nav {
  display: flex;
  gap: 0.5rem;
  align-self: flex-end; /* only this group moves down */
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;

}

.nav-but {
  display: inline-block;
  padding: 0.5rem 1.2rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--color-text);
  text-decoration: none;
  background: none;
  border: none;
  border-bottom: 3px solid var(--color-code-border);
  border-radius: 0;
  transition: border-color 0.2s, color 0.2s, background-color 0.2s;
  cursor: pointer;
}



.nav-but:hover {
  background: var(--color-info-bg);   /* light blue hover */
  color: var(--color-primary);
}

.nav-but.active {
  background: var(--color-info-accent);
  //color: var(--color-primary-contrast);
}


/*
.nav-but {
    background-color: #5faeb6;
//color: #3F51B5;
//border: 2px solid #C5CAE9;
    border-radius: 8px;
    padding: 2px 22px;
    margin: 0 0px;
    font-weight: 600;
    backdrop-filter: blur(5px);
    box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 rgba(0,0,0,0);
    transition: all 0.3s ease;
}

.nav-but:hover {
    box-shadow: 0 0 8px #D8BFD8;
    background-color: #d1ecf1;
//color: #fff;
    color:black;
}

.nav-but:active {
    background-color: #d1ecf1;
    color: black;
}

*/

/* === navigation menu layout */
nav {
    margin-left: 1em;
    margin-right: 1em;
    order : 1;
}



@media only screen and (min-width: 60em) {
    .login nav {
        order: 0;
    }
}