#35870: Allow customization of the blank option in select dropdowns
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Reporter: Marijke Luttekes | Owner: (none)
Type: Cleanup/optimization | Status: new
Component: Forms | Version: 5.0
Severity: Normal | Resolution:
Keywords: accessibility | Triage Stage: Accepted
Has patch: 0 | Needs documentation: 0
Needs tests: 0 | Patch needs improvement: 0
Easy pickings: 0 | UI/UX: 0
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Changes (by Carlton Gibson):
* stage: Unreviewed => Accepted
Comment:
Seems reasonable.
A couple of thoughts...
> The default current value for this option is "---------" and cannot be
customized for the entire project at once.
It's a module level constant so probably can be monkey patched as a
workaround, in a settings file or a `AppConfig.ready()`:
{{{
from django.db.models import fields
fields.BLANK_CHOICE_DASH = [("", "No value selected")
}}}
Given that this is form related, adding an attribute to the
`FORM_RENDERER` would likely be a good candidate location, rather than a
separate setting entirely.
Using the form renderer would also give us a location for deprecation of
the older option (if that is agreed on) as we did similar with the move to
the `<div>` form templates, providing a fallback renderer during the
deprecation period.
I'll accept for both parts, assuming that *accessible by default* is a
goal. Exact replacement for `-----` TBD.
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