/* ==========================================================================
   METRIX LAB - process.css
   "How we work" - four numbered steps connected by a hairline rail.
   Rail is horizontal on desktop, vertical on mobile; purely decorative.
   ========================================================================== */
.process__glow {
  position: absolute;
  top: 30%;
  left: 50%;
  width: min(720px, 80%);
  height: 280px;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  background: radial-gradient(50% 50% at 50% 50%, var(--color-accent-tint), transparent 70%);
  z-index: var(--z-decor);
  pointer-events: none;
  filter: blur(10px);
}

.process__steps {
  position: relative;
  z-index: var(--z-content);
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  gap: var(--space-2xl);
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
  counter-reset: process;
}
@media (min-width: 768px) {
  .process__steps { grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); gap: var(--space-xl); }
  /* horizontal connecting rail behind the step icons */
  .process__steps::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    top: 1.75rem;            /* aligns with icon vertical center */
    left: 12.5%;
    right: 12.5%;
    height: 1px;
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, var(--color-grey-700) 15%, var(--color-grey-700) 85%, transparent);
    z-index: -1;
  }
}

.process__step {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: var(--space-sm);
}
@media (min-width: 768px) {
  .process__step { align-items: center; text-align: center; }
}

.process__icon {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  width: 3.5rem;
  height: 3.5rem;
  border-radius: var(--radius-md);
  background: var(--color-surface-2);
  border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
  color: var(--color-accent);
  transition:
    background-color var(--dur-base) var(--ease-out),
    border-color var(--dur-base) var(--ease-out),
    box-shadow var(--dur-base) var(--ease-out),
    transform var(--dur-base) var(--ease-out);
}
.process__icon svg { width: 1.6rem; height: 1.6rem; }
.process__step:hover .process__icon {
  border-color: var(--color-accent);
  box-shadow: var(--glow-orange-sm);
  transform: translateY(-4px);
}

.process__num {
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-size: var(--fs-xs);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: var(--tracking-eyebrow);
  color: var(--color-accent);
  opacity: 0.85;
}

.process__title {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: var(--fs-h4);
  color: var(--color-text);
}
.process__text {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: var(--fs-sm);
  color: var(--color-text-muted);
  line-height: var(--lh-body);
  max-width: 32ch;
}