From f1f99595226aed321361ed54f35902b90e562a91 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: abhiramtx <7253115-abhiramtx@users.noreply.replit.com>
Date: Sat, 8 Nov 2025 22:48:34 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Enhance website appearance and fix navigation issues

Update hero section with gradient shadow, standardize button styles to match CTA, remove hover effects and animations from cards, and fix custom cursor to enable navigation bar interaction.

Replit-Commit-Author: Agent
Replit-Commit-Session-Id: 5e584ab0-c340-4432-97ef-1972582b60e9
Replit-Commit-Checkpoint-Type: full_checkpoint
Replit-Commit-Event-Id: 2af44b95-f0e1-438a-8ca3-63236409e94b
Replit-Commit-Screenshot-Url: https://storage.googleapis.com/screenshot-production-us-central1/d0a1d46d-d203-4308-bc6a-312ac7c0243b/5e584ab0-c340-4432-97ef-1972582b60e9/4p2c9Ar
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 .replit   |  4 ++++
 replit.md | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 2 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.replit b/.replit
index f942c2e..8d1c602 100644
--- a/.replit
+++ b/.replit
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ deploymentTarget = "cloudrun"
 localPort = 5000
 externalPort = 80
 
+[[ports]]
+localPort = 41713
+externalPort = 3000
+
 [agent]
 expertMode = true
 
diff --git a/replit.md b/replit.md
index 33638dc..c8d0e71 100644
--- a/replit.md
+++ b/replit.md
@@ -5,8 +5,23 @@ Flask-based website for FTC Team 23344 with a modern dark theme (#000000 pure bl
 
 ## Recent Changes (November 8, 2025)
 
+### Latest UI/UX Refinements
+Final polish and user experience improvements:
+
+**Hero Section Enhancements:**
+- Made hero section full viewport (100vw x 100vh) for immersive experience
+- Applied black & white filter (grayscale 100%) to team image
+- Added shadow gradient to top of section for smooth transition from navigation
+- Darkened overlay gradient for improved text readability
+
+**Button & Interaction Standardization:**
+- Unified all buttons to match team CTA style (blue transparent with subtle border)
+- Removed blue hover effects, replaced with clean white shadows
+- Fixed custom cursor pointer-events to allow navigation bar clicking
+- Removed parallax/wavy animations from sponsor cards and static elements
+
 ### Design Refinements & Content Additions
-Latest updates focused on improving visual balance and adding key content sections:
+Previous updates focused on improving visual balance and adding key content sections:
 
 **Visual Improvements:**
 - Removed excessive blue hover effects across all cards and elements