Added in custom color formatting for footnotes

tex/header-includes.tex

@@ -39,13 +39,21 @@
 %   }
 % }
 
-% % Redefine \sidenote to include a custom styled box
-% \let\oldsidenote\sidenote
-% \renewcommand{\sidenote}[1]{%
-%   \oldsidenote{%
-%       \footnotesize #1
-%   }%
-% }
+% Redefine \sidenote to include a custom minimalist styled box with a vertical bar
+\renewcommand{\thefootnote}{\textcolor{crimson}{\arabic{footnote}}}
+
+\let\oldsidenote\sidenote
+\renewcommand{\sidenote}[1]{%
+  \oldsidenote{%
+    \vspace{-1em} % Adjust position to align better with main text
+    \noindent
+    \begin{minipage}{0.9\marginparwidth}
+      \color{crimson!100} % Light blue color for the vertical line
+      \rule{0.5pt}{1.5em} \hspace{0.3em} % Thin vertical line with spacing
+      {\footnotesize #1} % Light background for sidenote text
+    \end{minipage}%
+  }
+}
 
 % Redefine the figure environment (fixes the bug where even page captions don't show, odd I know!)
 \makeatletter