/* ============================================================================ File : style.css Project : The Knowledge Lifecycle of Large Language Models Purpose : Restrained academic styling. Color carries meaning only: the five stage colors from the paper's lifecycle figure and three regime colors. Authors : Amey Thakur (https://github.com/Amey-Thakur) Sarvesh Talele (https://github.com/sarveshtalele) Repository : https://github.com/Amey-Thakur/LLM-KNOWLEDGE-LIFECYCLE Release Date: August 18, 2026 License : CC BY 4.0 ============================================================================ */ :root { --ink: #1a1a1a; --muted: #555; --faint: #888; --line: #d8d8d8; --accent: #1a4f8a; --bg: #ffffff; --panel: #fafafa; /* stage colors, matching Figure 1 of the paper */ --st1: #4a7fd4; /* acquire */ --st2: #2a9d8f; /* store */ --st3: #e08a2e; /* retrieve */ --st4: #d05353; /* update */ --st5: #8f5fb8; /* forget */ /* regime colors */ --ok: #2e7d32; --drift: #b57f00; --fail: #c62828; } * { box-sizing: border-box; } body { margin: 0 auto; padding: 3rem 1.5rem 4.5rem; max-width: 54rem; font: 16px/1.55 -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: var(--ink); background: /* Stage-colour wash across the whole page, not only the header. */ linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(74,127,212,.075) 0%, rgba(42,157,143,.055) 20%, rgba(224,138,46,.045) 40%, rgba(208,83,83,.04) 62%, rgba(143,95,184,.045) 82%, rgba(74,127,212,.04) 100%), /* Measurement grid: a major line every fifth cell, so the ground has structure at reading distance instead of an even hairline hum. */ repeating-linear-gradient(0deg, transparent 0 119px, rgba(26,26,26,.07) 119px 120px), repeating-linear-gradient(90deg, transparent 0 119px, rgba(26,26,26,.07) 119px 120px), repeating-linear-gradient(0deg, transparent 0 23px, rgba(26,26,26,.035) 23px 24px), repeating-linear-gradient(90deg, transparent 0 23px, rgba(26,26,26,.035) 23px 24px), var(--bg); /* The ground is a fixed surface the content moves across, so it stays put on scroll. One value per image layer, in the order declared above. */ background-attachment: fixed, fixed, fixed, fixed, fixed; } header { text-align: center; } header h1 { margin: 0 0 .35rem; font-size: 1.75rem; letter-spacing: -.01em; } .subtitle { margin: 0 auto .7rem; color: var(--muted); max-width: 40rem; } .badges { margin: 0 0 1rem; } .badges img { vertical-align: middle; margin: 0 .15rem .3rem; } /* GitHub-style alerts */ .alert { text-align: left; margin: .8rem auto 1rem; padding: .6rem .9rem; border-left: 3px solid var(--accent); background: var(--panel); font-size: .9rem; color: var(--muted); max-width: 44rem; } .alert-title { display: block; font-weight: 600; font-size: .85rem; } .a-important { border-left-color: var(--st5); } .a-important .alert-title { color: var(--st5); } .a-note { border-left-color: var(--st1); } .a-note .alert-title { color: var(--st1); } .a-warning { border-left-color: var(--drift); } .a-warning .alert-title { color: var(--drift); } /* five-stage identity bar */ .stagebar { display: flex; height: 1.5rem; margin: .4rem 0 0; font-size: .72rem; color: #fff; text-align: center; } .stagebar span { flex: 1; line-height: 1.5rem; } .s1 { background: var(--st1); } .s2 { background: var(--st2); } .s3 { background: var(--st3); } .s4 { background: var(--st4); } .s5 { background: var(--st5); } .tabs { display: flex; margin: 1.2rem 0 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); } .tab { padding: .5rem 1.1rem; border: none; background: none; cursor: pointer; font: inherit; font-size: .95rem; color: var(--muted); border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; margin-bottom: -1px; } .tab.active { color: var(--accent); border-bottom-color: var(--accent); font-weight: 600; } .panel { display: none; padding-top: 1.8rem; } .panel.active { display: block; } /* loader */ #loader { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: .8rem; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-bottom: 1.1rem; } #load-btn { padding: .45rem 1rem; font: inherit; font-size: .92rem; cursor: pointer; background: var(--accent); color: #fff; border: none; } #load-btn:disabled { background: var(--faint); cursor: default; } #load-status { font-size: .88rem; color: var(--faint); } #load-bar-wrap { flex-basis: 100%; height: 5px; background: var(--line); margin-top: 1rem; } #load-bar { height: 100%; width: 0%; background: var(--accent); transition: width .2s; } /* presets */ .presets { display: flex; gap: .8rem; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-top: .4rem; } .preset { flex: 1 1 12rem; padding: .5rem .7rem .55rem; text-align: left; font: inherit; font-size: .88rem; cursor: pointer; line-height: 1.35; background: #fff; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-left-width: 3px; color: var(--muted); } .preset strong { color: var(--ink); } .preset span { display: block; font-size: .78rem; } .r-fail { border-left-color: var(--fail); } .r-fail span { color: var(--fail); } .r-drift { border-left-color: var(--drift); } .r-drift span { color: var(--drift); } .r-influence { border-left-color: var(--st3); } .r-influence span { color: var(--st3); } .preset.active { background: var(--panel); border-color: var(--ink); border-left-width: 3px; } .r-fail.active { border-left-color: var(--fail); } .r-drift.active { border-left-color: var(--drift); } .r-influence.active { border-left-color: var(--st3); } .reading { font-size: .88rem; color: var(--muted); margin: .7rem 0 1rem; } /* inputs */ .inputs label { display: block; margin-bottom: .7rem; font-size: .85rem; color: var(--muted); } .dim { color: var(--faint); font-weight: 400; font-size: .82rem; } textarea, input[type=text] { display: block; width: 100%; margin-top: .25rem; padding: .45rem .6rem; font: inherit; font-size: .93rem; border: 1px solid var(--line); background: #fff; color: var(--ink); } textarea:focus, input:focus { outline: 1px solid var(--accent); border-color: var(--accent); } .row { display: flex; gap: .8rem; align-items: flex-end; } .grow { flex: 1; } #run { padding: .5rem 1.5rem; font: inherit; cursor: pointer; background: var(--accent); color: #fff; border: none; height: 2.4rem; } #run:disabled { background: var(--faint); cursor: default; } /* results */ #results { margin-top: 2.2rem; } .verdict-row { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: .7rem; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-bottom: 1.1rem; } .chip { display: inline-block; padding: .18rem .7rem; font-size: .82rem; font-weight: 600; color: #fff; background: var(--faint); } .chip-ok { background: var(--ok); } .chip-drift { background: var(--drift); } .chip-fail { background: var(--fail); } .chip-influence { background: var(--st3); } .gauge-block { margin-bottom: 1.7rem; } .gauge-label { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; font-size: .88rem; color: var(--muted); margin-bottom: .3rem; } .gauge-label strong { color: var(--ink); font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; } .gauge { position: relative; display: flex; height: 10px; } .gauge.slim { height: 7px; } .zone { height: 100%; } .z-ok { background: #cde6cf; } .z-drift { background: #f2e3b3; } .z-severe { background: #f5cfa0; } .z-fail { background: #f0bcbc; } .z-inert { background: #f0bcbc; } .z-partial { background: #f2e3b3; } .z-strong { background: #cde6cf; } .marker { position: absolute; top: -3px; bottom: -3px; width: 3px; background: var(--ink); transition: left .3s; } .gauge-ticks { position: relative; height: 2.2rem; font-size: .72rem; color: var(--faint); } .gauge-ticks span { position: absolute; transform: translateX(-50%); text-align: center; line-height: 1.2; padding-top: .2rem; } .gauge-ticks i { font-style: normal; color: #b0b0b0; } table { border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; margin: .5rem 0 1rem; font-size: .9rem; } th, td { text-align: left; padding: .4rem .6rem; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); vertical-align: top; } th { font-weight: 600; border-bottom: 2px solid var(--ink); } .kv td:first-child { color: var(--muted); width: 55%; } .kv td:last-child { font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; } .cols { display: flex; gap: 2rem; flex-wrap: wrap; } .cols > div { flex: 1 1 17rem; } .cols h3 { font-size: .95rem; margin: .6rem 0 .2rem; } .toks td:last-child { text-align: right; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; } .toks tr.hit td { color: var(--accent); font-weight: 600; } /* guide */ h2 { font-size: 1.15rem; margin: 2rem 0 .7rem; } .dot { display: inline-block; width: .65rem; height: .65rem; margin-right: .4rem; vertical-align: baseline; } .d1 { background: var(--st1); } .d2 { background: var(--st2); } .d3 { background: var(--st3); } .d4 { background: var(--st4); } .d5 { background: var(--st5); } .stages td.fail { color: var(--muted); font-size: .86rem; } .grid2 th { background: var(--panel); } .grid2 td { font-size: .88rem; } .c-ok { color: var(--ok); } .c-drift { color: var(--drift); } .c-fail { color: var(--fail); } .note { font-size: .85rem; color: var(--faint); } a { color: var(--accent); } /* footer */ footer { margin-top: 3rem; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); padding-top: 1.4rem; font-size: .9rem; color: var(--muted); text-align: center; } .authors { display: flex; justify-content: center; gap: 3rem; margin-bottom: 1rem; } .author p { margin: .25rem 0; } .avatar { width: 84px; height: 84px; border-radius: 50%; border: 1px solid var(--line); } footer pre { background: var(--panel); border: 1px solid var(--line); padding: .8rem; overflow-x: auto; font-size: .8rem; text-align: left; } summary { cursor: pointer; } .foot-links { margin-top: .8rem; } /* lede and narrative */ .lede { max-width: 44rem; color: var(--muted); margin: 0 0 1.1rem; } .narrative { max-width: 46rem; margin: 0 0 1.6rem; padding: .8rem 1rem; background: #fff; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-left: 3px solid var(--accent); font-size: .95rem; } .small { font-size: .82rem; } /* stage bar diagnostic states: participating stages carry a glyph, the others dim, so the diagnosis reads as intent rather than decoration */ .stagenote { text-align: center; font-size: .8rem; color: var(--faint); margin: .5rem 0 0; } .stagebar span { transition: opacity .3s; } .stagebar.diagnosed .dimstage { opacity: .4; } /* paired bars */ #bars { margin: .4rem 0 1.6rem; background: #fff; border: 1px solid var(--line); padding: .7rem .9rem; } .bar-row { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: .7rem; padding: .18rem 0; } .bar-tok { flex: 0 0 7rem; text-align: right; font-family: ui-monospace, Consolas, monospace; font-size: .84rem; } .bar-pair { flex: 1; display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 5.2rem 1fr 5.2rem; align-items: center; gap: .35rem; } .bar { display: block; height: 11px; min-width: 1px; } .b-plain { background: #b9b9b9; } .b-ctx { background: var(--accent); } .bar-pair em { font-style: normal; font-size: .76rem; color: var(--faint); font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; } .bar-row.hit .bar-tok { color: var(--ok); font-weight: 700; } .bar-row.hit .bar { outline: 2px solid var(--ok); outline-offset: 1px; } .bar-head em { font-size: .74rem; color: var(--faint); } .bar-head { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); margin-bottom: .3rem; } /* temperature control */ .temp-block { margin: 0 0 1.4rem; background: #fff; border: 1px solid var(--line); padding: .8rem 1rem; } .temp-block input[type=range] { width: 100%; accent-color: var(--accent); margin: .4rem 0 .3rem; } /* inputs on panels for readability over the grid */ .inputs, .presets .preset, fieldset { background-clip: padding-box; } select { padding: .42rem .5rem; font: inherit; font-size: .93rem; border: 1px solid var(--line); background: #fff; margin-top: .25rem; display: block; } .fine summary { font-size: .88rem; color: var(--muted); } .fine { margin-bottom: 1rem; } /* interaction polish */ #run, .preset, select, textarea, input[type=text], .chip, .alert, .narrative, #bars, .temp-block, #load-bar-wrap { border-radius: 6px; } .badges img { border-radius: 3px; } #load-bar { border-radius: 6px; } .avatar { transition: transform .15s ease, box-shadow .15s ease; } .avatar:hover { transform: translateY(-2px); box-shadow: 0 6px 16px rgba(26,26,26,.18); } #run { border-radius: 7px; transition: transform .12s ease, box-shadow .12s ease, background .12s ease; box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(26,79,138,.3); } #run:hover:not(:disabled) { background: #16406f; transform: translateY(-1px); box-shadow: 0 4px 14px rgba(26,79,138,.35); } #run:active:not(:disabled) { transform: translateY(0); box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(26,79,138,.3); } .preset { transition: transform .12s ease, box-shadow .12s ease, border-color .12s ease; } .preset:hover { transform: translateY(-1px); box-shadow: 0 3px 10px rgba(26,26,26,.08); } .preset.active { box-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(26,26,26,.08); } .tab { transition: color .12s ease; border-radius: 6px 6px 0 0; } .tab:hover { color: var(--ink); background: rgba(26,79,138,.04); } textarea:focus, input:focus, select:focus, #run:focus-visible, .preset:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--accent); outline-offset: 1px; } .stagebar { border-radius: 6px; overflow: hidden; } /* narrow screens: stack the paired bars rather than crushing four columns */ @media (max-width: 620px) { body { padding: 2rem 1rem 3rem; } .bar-tok { flex: 0 0 5rem; font-size: .78rem; } .bar-pair { grid-template-columns: 1fr 4rem; row-gap: .2rem; } .row { flex-wrap: wrap; } #run { width: 100%; } .authors { gap: 1.5rem; } .stagebar { font-size: .62rem; } .gauge-ticks span { font-size: .66rem; } } /* --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Typographic measure and rhythm. Prose is capped near 68 characters. Beyond that the eye loses the line start on the return sweep, which is what made the earlier full-width paragraphs tiring to read. Tables, bars, and gauges stay full width: they are scanned, not read. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- */ body { line-height: 1.65; } .subtitle { max-width: 38rem; font-size: 1.02rem; } .lede, .reading, #guide p, .narrative, .note, .alert, .glossary { max-width: none; } .alert { line-height: 1.6; } .subtitle { max-width: 44rem; } .lede { margin-bottom: 1.6rem; font-size: 1rem; } .reading { margin: 1rem 0 1.8rem; } header { margin-bottom: 2.2rem; } header h1 { font-size: 1.9rem; margin-bottom: .6rem; } .badges { margin-bottom: 1.2rem; } .panel { padding-top: 2.2rem; } .inputs { margin-top: 1.8rem; } .inputs label { margin-bottom: 1.1rem; } #results { margin-top: 2.8rem; } .verdict-row { margin-bottom: 1.4rem; } .narrative { padding: 1rem 1.2rem; margin-bottom: 2rem; line-height: 1.7; } #bars { padding: 1rem 1.2rem; margin-bottom: 2.2rem; } .gauge-block { margin-bottom: 2rem; } .temp-block { padding: 1rem 1.2rem; margin-bottom: 1.8rem; } #guide h2 { margin: 2.4rem 0 .8rem; } #guide h2:first-child { margin-top: .4rem; } #guide p { margin-bottom: 1.2rem; } #guide table { margin-bottom: 1.8rem; } th, td { padding: .55rem .7rem; } h3 { margin: 1.8rem 0 .3rem; } .cols h3 { margin-top: 0; } footer { margin-top: 4rem; padding-top: 2rem; } .authors { margin-bottom: 1.6rem; } /* glossary: term column narrow and steady so definitions align */ .glossary td:first-child { width: 11rem; color: var(--ink); } .glossary td:last-child { color: var(--muted); } .glossary { max-width: 46rem; } /* stage table: the label column holds a colored dot and a one-word stage name, so it must never wrap. "Retrieve" was breaking onto its own line. */ .stages td:first-child { white-space: nowrap; width: 9.5rem; } .stages td:nth-child(2) { width: 40%; } /* tabs: the browser's default focus ring boxes the active tab after a mouse click, so the page supplies its own focus treatment. */ .tab:focus { outline: none; } .tab:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--accent); outline-offset: -2px; } /* the paper's title, given its own line so it is not buried mid-sentence */ .paper-line { margin: .5rem auto 1.1rem; font-size: .95rem; color: var(--muted); } .paper-line em { color: var(--ink); font-style: italic; } /* --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Measure row. The repetition label is wider than its select, which left a gap of dead space before the button and made the button look adrift. The select now fills its label, so the three controls sit in one continuous run. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- */ .row { align-items: flex-end; gap: .9rem; margin-bottom: 1.1rem; } /* flex-end aligns margin boxes, so a bottom margin on these labels would push the button below the controls it sits beside. The row carries it instead. */ .row > label { flex: 0 0 auto; margin-bottom: 0; } .row > label.grow { flex: 1 1 auto; } .row select { width: 100%; height: 2.5rem; } .row input[type=text] { height: 2.5rem; } #run { /* Flex centring rather than padding arithmetic, so the label sits on the optical centre whatever the text or font size. */ display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; height: 2.5rem; min-width: 8.5rem; padding: 0 1.6rem; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .01em; line-height: 1; } /* With a more present ground, the panels need an edge to sit on rather than dissolving into it. */ .narrative, #bars, .temp-block, .alert { box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(26,26,26,.05); } .preset { background: rgba(255,255,255,.86); } .preset.active { background: #fff; } textarea, input[type=text], select { background: rgba(255,255,255,.94); } textarea:focus, input:focus, select:focus { background: #fff; } /* Panels are opaque against the tinted ground, which is what separates content from page now that the ground is visible. */ .narrative, #bars, .temp-block { background: #fff; } .alert { background: rgba(255,255,255,.82); } .preset { background: rgba(255,255,255,.92); } table { background: rgba(255,255,255,.55); } .grid2 th { background: rgba(250,250,250,.95); }