Comment #18 on issue 18408 by verdyp: regression: Dropdown reverts to default value if selected via keyboard http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=18408
I"m not sure this is a bug, but instead a normal behavior. When just pressing the initial letter, it just moves the selection, just like when you use arrows, but it still does not close and validate the selection (because there could be other selection items that match the same initial letter (for example in a dropdown list of country names, in a site registration form). You can still navigate with up/down arrows to highlight another item, and still need to confirm the selection (by pressing Enter), or cancel the unvalidated selection by pressing ESC, or TAB or Shift+TAB to go to the next/previous field on the page, if the dropdown has been opened by pressing F4 or up/down arrows. However, if you don't open the dropdown list, and just press letters without opening the list box, the item that appears in the text area of the combo is validated immediately, and you can click elsewhere or move to another field with TAB/Shift+TAB, or press Enter to validate the form. (Note: I'm currently using version 4.0.249.4 from the optional Beta channel) -- You received this message because you are listed in the owner or CC fields of this issue, or because you starred this issue. You may adjust your issue notification preferences at: http://code.google.com/hosting/settings -- Automated mail from issue updates at http://crbug.com/ Subscription options: http://groups.google.com/group/chromium-bugs
