/* ============================================================
   HOW IT WORKS
   3-step horizontal flow with connectors.
   Steps: Discover -> Build -> Validate
============================================================ */

.how-it-works {
  background-color: var(--color-bg);
}

/* --- Section header --- */
.hiw__eyebrow {
  font-size: var(--text-xs);
  font-weight: var(--font-weight-semibold);
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--color-muted);
  margin-bottom: var(--space-3);
}

.hiw__title {
  font-size: var(--text-section-title);
  font-weight: var(--font-weight-bold);
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  color: var(--color-text);
  margin-bottom: var(--space-16);
}

/* --- Steps row --- */
.hiw__steps {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr auto 1fr auto 1fr;
  align-items: start;
  gap: 0;
}

/* --- Individual step --- */
.hiw__step {
  border: var(--border-width) solid var(--color-border);
  border-radius: var(--border-radius-md);
  padding: var(--space-8);
  transition: border-color var(--transition-normal);
}

.hiw__step:hover {
  border-color: var(--color-accent);
}

/* --- Step header: number + outcome tag --- */
.hiw__step-header {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  margin-bottom: var(--space-5);
}

.hiw__step-num {
  font-size: var(--text-xs);
  font-weight: var(--font-weight-bold);
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  color: var(--color-accent);
}

.hiw__step-outcome {
  font-size: var(--text-xs);
  font-weight: var(--font-weight-medium);
  color: var(--color-muted);
  background-color: var(--color-surface);
  border: var(--border-width) solid var(--color-border);
  border-radius: 999px;
  padding: var(--space-1) var(--space-3);
  white-space: nowrap;
}

/* --- Step title --- */
.hiw__step-title {
  font-size: var(--text-2xl);
  font-weight: var(--font-weight-bold);
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  color: var(--color-text);
  margin-bottom: var(--space-4);
}

/* --- Step description --- */
.hiw__step-desc {
  font-size: var(--text-sm);
  color: var(--color-muted);
  line-height: var(--line-height-relaxed);
}

/* --- Connector between steps --- */
.hiw__connector {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  padding-inline: var(--space-4);
  padding-top: var(--space-10); /* vertically align with step title area */
  color: var(--color-border);
}

.hiw__connector-line {
  display: none; /* arrow alone is enough */
}

.hiw__connector-arrow {
  font-size: var(--text-xl);
  color: var(--color-border);
}

/* --- Responsive --- */
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .hiw__steps {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .hiw__connector {
    padding-top: 0;
    padding-block: var(--space-2);
    transform: rotate(90deg);
  }
}