I think it's pretty cool, though it would be nice if they had a simplified single selection version. Which is to change a single select list into a text field with "instant search". The current incarnation make me first go for the pull down rather than just tabbing over and start typing.
Chosen: A javascript plug-in that makes long select boxes user-friendly.
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#52Multi-select could use some work. Drag-highlighting, shift, ctrl, etc.
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#53And yet another control that pretends to be a dropdown box, but isn't. No. I'm not complaining about the appearance or the fact that it has a search field while the real dropdown doesn't. I'm complaining about the way it responds to mouse actions: The real dropdown box, on my machine, expands the menu on mouse down after a no-doubt OS-specific delay. The fake dropdown doesn't - it only reacts on mouse up. Of course,…
My problem with this is that when I see the box (e.g. Multiple Select), I perceive it as a text input. I'd be ill-surprised to discover on a site to (all of a sudden) have this protruding box appear out of nowhere. Better solution: on mouse click, hide the box. Only show the box for autocompletes.
I agree it's not ideal, but I think the majority of users have seen less friendly versions of this. The concept is Token Input. Facebook uses it in places, and they don't have the placeholder text that says "Choose..." when nothing is selected. I think the placeholder text ought to help quite a bit.
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#54And yet another control that pretends to be a dropdown box, but isn't. No. I'm not complaining about the appearance or the fact that it has a search field while the real dropdown doesn't. I'm complaining about the way it responds to mouse actions: The real dropdown box, on my machine, expands the menu on mouse down after a no-doubt OS-specific delay. The fake dropdown doesn't - it only reacts on mouse up. Of course,…
It's also far worse than a standard dropdown for mobile.
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#55Writing good widgets from scratch is an endless task. It's missing ARIA roles: http://www.w3.org/TR/wai-aria/roles#combobox
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#56Wow. The results are really polished!
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#57Sexy! I do agree with a previous comment that the more technologies like these that come out, the more apparant it becomes that HTML as a whole needs a long overdue makeover.
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#58And yet another control that pretends to be a dropdown box, but isn't. No. I'm not complaining about the appearance or the fact that it has a search field while the real dropdown doesn't. I'm complaining about the way it responds to mouse actions: The real dropdown box, on my machine, expands the menu on mouse down after a no-doubt OS-specific delay. The fake dropdown doesn't - it only reacts on mouse up. Of course,…
Reminds me vaguely of the uncanny valley[1]. Not a perfect analog, as nearly-human forms seem to elicit a particularly strong and emotive response. I also do wonder to what extent, and for whom, this is true. ( i.e. , are power users more or less aggravated? When do people change from disliking the new FB chat window to being familiar enough with it to dislike it when you change it again?) [1] http://en.wikipedia.org…
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#59Re: Chosen: A javascript plug-in that makes long select boxes user-friendly.
#60And yet another control that pretends to be a dropdown box, but isn't. No. I'm not complaining about the appearance or the fact that it has a search field while the real dropdown doesn't. I'm complaining about the way it responds to mouse actions: The real dropdown box, on my machine, expands the menu on mouse down after a no-doubt OS-specific delay. The fake dropdown doesn't - it only reacts on mouse up. Of course,…
I'm trying to understand your point of view, but I'm a bit confused about something (I'm probably just completely misunderstanding it). In the context of select boxes, it seems like the only advantage of mouse-down activation vs mouse-up is that you could click, hold, "drag" to your selection, and release. This would only be advantageous if your selection is near the top.