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Custom web dropdowns
Raised as a usability problem by 6 people on Hacker News over 5 years (2020–2024), in 6 threads.
No issue was raised by at least 3 people in 3 threads this year.
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Custom dropdowns lack type-to-jump that native selects provideUnreviewed
20202026- Custom drop-downs often fail basic keyboard interaction2024-01-12
- Custom JavaScript dropdowns break keyboard use and platform conventions2023-01-09
- Custom dropdown behaves differently from native select, causing recurring user bug reports2022-11-28
Unreviewed issues were grouped by machine: Claude Haiku labelled each comment as a usability complaint, named what it's about and summed up the problem in a line, and a small model grouped similar problems. Nobody has checked them by hand. Expect mistakes.
The newest 6 complaints
- Custom drop-downs often fail basic keyboard interaction2024-01-12
- Custom menu controls have unique bugs and accessibility flaws compared to native elements2023-03-24
- Custom JavaScript dropdowns break keyboard use and platform conventions2023-01-09
- Custom dropdown behaves differently from native select, causing recurring user bug reports2022-11-28
- On mobile the dropdown can't be scrolled without scrolling the page, losing place in the form2022-02-24
- Custom dropdowns lack keyboard type-to-jump that native select elements provide2020-12-31