From 159999db6fd07ee6b374c3876a3d427b4a0caad0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: karansankrit01 <150248899+karansankrit01@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 28 May 2026 22:12:27 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] #810 Fix signup footer alignment and spacing

---
 frontend/css/style-responsive.css | 27 +++++++++++++-
 frontend/css/style.css            | 58 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
 frontend/css/style_main.css       | 36 +++++++++++++++----
 frontend/pages/auth.html          | 23 ++++++++++--
 4 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)

diff --git a/frontend/css/style-responsive.css b/frontend/css/style-responsive.css
index 7fd9e3d82..e48f98b89 100644
--- a/frontend/css/style-responsive.css
+++ b/frontend/css/style-responsive.css
@@ -32,6 +32,21 @@ input {
     min-width: 44px;
 }
 
+.main-footer a {
+    min-height: 0;
+    min-width: 0;
+}
+
+.main-footer .footer-nav a,
+.main-footer .footer-legal a {
+    line-height: 1.35;
+}
+
+.main-footer .social-icons a {
+    min-height: 40px;
+    min-width: 40px;
+}
+
 @media (max-width: 768px) {
 
     button,
@@ -39,6 +54,16 @@ input {
         min-height: 48px;
         min-width: 48px;
     }
+
+    .main-footer a {
+        min-height: 0;
+        min-width: 0;
+    }
+
+    .main-footer .social-icons a {
+        min-height: 40px;
+        min-width: 40px;
+    }
 }
 
 /* --- Extra Large Screens (1200px+) --- */
@@ -1135,4 +1160,4 @@ input {
     .sort-select {
         width: 100%;
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/frontend/css/style.css b/frontend/css/style.css
index 72625834a..3ec310074 100644
--- a/frontend/css/style.css
+++ b/frontend/css/style.css
@@ -6845,22 +6845,44 @@ body.night-mode .tooltip-author {
 }
 
 .main-footer {
- 
-  padding: 4rem 2rem 1rem;
+  width: 100%;
+  box-sizing: border-box;
+  margin-top: 4rem;
+  padding: 60px 2rem 1rem;
+  background: var(--card-bg);
+  border-top: 1px solid var(--glass-border);
+  color: var(--text-main);
 }
 
 .footer-container {
+  width: min(1200px, 100%);
+  margin: 0 auto;
   display: grid;
-  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(220px, 1fr));
-  gap: 2rem;
+  grid-template-columns: minmax(260px, 2fr) repeat(3, minmax(160px, 1fr));
+  gap: 3rem;
+  align-items: start;
+  padding-bottom: 2rem;
+  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--glass-border);
 }
 
 .footer-container a {
- 
+  min-width: 0;
+  min-height: 0;
   text-decoration: none;
   transition: color 0.3s ease;
 }
 
+.main-footer .footer-nav a,
+.main-footer .footer-legal a {
+  display: inline;
+  line-height: 1.35;
+}
+
+.main-footer .social-icons a {
+  min-width: 40px;
+  min-height: 40px;
+}
+
 
 
 .social-icons {
@@ -6874,6 +6896,32 @@ body.night-mode .tooltip-author {
   padding-top: 1rem;
   border-top: 1px solid #374151;
 }
+
+@media (max-width: 900px) {
+  .footer-container {
+    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
+  }
+}
+
+@media (max-width: 768px) {
+  .main-footer {
+    padding: 60px 1.25rem 1rem;
+  }
+
+  .footer-container {
+    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
+    gap: 2rem;
+    text-align: center;
+  }
+
+  .footer-brand {
+    align-items: center;
+  }
+
+  .social-icons {
+    justify-content: center;
+  }
+}
 /* =========================
    Reader Perspectives
 ========================= */
diff --git a/frontend/css/style_main.css b/frontend/css/style_main.css
index fb38ee86a..da8c748d2 100644
--- a/frontend/css/style_main.css
+++ b/frontend/css/style_main.css
@@ -2803,7 +2803,9 @@ main {
     background: var(--card-bg);
     /* Use card-bg for better contrast in dark mode */
     border-top: 1px solid var(--glass-border);
-    padding: 3rem 2rem 1rem;
+    width: 100%;
+    box-sizing: border-box;
+    padding: 60px 2rem 1rem;
     margin-top: 4rem;
     color: var(--text-main);
     font-family: 'Georgia', serif;
@@ -2812,11 +2814,12 @@ main {
 }
 
 .footer-container {
-    max-width: 1200px;
+    width: min(1200px, 100%);
     margin: 0 auto;
     display: grid;
-    grid-template-columns: 2fr 1fr 1fr;
+    grid-template-columns: minmax(260px, 2fr) repeat(3, minmax(160px, 1fr));
     gap: 3rem;
+    align-items: start;
     padding-bottom: 2rem;
     border-bottom: 1px solid var(--glass-border);
 }
@@ -2853,6 +2856,7 @@ main {
 }
 
 .footer-nav h3,
+.footer-legal h3,
 .footer-social h3 {
     font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif;
     font-size: 1.2rem;
@@ -2860,7 +2864,8 @@ main {
     color: var(--text-main);
 }
 
-.footer-nav ul {
+.footer-nav ul,
+.footer-legal ul {
     list-style: none;
     padding: 0;
     margin: 0;
@@ -2869,15 +2874,20 @@ main {
     gap: 0.8rem;
 }
 
-.footer-nav li a {
+.footer-nav li a,
+.footer-legal li a {
     text-decoration: none;
     color: var(--text-muted);
     transition: all 0.3s ease;
     font-size: 1rem;
-    display: inline-block;
+    display: inline;
+    min-width: 0;
+    min-height: 0;
+    line-height: 1.35;
 }
 
-.footer-nav li a:hover {
+.footer-nav li a:hover,
+.footer-legal li a:hover {
     color: var(--accent-gold);
     transform: translateX(5px);
 }
@@ -2890,6 +2900,8 @@ main {
 .social-icons a {
     width: 40px;
     height: 40px;
+    min-width: 40px;
+    min-height: 40px;
     border-radius: 50%;
     background: var(--glass-bg);
     border: 1px solid var(--glass-border);
@@ -2932,7 +2944,17 @@ main {
     }
 }
 
+@media (max-width: 900px) {
+    .footer-container {
+        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
+    }
+}
+
 @media (max-width: 768px) {
+    .main-footer {
+        padding: 60px 1.25rem 1rem;
+    }
+
     .footer-container {
         grid-template-columns: 1fr;
         gap: 2rem;
diff --git a/frontend/pages/auth.html b/frontend/pages/auth.html
index d85d93fd6..f735c2982 100644
--- a/frontend/pages/auth.html
+++ b/frontend/pages/auth.html
@@ -60,6 +60,19 @@
         rel="stylesheet">
     <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/font-awesome/6.0.0/css/all.min.css">
     <style>
+        html,
+        body {
+            height: auto;
+            overflow-x: hidden;
+            overflow-y: auto;
+        }
+
+        body {
+            display: flex;
+            flex-direction: column;
+            font-family: 'Georgia', serif;
+        }
+
         body.auth-page {
             background:
                 radial-gradient(circle at top left, rgba(212, 175, 55, 0.12), transparent 34%),
@@ -99,12 +112,15 @@
         body.auth-page main.auth-main {
             position: relative;
             z-index: 1;
-            max-width: none;
+            max-width: 1200px;
+            margin: 0 auto;
             min-height: calc(100vh - 120px);
             display: flex;
             align-items: center;
             justify-content: center;
-            padding: 2rem 4rem 4rem;
+            padding: 2rem;
+            width: 100%;
+            box-sizing: border-box;
         }
 
         .auth-shell {
@@ -307,8 +323,9 @@
         }
 
         .auth-footer {
-            margin-top: 1.25rem;
+            margin-top: 1rem;
             text-align: center;
+            
         }
 
         .google-auth-btn {