Changes

web/wwwroot/css/myai.css

@@ -307,29 +307,81 @@ img {
             font-weight: 700
         }
 
-    .ai-panel input, .ai-panel textarea, .contact-form input, .contact-form textarea {
+    .ai-panel input:not([type="checkbox"]):not([type="file"]),
+    .ai-panel textarea,
+    .contact-form input:not([type="checkbox"]):not([type="file"]),
+    .contact-form textarea,
+    .subscribe-form input[type="email"] {
         width: 100%;
-        border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.12);
+        border: 1px solid #d9e1f0;
-        border-radius: 18px;
+        border-radius: 6px;
-        background: rgba(0,0,0,.25);
+        background: #fff;
-        color: #fff;
+        color: #0e1e3a;
-        padding: 15px 16px;
+        padding: 12px 14px;
-        outline: none
+        outline: none;
+        font-family: inherit;
+        font-size: 1rem;
+        line-height: 1.4;
+        transition: border-color .15s ease, box-shadow .15s ease
     }
 
-        .ai-panel input:focus, .ai-panel textarea:focus, .contact-form input:focus, .contact-form textarea:focus {
+        .ai-panel input:not([type="checkbox"]):not([type="file"])::placeholder,
-            border-color: rgba(95,160,255,.65)
+        .ai-panel textarea::placeholder,
+        .contact-form input:not([type="checkbox"]):not([type="file"])::placeholder,
+        .contact-form textarea::placeholder,
+        .subscribe-form input[type="email"]::placeholder {
+            color: #97a4b8
         }
 
+        .ai-panel input:not([type="checkbox"]):not([type="file"]):focus,
+        .ai-panel textarea:focus,
+        .contact-form input:not([type="checkbox"]):not([type="file"]):focus,
+        .contact-form textarea:focus,
+        .subscribe-form input[type="email"]:focus {
+            border-color: #5fa0ff;
+            box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(95,160,255,.18)
+        }
+
+        .ai-panel label.is-invalid input:not([type="checkbox"]):not([type="file"]),
+        .ai-panel label.is-invalid textarea,
+        .contact-form label.is-invalid input:not([type="checkbox"]):not([type="file"]),
+        .contact-form label.is-invalid textarea,
+        .subscribe-form .subscribe-row.is-invalid input[type="email"] {
+            border-color: #ff8a8a;
+            box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(255,138,138,.18)
+        }
+
+.field-error {
+    display: block;
+    margin-top: 6px;
+    color: #ff8a8a;
+    font-size: .85rem;
+    font-weight: 600;
+    line-height: 1.35
+}
+
+.field-error:empty {
+    display: none
+}
+
+.consent-inline.is-invalid label {
+    color: #ff8a8a
+}
+
 .file-drop {
     display: block;
     border: 1px dashed rgba(143,184,255,.45);
-    border-radius: 22px;
+    border-radius: 6px;
     background: rgba(95,160,255,.07);
     padding: 22px;
     cursor: pointer
 }
 
+.file-drop.is-invalid {
+    border-color: #ff8a8a;
+    background: rgba(255,138,138,.06)
+}
+
     .file-drop input {
         display: none
     }

web/wwwroot/cv-matcher/index.html

@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
             </section>
             <section class="section" id="matcher">
                 <div class="container matcher-grid">
-                    <form class="ai-panel" id="cvMatcherForm">
+                    <form class="ai-panel" id="cvMatcherForm" novalidate>
                         <span class="eyebrow" data-i18n="cv.input">Input</span>
                         <h2 data-i18n="cv.details">CV and job details</h2>
                         <label class="file-drop" for="cvFile">
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@
                             <span id="cvFileName" data-i18n="cv.fileHint">PDF only, max size handled by backend</span>
                             <input type="file" id="cvFile" accept="application/pdf" required />
                         </label>
+                        <small class="field-error" id="cvFileError"></small>
                         <label>
                             <span data-i18n="cv.jobLink">Job link</span>
                             <input type="url" id="jobUrl" placeholder="https://company.com/careers/job" />
@@ -104,6 +105,7 @@
                         <label>
                             <span data-i18n="cv.jobDescription">Or paste job description</span>
                             <textarea id="jobDescription" rows="8" data-i18n-placeholder="cv.jobPlaceholder" placeholder="Paste the job description if the page cannot be crawled."></textarea>
+                            <small class="field-error" id="cvJobError"></small>
                         </label>
                         <label>
                             <span data-i18n="form.email">Email</span>
@@ -113,6 +115,7 @@
                             <input type="checkbox" id="gdprConsent" required />
                             <label for="gdprConsent" data-i18n="cv.gdpr">I agree that my CV is processed and stored.</label>
                         </div>
+                        <small class="field-error" id="cvConsentError"></small>
                         <button id="matchSubmit" type="submit" class="btn btn-primary" data-i18n="cv.submit">Extract CV and match job</button>
                         <strong id="matcherMsg" class="form-message" role="status" aria-live="polite"></strong>
                     </form>
@@ -149,18 +152,21 @@
 
                         </div>
                     </div>
-                    <form class="contact-form" id="contactForm">
+                    <form class="contact-form" id="contactForm" novalidate>
                         <label>
                             <span data-i18n="form.name">Name</span>
                             <input type="text" id="name" data-i18n-placeholder="form.namePlaceholder" placeholder="Your name" required />
+                            <small class="field-error" id="nameError"></small>
                         </label>
                         <label>
                             <span data-i18n="form.email">Email</span>
                             <input type="email" id="email" data-i18n-placeholder="form.emailPlaceholder" placeholder="name@company.com" required />
+                            <small class="field-error" id="emailError"></small>
                         </label>
                         <label>
                             <span data-i18n="form.message">Message</span>
                             <textarea id="message" rows="6" data-i18n-placeholder="form.messagePlaceholder" placeholder="Tell me what you want to build." required></textarea>
+                            <small class="field-error" id="messageError"></small>
                         </label>
                         <button id="submit" type="submit" class="btn btn-primary" data-i18n="form.send">Send message</button>
                         <strong id="msgSubmit" class="form-message" role="status" aria-live="polite"></strong>

web/wwwroot/index.html

@@ -139,18 +139,21 @@
                         </div>
                     </div>
                     <div>
-                        <form class="contact-form" id="contactForm">
+                        <form class="contact-form" id="contactForm" novalidate>
                             <label>
                                 <span data-i18n="form.name">Name</span>
                                 <input type="text" id="name" data-i18n-placeholder="form.namePlaceholder" placeholder="Your name" required />
+                                <small class="field-error" id="nameError"></small>
                             </label>
                             <label>
                                 <span data-i18n="form.email">Email</span>
                                 <input type="email" id="email" data-i18n-placeholder="form.emailPlaceholder" placeholder="name@company.com" required />
+                                <small class="field-error" id="emailError"></small>
                             </label>
                             <label>
                                 <span data-i18n="form.message">Message</span>
                                 <textarea id="message" rows="6" data-i18n-placeholder="form.messagePlaceholder" placeholder="Tell me what you want to build." required></textarea>
+                                <small class="field-error" id="messageError"></small>
                             </label>
                             <button id="submit" type="submit" class="btn btn-primary" data-i18n="form.send">Send message</button>
                             <strong id="msgSubmit" class="form-message" role="status" aria-live="polite"></strong>
@@ -162,10 +165,12 @@
                                 <input type="email" id="subscribeEmail" data-i18n-placeholder="subscribe.emailPlaceholder" placeholder="name@company.com" required />
                                 <button id="subscribeSubmit" type="submit" class="btn btn-primary" data-i18n="subscribe.submit">Subscribe</button>
                             </div>
+                            <small class="field-error" id="subscribeEmailError"></small>
                             <div class="consent-inline">
                                 <input type="checkbox" id="subscribeConsent" required />
                                 <label for="subscribeConsent" data-i18n="subscribe.gdpr">I agree to receive occasional emails about new demos.</label>
                             </div>
+                            <small class="field-error" id="subscribeConsentError"></small>
                             <strong id="subscribeMsg" class="form-message" role="status" aria-live="polite"></strong>
                         </form>
                     </div>

web/wwwroot/js/main.js

@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@
 			"form.captchaFailed": "Captcha verification failed.",
 			"form.failed": "Failed to send the message.",
 			"form.rateLimited": "Too many requests from your network. Please wait a moment and try again.",
+			"form.required.name": "Please enter your name.",
+			"form.required.email": "Please enter your email address.",
+			"form.required.emailInvalid": "Please enter a valid email address.",
+			"form.required.message": "Please write a message.",
 			"subscribe.title": "Stay in the loop",
 			"subscribe.text": "Get a short note when a new AI demo is published. One email at most every few weeks.",
 			"subscribe.emailPlaceholder": "name@company.com",
@@ -153,6 +157,10 @@
 			"form.captchaFailed": "Verificarea Captcha a eșuat.",
 			"form.failed": "Mesajul nu a putut fi trimis.",
 			"form.rateLimited": "Prea multe cereri din rețeaua ta. Te rugăm să aștepți câteva momente și să încerci din nou.",
+			"form.required.name": "Te rugăm să introduci numele.",
+			"form.required.email": "Te rugăm să introduci adresa de email.",
+			"form.required.emailInvalid": "Te rugăm să introduci o adresă de email validă.",
+			"form.required.message": "Te rugăm să scrii un mesaj.",
 			"subscribe.title": "Rămâi la curent",
 			"subscribe.text": "Primești o notă scurtă când publicăm un nou demo AI. Cel mult un email la câteva săptămâni.",
 			"subscribe.emailPlaceholder": "nume@companie.ro",
@@ -393,6 +401,27 @@
 		$('#msgSubmit').removeClass().addClass('form-message ' + tone).text(msg);
 	}
 
+	function showFieldError(errorId, msg) {
+		var $el = $('#' + errorId);
+		$el.text(msg || '');
+		// Look first at the parent (for errors nested inside a label),
+		// then at the previous sibling block (for errors after consent/file-drop/subscribe-row).
+		var $parent = $el.parent();
+		var $container = $parent.is('label, .consent-inline') ? $parent : $el.prev();
+		if (!$container.length || !$container.is('label, .consent-inline, .file-drop, .subscribe-row')) {
+			$container = $el.closest('form');
+		}
+		$container.toggleClass('is-invalid', !!msg);
+	}
+
+	function clearFieldErrors(errorIds) {
+		for (var i = 0; i < errorIds.length; i++) showFieldError(errorIds[i], '');
+	}
+
+	function isValidEmail(value) {
+		return /^[^\s@]+@[^\s@]+\.[^\s@]+$/.test(String(value || '').trim());
+	}
+
 	function formSuccess() {
 		$('#contactForm')[0].reset();
 		submitMSG(true, t('form.thanks'));
@@ -408,22 +437,35 @@
 		event.preventDefault();
 		var loader = $('#contactLoader'),
 			button = $('#submit');
+
+		var name = $('#name').val().trim();
+		var email = $('#email').val().trim();
+		var message = $('#message').val().trim();
+		clearFieldErrors(['nameError', 'emailError', 'messageError']);
+		$('#msgSubmit').removeClass().addClass('form-message').text('');
+
+		var hasError = false;
+		if (!name) { showFieldError('nameError', t('form.required.name')); hasError = true; }
+		if (!email) { showFieldError('emailError', t('form.required.email')); hasError = true; }
+		else if (!isValidEmail(email)) { showFieldError('emailError', t('form.required.emailInvalid')); hasError = true; }
+		if (!message) { showFieldError('messageError', t('form.required.message')); hasError = true; }
+		if (hasError) return;
+
 		loader.css('display', 'flex');
 		button.prop('disabled', true);
-		$('#msgSubmit').text('');
 
 		function postContact(token) {
-			var message = {
+			var payload = {
-				Name: $('#name').val(),
+				Name: name,
-				Email: $('#email').val(),
+				Email: email,
 				Subject: '[MyAi.ro contact request]',
-				Message: $('#message').val(),
+				Message: message,
 				CaptchaToken: token || ''
 			};
 			$.ajax({
 				type: 'POST',
 				url: '/api/contact',
-				data: JSON.stringify(message),
+				data: JSON.stringify(payload),
 				contentType: 'application/json; charset=utf-8',
 				dataType: 'json'
 			}).done(function (resp) {
@@ -468,18 +510,15 @@
 		var $msg = $('#matcherMsg'),
 			$button = $('#matchSubmit'),
 			$result = $('#matchResult');
-		if (!file) {
+
-			$msg.removeClass().addClass('form-message text-danger').text(t('cv.noFile'));
+		clearFieldErrors(['cvFileError', 'cvJobError', 'cvConsentError']);
-			return;
+		$msg.removeClass().addClass('form-message').text('');
-		}
+
-		if (!jobUrl && !jobDescription) {
+		var hasError = false;
-			$msg.removeClass().addClass('form-message text-danger').text(t('cv.noJob'));
+		if (!file) { showFieldError('cvFileError', t('cv.noFile')); hasError = true; }
-			return;
+		if (!jobUrl && !jobDescription) { showFieldError('cvJobError', t('cv.noJob')); hasError = true; }
-		}
+		if (!consent) { showFieldError('cvConsentError', t('cv.noConsent')); hasError = true; }
-		if (!consent) {
+		if (hasError) return;
-			$msg.removeClass().addClass('form-message text-danger').text(t('cv.noConsent'));
-			return;
-		}
 		var $cvLoader = $('#cvLoader');
 		$button.prop('disabled', true).text(t('cv.processing'));
 		$msg.removeClass().addClass('form-message').text(t('cv.extracting'));
@@ -563,25 +602,32 @@
 		var $msg = $('#subscribeMsg');
 		var $button = $('#subscribeSubmit');
 		var $loader = $('#contactLoader');
-		var email = $('#subscribeEmail').val();
+		var email = $('#subscribeEmail').val().trim();
 		var consent = $('#subscribeConsent').is(':checked');
 
 		function setMsg(severity, key) {
 			$msg.removeClass().addClass('form-message text-' + severity).text(t(key));
 		}
 
-		if (!consent) {
+		clearFieldErrors(['subscribeEmailError', 'subscribeConsentError']);
-			setMsg('danger', 'subscribe.noConsent');
+		$msg.removeClass().addClass('form-message').text('');
-			return;
+
-		}
+		var hasError = false;
 		if (!email) {
-			setMsg('danger', 'form.failed');
+			showFieldError('subscribeEmailError', t('form.required.email'));
-			return;
+			hasError = true;
+		} else if (!isValidEmail(email)) {
+			showFieldError('subscribeEmailError', t('form.required.emailInvalid'));
+			hasError = true;
 		}
+		if (!consent) {
+			showFieldError('subscribeConsentError', t('subscribe.noConsent'));
+			hasError = true;
+		}
+		if (hasError) return;
 
 		$loader.css('display', 'flex');
 		$button.prop('disabled', true);
-		$msg.removeClass().addClass('form-message').text('');
 
 		function postSubscribe(token) {
 			$.ajax({