";
display: block;
text-align: right;
color: rgba(255,255,255,0.9);
font-size: 0.72rem;
font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif;
padding: 7px 28px;
letter-spacing: 0.02em;
}
/* ── Header (#mw-head) ──────────────────────────────────────── */
#mw-head {
background: #fff !important;
border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0 !important;
box-shadow: 0 1px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.07) !important;
height: 60px !important;
top: 32px !important; /* sit below the red topbar */
position: fixed !important;
left: 0 !important;
right: 0 !important;
z-index: 150 !important;
}
#mw-head-base {
height: 92px !important; /* 32px topbar + 60px header */
background: #fff !important;
}
/* Page tabs (Read / Edit / History) */
#left-navigation {
margin-left: 0 !important;
}
#left-navigation li a,
#right-navigation li a {
font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif !important;
font-size: 0.83rem !important;
font-weight: 500 !important;
color: #555 !important;
background: transparent !important;
border: none !important;
border-radius: 4px !important;
padding: 6px 12px !important;
transition: background 0.15s, color 0.15s !important;
}
#left-navigation li.selected a,
#left-navigation li a:hover,
#right-navigation li a:hover {
background: #f5f5f5 !important;
color: #750014 !important;
border: none !important;
}
/* Search box in header */
#p-search {
margin-top: 14px !important;
}
#searchInput {
border: 1px solid #e0e0e0 !important;
border-radius: 4px !important;
padding: 5px 10px !important;
font-size: 0.83rem !important;
font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif !important;
color: #333 !important;
width: 180px !important;
outline: none !important;
transition: border-color 0.15s !important;
background: #fff !important;
}
#searchInput:focus { border-color: #750014 !important; }
#searchButton, #mw-searchButton {
background: #750014 !important;
border: none !important;
border-radius: 4px !important;
color: #fff !important;
font-size: 0.83rem !important;
padding: 5px 10px !important;
cursor: pointer !important;
margin-left: 4px !important;
}
/* Personal tools (login/logout) */
#p-personal li a {
font-size: 0.8rem !important;
color: #666 !important;
font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif !important;
}
#p-personal li a:hover { color: #750014 !important; }
/* ── Logo & Sidebar container (#mw-navigation) ──────────────── */
#mw-navigation {
background: #fff !important;
border-right: 1px solid #e8e8e8 !important;
top: 92px !important; /* below topbar + header */
position: fixed !important;
left: 0 !important;
bottom: 0 !important;
width: 180px !important;
overflow-y: auto !important;
z-index: 100 !important;
}
/* Logo area */
#p-logo {
position: static !important;
width: auto !important;
height: auto !important;
margin: 0 !important;
padding: 20px 16px 16px !important;
border-bottom: 1px solid #e8e8e8 !important;
}
/* Hide the actual logo image; replace with CSS text badge */
#p-logo a {
background-image: none !important;
display: flex !important;
align-items: center !important;
gap: 10px !important;
text-decoration: none !important;
height: auto !important;
width: auto !important;
float: none !important;
}
#p-logo a::before {
content: "BMC";
display: flex;
align-items: center;
justify-content: center;
flex-shrink: 0;
width: 38px;
height: 38px;
background: #750014;
color: #fff;
font-weight: 700;
font-size: 0.9rem;
border-radius: 4px;
letter-spacing: -0.5px;
font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif;
}
#p-logo a::after {
content: "MIT BioMicro Center";
display: block;
font-size: 0.82rem;
font-weight: 700;
color: #1a1a1a;
font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif;
line-height: 1.3;
letter-spacing: -0.1px;
}
/* ── Sidebar navigation portlets (#mw-panel) ─────────────────── */
#mw-panel {
position: static !important;
width: auto !important;
float: none !important;
padding: 12px 0 !important;
background: transparent !important;
}
.portlet,
.mw-portlet {
margin: 0 !important;
padding: 0 0 8px !important;
border: none !important;
background: transparent !important;
}
/* Portlet headings */
.portlet h3,
.mw-portlet-heading,
div.portlet h3 {
font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif !important;
font-size: 0.68rem !important;
font-weight: 700 !important;
text-transform: uppercase !important;
letter-spacing: 0.08em !important;
color: #999 !important;
padding: 10px 16px 4px !important;
margin: 0 !important;
border: none !important;
background: none !important;
}
/* Portlet links */
.portlet li,
.mw-portlet-body li {
padding: 0 !important;
margin: 0 !important;
list-style: none !important;
border: none !important;
}
.portlet li a,
.mw-portlet-body li a {
display: block !important;
padding: 5px 16px !important;
font-size: 0.82rem !important;
font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif !important;
color: #444 !important;
border-radius: 4px !important;
margin: 0 6px !important;
transition: background 0.12s, color 0.12s !important;
text-decoration: none !important;
}
.portlet li a:hover,
.mw-portlet-body li a:hover {
background: #f0e8ea !important;
color: #750014 !important;
text-decoration: none !important;
}
/* ── Main content area (#content) ───────────────────────────── */
#content,
#mw-content-wrapper {
margin-left: 180px !important; /* match sidebar width */
margin-top: 92px !important; /* topbar 32 + header 60 */
margin-right: 0 !important;
margin-bottom: 0 !important;
padding: 0 !important;
background: #fff !important;
border: none !important;
box-shadow: none !important;
border-radius: 0 !important;
float: none !important;
min-height: calc(100vh - 92px) !important;
}
/* Hide MediaWiki "From bmcwiki..." subtitle */
#siteSub,
#contentSub { display: none !important; }
/* ── Page Hero: style #firstHeading as the about.html hero ───── */
#firstHeading,
.mw-first-heading {
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #750014 0%, #5c0010 100%) !important;
color: #fff !important;
font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif !important;
font-size: 1.9rem !important;
font-weight: 700 !important;
letter-spacing: -0.5px !important;
padding: 36px 40px 32px !important;
margin: 0 !important;
border: none !important;
width: 100% !important;
display: block !important;
}
/* Breadcrumb "Home ›" before the title */
#firstHeading::before {
content: "Home ›";
display: block;
font-size: 0.78rem;
font-weight: 400;
color: rgba(255,255,255,0.75);
margin-bottom: 8px;
letter-spacing: 0;
}
/* ── Body content area ──────────────────────────────────────── */
#bodyContent {
padding: 36px 40px 60px !important;
max-width: 860px !important;
background: #fff !important;
}
/* ── Typography ─────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.mw-parser-output {
font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif !important;
font-size: 0.9rem !important;
line-height: 1.6 !important;
color: #333 !important;
}
.mw-parser-output h2 {
font-size: 1.35rem !important;
font-weight: 700 !important;
color: #1a1a1a !important;
padding-bottom: 10px !important;
border-bottom: 2px solid #750014 !important;
border-left: none !important;
border-top: none !important;
border-right: none !important;
background: none !important;
box-shadow: none !important;
border-radius: 0 !important;
margin: 40px 0 16px !important;
letter-spacing: -0.2px !important;
scroll-margin-top: 100px !important;
}
.mw-parser-output h2:first-child { margin-top: 0 !important; }
.mw-parser-output h3 {
font-size: 1rem !important;
font-weight: 600 !important;
color: #1a1a1a !important;
margin: 24px 0 8px !important;
}
.mw-parser-output h4 {
font-size: 0.88rem !important;
font-weight: 700 !important;
color: #1a1a1a !important;
margin: 16px 0 6px !important;
letter-spacing: -0.1px !important;
}
.mw-parser-output p {
margin-bottom: 14px !important;
color: #333 !important;
}
.mw-parser-output ul,
.mw-parser-output ol {
margin: 0 0 14px 22px !important;
color: #333 !important;
}
.mw-parser-output li { margin-bottom: 4px !important; }
/* ── TOC (Table of Contents) ────────────────────────────────── */
#toc, .toc {
background: #f9f9f9 !important;
border: 1px solid #e8e8e8 !important;
border-radius: 8px !important;
padding: 18px 20px !important;
display: inline-block !important;
min-width: 200px !important;
font-size: 0.82rem !important;
float: none !important;
margin: 0 0 28px !important;
}
.toctitle h2,
#toc .toctitle h2 {
font-size: 0.78rem !important;
font-weight: 700 !important;
text-transform: uppercase !important;
letter-spacing: 0.08em !important;
color: #999 !important;
margin-bottom: 10px !important;
border: none !important;
background: none !important;
padding: 0 !important;
box-shadow: none !important;
}
#toc ul, .toc ul {
list-style: none !important;
margin: 0 !important;
padding: 0 !important;
}
#toc ul li, .toc ul li { margin: 0 0 2px !important; }
#toc ul li a, .toc ul li a {
font-size: 0.82rem !important;
color: #444 !important;
padding: 3px 8px !important;
display: block !important;
border-radius: 4px !important;
text-decoration: none !important;
transition: background 0.12s, color 0.12s !important;
}
#toc ul li a:hover, .toc ul li a:hover {
background: #f0e8ea !important;
color: #750014 !important;
text-decoration: none !important;
}
/* Sub-items */
#toc ul ul li a, .toc ul ul li a {
padding-left: 18px !important;
font-size: 0.78rem !important;
color: #666 !important;
}
/* ── Edit section links ──────────────────────────────────────── */
.mw-editsection { display: inline !important; }
.mw-editsection a {
font-size: 0.72rem !important;
color: #999 !important;
margin-left: 8px !important;
}
.mw-editsection a:hover { color: #750014 !important; }
.mw-editsection-bracket { color: #ddd !important; }
/* ── Tables ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
/* ── Tables ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
Clean rebuild: no !important on cell borders so rowspan/colspan
work correctly without CSS specificity battles.
──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.wikitable {
border-collapse: separate;
border-spacing: 0;
width: 100%;
margin: 1em 0;
font-size: 0.875rem;
font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
border: 1px solid #e0e0e0;
border-radius: 6px;
overflow: hidden;
background: #fff;
table-layout: auto;
}
.wikitable th {
background: #750014;
color: #fff;
font-weight: 600;
font-size: 0.875rem;
padding: 13px 18px;
text-align: left;
white-space: normal;
overflow-wrap: break-word;
line-height: 1.4;
border-bottom: 1px solid #5c0010;
border-right: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.2);
}
.wikitable th:last-child { border-right: none; }
.wikitable td {
padding: 11px 18px;
border-bottom: 1px solid #e8e8e8;
border-right: 1px solid #e8e8e8;
vertical-align: top;
color: #222;
font-size: 0.875rem;
text-align: left;
line-height: 1.5;
background: #fff;
overflow-wrap: break-word;
}
.wikitable td:last-child { border-right: none; }
.wikitable tr:last-child td { border-bottom: none; }
/* Alternating row tint */
.wikitable tbody tr:nth-child(even) td { background: #fafafa; }
/* Hover */
.wikitable tbody tr:hover td { background: #f5eaec; }
/* colspan sub-header rows */
.wikitable td[colspan] {
background: #f5f5f5;
color: #444;
font-size: 0.82rem;
font-style: italic;
}
/* rowspan cells — no horizontal borders so nothing cuts through the span */
.wikitable td[rowspan] {
border-bottom: none;
border-top: none;
vertical-align: middle;
font-weight: 600;
border-right: 2px solid #d8d8d8;
background: #fff;
}
/* Links inside table cells */
.wikitable td a { color: #750014; }
.wikitable td a:hover { color: #750014; text-decoration: underline; }
/* Images inside table cells */
.wikitable td img {
max-width: 160px;
height: auto;
display: block;
margin: 6px 0 8px;
}
/* Paragraphs inside table cells */
.wikitable td p {
margin: 0 0 6px;
font-size: 0.875rem;
line-height: 1.5;
color: #222;
}
.wikitable td p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }
/* Header cells with inline style backgrounds — override to brand color */
.wikitable th[style*="background"] { background: #750014 !important; color: #fff !important; }
/* ── Layout tables (non-wikitable) ──────────────────────────
The wiki uses plain tables for service grids and homepage layouts.
Strip legacy inline styling and apply clean card-style appearance. */
.bmc-content .mw-parser-output > table:not(.wikitable):not(.navbox):not(.infobox) {
border: none;
background: transparent;
border-spacing: 12px;
border-collapse: separate;
width: 100%;
}
/* Service card cells (have inline border style) */
.bmc-content .mw-parser-output > table:not(.wikitable) td[style*="border"] {
border: 1px solid #e8e8e8 !important;
border-radius: 6px !important;
padding: 18px 20px !important;
vertical-align: top !important;
background: #ffffff !important;
transition: background 0.18s ease !important;
}
/* Section-header cells (colspan rows) */
.bmc-content .mw-parser-output > table:not(.wikitable) td[colspan][style*="border"] {
background: transparent !important;
border-radius: 6px !important;
padding: 10px 16px !important;
text-align: left !important;
}
/* Inner nested tables inside service cards */
.bmc-content .mw-parser-output td > table:not(.wikitable) {
border: none !important;
background: transparent !important;
border-spacing: 0 !important;
width: 100% !important;
}
.bmc-content .mw-parser-output td > table:not(.wikitable) td {
border: none !important;
padding: 0 !important;
background: transparent !important;
}
/* Service card headings */
.bmc-content .mw-parser-output big b,
.bmc-content .mw-parser-output big strong {
font-size: 1.1rem !important;
font-weight: 700 !important;
color: #1a1a1a !important;
display: block !important;
margin-bottom: 6px !important;
font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif !important;
}
/* Lists inside service cards */
.bmc-content .mw-parser-output > table:not(.wikitable) ul,
.bmc-content .mw-parser-output > table:not(.wikitable) li {
font-size: 1rem !important;
color: #444 !important;
margin-bottom: 3px !important;
}
/* Plain layout cells without border */
.bmc-content .mw-parser-output > table:not(.wikitable) td:not([style*="border"]) {
border: none !important;
padding: 6px 8px !important;
vertical-align: top !important;
background: transparent !important;
}