Modernize cheatsheet browser CSS - minimal design with preserved personality

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Refactored cheatsheet_browser_style.css to eliminate visual bloat while maintaining the site's playful, student-friendly character.

Changes

Removed

• Heavy gray background (#c3c4c7) → clean light theme (#f8f9fa)
• Oversized 100px dark mode toggle → compact 45px button
• Double border styling (border: 4px darkgray double)
• Excessive margins and padding
• Redundant button class variations (.dropbtn-red, .dropbtn-grey, etc.)

Added

• CSS custom properties for theming:

:root {
  --bg-primary: #f8f9fa;
  --dark-bg-primary: #1a1a2e;
  --shadow-sm: 0 2px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08);
  --border-radius: 8px;
  --transition: all 0.3s ease;
}

• Modern button styles: border-radius: 8px, subtle shadows, translateY(-2px) hover lift
• Softer dark mode (#1a1a2e vs #1e1e1e)
• System font stack for cross-platform consistency
• Mobile-responsive media queries

Preserved

• Colorful subject buttons (Geography green, CS blue/orange, GCSE blue, A-Level red)
• Dark mode emoji toggle (🌑/🌕)
• All JavaScript functionality (dark mode, unblocked links, audio easter egg)
• HTML structure unchanged

Screenshots

Light Mode - Main Page:

Dark Mode:

GCSE Page - Dropdown:

A-Level Page:

Original prompt

Refactor Cheat Sheet Browser Pages - Modern & Minimal Design

Overview

Refactor the cheat sheet browser pages (index.html, GCSE/index.html, A level/index.html, and cheatsheet_browser_style.css) to have a modern, minimal design while keeping the playful, genuine character of the original.

Files to Modify

• cheatsheet_browser_style.css - Main stylesheet (primary focus)
• index.html - Main landing page
• GCSE/index.html - GCSE resources page
• A level/index.html - A Level resources page

Design Goals

Remove Bloat

• Remove the heavy gray background (#c3c4c7) - replace with clean, modern colors
• Reduce the oversized 100px dark mode button to a compact, elegant toggle
• Remove dated double border styling (border: 4px darkgray double) on buttons
• Reduce excessive margins, padding, and spacing
• Streamline repetitive button classes (.dropbtn, .dropbtn-red, .dropbtn-grey, #dropbtn-hizi)

Modern Aesthetics

• Clean, light background with subtle depth (soft shadows, not heavy borders)
• Modern card-based or pill-style buttons for resource categories
• Smooth, subtle hover transitions (keep playful but refined)
• Better typography hierarchy with modern system font stack
• Compact dark mode toggle (small circular button, ~40-50px, positioned elegantly)
• Modern dropdown styling with subtle shadows instead of heavy box-shadows

Keep the Playful Character

• Maintain the colorful subject buttons (Geography green, Computer Science orange/blue, etc.)
• Keep the fun dark mode toggle with emoji (🌑/🌕) but make it smaller and cleaner
• Preserve the welcoming tone and personality
• Keep the GCSE/A Level distinction with their respective colors (blue/red)

Specific CSS Improvements

1. Body: Clean white or very light gray background, better base typography
2. Dark mode: Softer dark theme (not pure black), smoother transitions
3. Buttons:
   • Rounded corners (border-radius)
   • Subtle shadows instead of borders
   • Smaller padding, modern proportions
   • Consistent sizing across button types
4. Dropdowns:
   • Cleaner dropdown menus with rounded corners
   • Subtle entrance animations
   • Better spacing for dropdown items
5. Dark mode toggle: Reduce from 100px to ~40-50px, keep in corner but less intrusive
6. Footer: Cleaner, more subtle styling
7. Headers: Modern, clean typography without excessive sizing

Color Palette Suggestions (maintain subject identity)

• Background: #f8f9fa or #ffffff (light mode), #1a1a2e or #16213e (dark mode)
• Geography: Keep green tones
• Computer Science: Keep orange/blue tones
• Community/Red buttons: Softer red or coral
• Gray/Coming soon: Subtle gray with better contrast

Technical Requirements

• Use CSS custom properties (variables) for colors to make theming easier
• Maintain all existing functionality (dark mode, unblocked links checkbox, dropdowns)
• Keep responsive design working on mobile
• Ensure accessibility (sufficient color contrast, focus states)

What NOT to Change

• Keep all the links and navigation structure
• Keep the JavaScript functionality (dark mode toggle, unblocked links, audio easter egg)
• Keep the breadcrumb structured data
• Keep the commit version footer format
• Preserve the genuine, student-friendly personality

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