#35870: Allow customization of the blank option in select dropdowns
-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------
Reporter: Marijke Luttekes | Owner: Thibaud
Type: | Colas
Cleanup/optimization | Status: assigned
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
-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------
Comment (by Marijke Luttekes):
Thibaud suggested I take this issue once he finishes his tests and reports
the findings to this ticket.
I am still deciding how to fix this issue on the Python side. I intend to
dive into the code and see what works.
My initial idea is:
1. Create a new global setting, `BLANK_CHOICE`, with a default,
translatable string value (possibly ).
2. In the `get_choices()` method, make the `blank_choice` optional.
Default it to `None` or an empty string (I am leaning towards None).
3. When there is no custom value for `blank_choice`, default to the Django
setting.
The default value may be a translatable string like `(select an option)`
or `-----` (multiple dashes) for backward compatibility. Due to the
inaccessibility of dashes, we
Idea: Could we combine dashes and parentheses in the label? So `--(select
an option)--`? That way, we have dashes as a visual cue and parentheses to
improve keyboard navigation and screen reader support.
Feedback is appreciated.
--
Ticket URL: <https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/35870#comment:12>
Django <https://code.djangoproject.com/>
The Web framework for perfectionists with deadlines.
--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups
"Django updates" 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/d/msgid/django-updates/01070192f74fef7c-f5fd7a7a-cb29-4cd0-a513-ee5ac67166a1-000000%40eu-central-1.amazonses.com.
