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Pontoporeia 62eee63f80 fix(admin): add aria-current nav indicator + fix undefined --admin-purple variable
WCAG 1.4.1 — Active nav link had no non-colour indicator in the admin panel.
Public nav already had border-bottom via common.css; admin nav had nothing.

admin.css:
- Add `[aria-current="page"]` rule on admin nav links:
    border-bottom: 2px solid currentColor; padding-bottom: 1px
  This gives a visible underline as a non-colour signal for the active page.

- Fix `--admin-purple` undefined CSS variable in pagination button hover.
  The variable was referenced but never defined in variables.css (which was
  refactored to use --accent-primary / --accent-secondary). Replaced both
  border-color and color usages with var(--accent-primary) (#9557b5 — same
  value), restoring the intended purple hover tint on pagination buttons.

todo/01-css-semantic-refactor.md:
- Audited ~15 pending CSS/HTML tasks; all were already implemented.
  Marked as done: .admin-main, .admin-page-title, .admin-form-row,
  .admin-label, .admin-input/select/textarea, .admin-table, .admin-fieldset,
  tfe.css class replacements, search.css h2 selector, admin-alert replacement,
  login.php/edit.php inline style removal, form partial hints (<small>).

todo/04-accessibility.md:
- Marked WCAG 1.4.1 admin nav and --admin-purple audit items as completed.
2026-04-06 15:33:08 +02:00
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CSS Architecture

File Structure

  • variables.css - CSS custom properties (variables) for colors and theme values
  • colors.css - Reference documentation of all color values used in the project
  • common.css - Shared styles: reset, header/nav, search bar, accessibility utilities
  • main.css - Home page styles
  • admin.css - Admin section styles
  • system.css - System page styles
  • search.css - Search/Directory page styles
  • apropos.css - About page styles
  • tfe.css - Individual thesis page styles
  • easymde.min.css - EasyMDE editor styles (minified, third-party)
  • modern-normalize.min.css - Modern normalize reset (minified, third-party)

Imports

All CSS files automatically import variables.css to access CSS custom properties.

Variables

Shared Variables (public pages)

  • --purple, --purple-dark, --purple-light - Purple palette
  • --black, --white - Base colors
  • --grey-light - Light grey background
  • --border-color - Border color
  • --text-muted - Muted text color

Admin Variables

  • --admin-bg, --admin-bg-alt - Background colors
  • --admin-border - Border color
  • --admin-text, --admin-text-muted - Text colors
  • --admin-purple - Accent color
  • --admin-input-bg - Input background