.expanding-slider-container {
    display: flex;
    gap: 15px;
    width: 100%;
    height: 500px; /* Default, overridden by control */
    overflow: hidden;
}

.es-slide {
    position: relative;
    flex: 1;
    border-radius: 20px; /* Default, overridden by control */
    overflow: hidden;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: flex 0.6s cubic-bezier(0.25, 1, 0.5, 1), transform 0.3s ease;
}

.es-slide.active {
    flex: 5;
    cursor: default;
}

.es-slide:hover:not(.active) {
    transform: translateY(-5px);
}

.es-slide-bg {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    background-size: cover;
    background-position: center center;
    transition: transform 0.6s ease;
}

.es-slide.active .es-slide-bg {
    transform: scale(1.05);
}

.es-slide-overlay {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    /* Default background removed, now handled by Background Group Control */
    opacity: 0;
    transition: opacity 0.6s ease;
}

.es-slide.active .es-slide-overlay {
    /* Opacity now handled by control (default 1) */
}

.es-slide-content {
    position: absolute;
    padding: 30px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    opacity: 0;
    visibility: hidden;
    transform: translateY(20px);
    transition: opacity 0.4s ease 0.2s, transform 0.4s ease 0.2s, visibility 0s 0.6s;
    width: 100%;
    box-sizing: border-box;
    z-index: 2;
}

.es-slide.active .es-slide-content {
    opacity: 1;
    visibility: visible;
    transform: translateY(0);
    transition: opacity 0.4s ease 0.2s, transform 0.4s ease 0.2s, visibility 0s 0s;
}

/* Location variants */
.es-loc-bottom-left { bottom: 0; left: 0; align-items: flex-start; text-align: left; }
.es-loc-bottom-center { bottom: 0; left: 0; align-items: center; text-align: center; }
.es-loc-bottom-right { bottom: 0; right: 0; align-items: flex-end; text-align: right; }
.es-loc-top-left { top: 0; left: 0; align-items: flex-start; text-align: left; }
.es-loc-top-center { top: 0; left: 0; align-items: center; text-align: center; }
.es-loc-top-right { top: 0; right: 0; align-items: flex-end; text-align: right; }
.es-loc-center { top: 50%; left: 0; transform: translateY(-50%) scale(0.95); align-items: center; text-align: center; }
.es-slide.active .es-loc-center { transform: translateY(-50%) scale(1); }

.es-slide-heading {
    color: #fff;
    margin: 0 0 10px 0;
    font-size: 24px;
    white-space: nowrap;
    overflow: hidden;
    text-overflow: ellipsis;
    max-width: 100%;
}

.es-slide-desc-wrapper {
    margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.es-slide-desc {
    color: #eee;
    margin: 0;
    font-size: 16px;
    display: -webkit-box;
    -webkit-line-clamp: 3;
    -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.es-slide-btn {
    display: inline-block;
    padding: 10px 20px;
    background: transparent;
    color: #fff;
    border: 2px solid #fff;
    border-radius: 5px;
    text-decoration: none;
    font-weight: 600;
    transition: all 0.3s ease;
}

.es-slide-btn:hover {
    background: #fff;
    color: #000 !important;
}

.es-mobile-indicator {
    display: none;
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 10px;
    left: 50%;
    transform: translateX(-50%);
    width: 30px;
    height: 30px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    z-index: 3;
    transition: opacity 0.3s ease;
}

.es-slide.active .es-mobile-indicator {
    opacity: 0;
    pointer-events: none;
}

/* Mobile responsive styles */
@media (max-width: 767px) {
    .expanding-slider-container {
        flex-direction: column;
        height: auto;
        min-height: 500px;
    }
    
    .es-slide {
        flex: none;
        height: 60px; /* Collapsed height */
        transition: height 0.6s cubic-bezier(0.25, 1, 0.5, 1);
    }
    
    .es-slide:hover:not(.active) {
        transform: none; /* Disable hover float on mobile */
    }
    
    .es-slide.active {
        flex: 1;
        height: 350px; /* Expanded height */
    }

    .es-mobile-indicator {
        display: flex;
    }
}