/* Command Center - Author Panel */
/* Author panel */
/* Author panel exit: blur, dissolve, slide right */
.author-panel {
    position: absolute;
    top: 50% !important;
    left: 100%;
    margin-left: 24px;
    transform: translateY(-50%) translateX(-20px) !important;
    width: 400px !important;
    height: 320px;
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, #101624 80%, #181f2e 100%);
    backdrop-filter: blur(18px);
    -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(18px);
    border-radius: 22px;
    box-shadow: 0 4px 32px 0 rgba(80, 120, 200, 0.10);
    padding: 1.5em;
    color: #fff;
    font-family: 'Inter', 'Segoe UI', Arial, sans-serif;
    z-index: 9998;
    opacity: 0;
    filter: blur(0px);
    transition: all 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.23, 1, 0.32, 1);
    overflow: hidden;
    pointer-events: none;
    box-sizing: border-box;
}
.sidebar-icon:not(:hover) .author-panel:not(:hover) {
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateY(-50%) translateX(100px);
    filter: blur(10px);
    transition: all 0.3s ease-in;
    transition-delay: 0.1s;
}
.author-panel button:hover {
    background: #23234a !important;
    box-shadow: 0 0 20px rgba(var(--glow-blue), 0.3), 0 0 40px rgba(var(--glow-blue), 0.1) !important;
    transform: translateY(-1px);
}
.author-panel::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    height: 1px;
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, rgba(var(--glow-blue), 0.6), transparent);
    animation: shimmer 3s ease-in-out infinite;
}
.author-panel::after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    right: -14px;
    top: 28px;
    transform: rotate(45deg);
    width: 18px;
    height: 18px;
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, #101624 80%, #181f2e 100%);
    border-radius: 4px;
    filter: blur(1px);
    z-index: 9995;
}
/* Author panel hover behavior - improved UX */
.sidebar-icon:hover .author-panel,
.author-panel:hover {
    transform: translateY(-50%) translateX(0) !important;
    opacity: 0.65 !important;
    pointer-events: auto !important;
    transition-delay: 0.3s;
}
/* Invisible bridge for easier mouse navigation */
.sidebar-icon:hover .author-panel:before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    left: -24px;
    top: -20px;
    bottom: -20px;
    width: 44px;
    background: transparent;
    z-index: 9997;
    pointer-events: auto;
}
.sidebar-icon:not(:hover) .author-panel {
    opacity: 0 !important;
    transform: translateY(-50%) translateX(-20px) !important;
    filter: blur(10px);
    transition: all 0.8s ease-in;
    transition-delay: 0.2s;
    pointer-events: none !important;
}