.horizontal-slider {
  position: relative;
  width: calc(100% - 30px);
  height: 30vh;
  overflow: hidden;
  border-radius: 12px;
  margin: 15px auto;
  max-width: 900px;
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2); /* Adds subtle depth */
}

/* Container for all slides */
.slider-track {
  display: flex;
  height: 100%;
  transition: transform 1s ease-in-out;
  will-change: transform; /* Improves animation performance */
}

/* Each slide */
.slide-down {
  min-width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  position: relative;
  background-size: cover;
  background-position: center;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  cursor: pointer;
  user-select: none;
}

/* Dark overlay */
.slide-down::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3), rgba(0,0,0,0.6)); /* Gradient for depth */
  z-index: 1;
  border-radius: 12px;
}

/* Slide text styling */
.slide-text-down {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  font-size: 1.8rem;
  color: #fff;
  text-align: center;
  padding: 20px;
  text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9);
  opacity: 0;
  max-width: 85%;
  margin: 0 auto;
  line-height: 1.4;
  font-weight: 600;
}

/* Entrance animations */
@keyframes fadeInUp {
  0% { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(20px); }
  100% { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
}

@keyframes zoomIn {
  0% { opacity: 0; transform: scale(0.8); }
  100% { opacity: 1; transform: scale(1); }
}

@keyframes fadeInLeft {
  0% { opacity: 0; transform: translateX(-30px); }
  100% { opacity: 1; transform: translateX(0); }
}

@keyframes fadeInRight {
  0% { opacity: 0; transform: translateX(30px); }
  100% { opacity: 1; transform: translateX(0); }
}

/* Responsive: tablet */
@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .slide-text-down {
    font-size: 1.2rem;
    padding: 10px;
  }
}

/* Responsive: mobile */
@media (max-width: 480px) {
  .slide-text-down {
    font-size: 1rem;
  }
}