> is this approach supposed to work with dynamically generated options? Yes, a use case we have in mind for that with more detail here: https://github.com/openui/open-ui/issues/847#issuecomment-3461203364
> Huh, I wonder why I did not get the original e-mail you replied to... I sent this email by pressing a button in chromestatus rather than emailing it myself like I normally would, I bet that has something to do with it. On Wed, Oct 22, 2025 at 7:13 AM PhistucK <[email protected]> wrote: > Huh, I wonder why I did not get the original e-mail you replied to... > > > ☆*PhistucK* > > > On Tue, Oct 21, 2025 at 11:37 PM 'Thomas Steiner' via blink-dev < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> This is very exciting! Is this meant to work as well with >> dynamically fetched options, similar to the UK design system's source >> <https://github.com/alphagov/accessible-autocomplete/?tab=readme-ov-file#source> >> property >> for their accessible autocomplete component? So essentially the question is >> if there are too many options to list them statically in the HTML, is this >> approach supposed to work with dynamically generated options? >> >> On Tue, Oct 21, 2025 at 2:59 PM Chromestatus < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> *Contact emails* >>> [email protected] >>> >>> *Explainer* >>> https://open-ui.org/components/combobox.explainer >>> >>> *Specification* >>> *No information provided* >>> >>> *Summary* >>> appearance:base for the <datalist> element when it is invoked as a >>> picker from an <input type=text> element. >>> https://open-ui.org/components/combobox.explainer/ >>> >>> *Blink component* >>> Blink>Forms >>> <https://issues.chromium.org/issues?q=customfield1222907:%22Blink%3EForms%22> >>> >>> *Web Feature ID* >>> Missing feature >>> >>> *Motivation* >>> The existing <input type=text list=datalist> HTML form element is not >>> sufficient for web developers due to lack of supported content and >>> customization. As a result, web developers must build their own which >>> creates usability and accessibility risks. >>> >>> *Initial public proposal* >>> https://github.com/openui/open-ui/issues/924 >>> >>> *Requires code in //chrome?* >>> False >>> >>> *Tracking bug* >>> https://issues.chromium.org/issues/453705243 >>> >>> *Estimated milestones* >>> >>> No milestones specified >>> >>> >>> *Link to entry on the Chrome Platform Status* >>> https://chromestatus.com/feature/5067156794507264?gate=6032681792045056 >>> >>> This intent message was generated by Chrome Platform Status >>> <https://chromestatus.com>. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "blink-dev" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> To view this discussion visit >>> https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msgid/blink-dev/68f80242.050a0220.39dfc1.0cc5.GAE%40google.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msgid/blink-dev/68f80242.050a0220.39dfc1.0cc5.GAE%40google.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> >> >> -- >> Thomas Steiner, PhD—Developer Relations Engineer (blog.tomayac.com, >> toot.cafe/@tomayac) >> >> Google Spain, S.L.U. >> Torre Picasso, Pl. Pablo Ruiz Picasso, 1, Tetuán, 28020 Madrid, Spain >> >> CIF: B63272603 >> Inscrita en el Registro Mercantil de Madrid, sección 8, Hoja M-435397 >> Tomo 24227 Folio 25 >> >> ----- BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE ----- >> Version: GnuPG v2.4.8 (GNU/Linux) >> >> iFy0uwAntT0bE3xtRa5AfeCheCkthAtTh3reSabiGbl0ck >> 0fjumBl3DCharaCTersAttH3b0ttom.xKcd.cOm/1181. >> ----- END PGP SIGNATURE ----- >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "blink-dev" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion visit >> https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msgid/blink-dev/CALgRrL%3Dh7Z1vrJj%2B85OH_K5k710eXx-bw9ArCiMnZarVSaju9g%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msgid/blink-dev/CALgRrL%3Dh7Z1vrJj%2B85OH_K5k710eXx-bw9ArCiMnZarVSaju9g%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "blink-dev" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msgid/blink-dev/CAK6btwKguej%3Dzv9EO1%2BZ7ei3kV%3DzQcE2kuZ_37F_%3DOhDLCSYQg%40mail.gmail.com.
