/* Required Field Indicators */
.required:after {
    content: " *";
    color: #dc3545;
    font-weight: bold;
    font-size: 1.1em;
}

.form-label.required:after,
.col-form-label.required:after {
    content: " *";
    color: #dc3545;
    font-weight: bold;
    font-size: 1.1em;
}

/* Required field legend */
.required-legend {
    font-size: 0.875rem;
    color: #6c757d;
    margin-bottom: 1rem;
    padding: 0.5rem;
    background-color: #f8f9fa;
    border-left: 3px solid #dc3545;
}

.required-legend:before {
    content: "* ";
    color: #dc3545;
    font-weight: bold;
}

/* Highlight required fields on focus with light green */
input:required:focus,
select:required:focus,
textarea:required:focus,
.form-control:focus {
    border-color: #90EE90;
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 0.2rem rgba(144, 238, 144, 0.25);
}

/* Style for validation errors - applied via JavaScript */
.form-control.is-invalid,
.form-control.required-error,
input.required-error,
select.required-error,
textarea.required-error {
    border-color: #dc3545 !important;
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 0.2rem rgba(220, 53, 69, 0.25) !important;
}

/* Remove red highlight when field is corrected */
.form-control.is-valid,
.form-control.required-valid {
    border-color: #28a745;
}

/* Error message styling */
.required-error-message {
    color: #dc3545;
    font-size: 0.875rem;
    margin-top: 0.25rem;
    display: block;
}

/* Style for form sections with required fields */
.form-section-required {
    position: relative;
}

.form-section-required .section-header {
    font-weight: 600;
    margin-bottom: 1rem;
    padding-bottom: 0.5rem;
    border-bottom: 2px solid #dee2e6;
}