From f034244f65c78f9e15bf1497672f6b759c3a1344 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Saptarshi-Maji <saptarshi186@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2025 15:18:38 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] enhance StartScreen styles with improved animations and
 layout

---
 src/pages/StartScreen.css | 124 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------
 1 file changed, 105 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/pages/StartScreen.css b/src/pages/StartScreen.css
index 36b4d50..1fbbf93 100644
--- a/src/pages/StartScreen.css
+++ b/src/pages/StartScreen.css
@@ -4,50 +4,136 @@
   align-items: center;
   justify-content: center;
   height: 100vh;
-  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #282c34, #3a3f47);
+  background: linear-gradient(45deg, #0f0f23, #1a1a2e, #16213e, #0f0f23);
+  background-size: 400% 400%;
+  animation: gradientShift 15s ease infinite;
   color: #fff;
-  font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
+  font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Geneva, Verdana, sans-serif;
   padding: 1rem;
   box-sizing: border-box;
+  position: relative;
+  overflow: hidden;
+}
+
+.container::before {
+  content: '';
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 0;
+  left: 0;
+  right: 0;
+  bottom: 0;
+  background: radial-gradient(circle at 20% 80%, rgba(120, 119, 198, 0.3) 0%, transparent 50%),
+              radial-gradient(circle at 80% 20%, rgba(255, 119, 198, 0.3) 0%, transparent 50%),
+              radial-gradient(circle at 40% 40%, rgba(120, 255, 198, 0.3) 0%, transparent 50%);
+  animation: float 20s ease-in-out infinite;
+  pointer-events: none;
+}
+
+@keyframes gradientShift {
+  0% { background-position: 0% 50%; }
+  50% { background-position: 100% 50%; }
+  100% { background-position: 0% 50%; }
+}
+
+@keyframes float {
+  0%, 100% { transform: translateY(0px) rotate(0deg); }
+  33% { transform: translateY(-20px) rotate(120deg); }
+  66% { transform: translateY(10px) rotate(240deg); }
 }
 
 .title {
-  font-size: 3.5rem;
+  font-size: 4rem;
   margin-bottom: 1rem;
-  text-shadow: 2px 2px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
+  text-shadow: 0 0 20px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5), 0 0 40px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3);
+  animation: glow 2s ease-in-out infinite alternate;
+  position: relative;
+  z-index: 1;
+}
+
+@keyframes glow {
+  from { text-shadow: 0 0 20px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5), 0 0 40px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3); }
+  to { text-shadow: 0 0 30px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7), 0 0 60px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5); }
 }
 
 .subtitle {
-  font-size: 1.75rem;
-  margin-bottom: 2.5rem;
-  color: #dcdcdc;
+  font-size: 1.5rem;
+  margin-bottom: 3rem;
+  color: #e0e0e0;
+  opacity: 0;
+  animation: fadeInUp 1s ease-out 0.5s forwards;
+  position: relative;
+  z-index: 1;
+}
+
+@keyframes fadeInUp {
+  from {
+    opacity: 0;
+    transform: translateY(30px);
+  }
+  to {
+    opacity: 1;
+    transform: translateY(0);
+  }
 }
 
 .buttonContainer {
   display: flex;
-  gap: 1.5rem;
+  gap: 2rem;
+  position: relative;
+  z-index: 1;
 }
 
 .button {
-  padding: 0.75rem 2rem;
-  font-size: 1.1rem;
+  padding: 1rem 2.5rem;
+  font-size: 1.2rem;
   font-weight: bold;
   color: #fff;
-  background-color: #007bff;
+  background: linear-gradient(45deg, #667eea, #764ba2);
   border: none;
-  border-radius: 8px;
+  border-radius: 50px;
   cursor: pointer;
-  transition: all 0.3s ease;
-  box-shadow: 0 4px 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
+  transition: all 0.4s ease;
+  box-shadow: 0 8px 15px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
+  position: relative;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  animation: slideIn 0.8s ease-out forwards;
+  opacity: 0;
+  transform: translateY(50px);
+}
+
+.button:nth-child(1) { animation-delay: 1s; }
+.button:nth-child(2) { animation-delay: 1.2s; }
+.button:nth-child(3) { animation-delay: 1.4s; }
+
+@keyframes slideIn {
+  to {
+    opacity: 1;
+    transform: translateY(0);
+  }
+}
+
+.button::before {
+  content: '';
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 0;
+  left: -100%;
+  width: 100%;
+  height: 100%;
+  background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2), transparent);
+  transition: left 0.5s;
+}
+
+.button:hover::before {
+  left: 100%;
 }
 
 .button:hover {
-  background-color: #0056b3;
-  transform: translateY(-2px);
-  box-shadow: 0 6px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
+  background: linear-gradient(45deg, #764ba2, #667eea);
+  transform: translateY(-5px) scale(1.05);
+  box-shadow: 0 12px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
 }
 
 .button:active {
-  transform: translateY(0);
-  box-shadow: 0 4px 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
+  transform: translateY(-2px) scale(1.02);
+  box-shadow: 0 6px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
 }