Hi Martin,

Thanks for your input (and great work too!).


MartinWittemann wrote:
> Thats the way it should be used and if you need another selection mode
> where it is possible to select nothing, maybe you should think of using
> another input element. 
> 

I disagree with you, the usability of it is flawed. Consider this...

1) When the binded list is first displayed - it appears to already have a
default selection - that is the first entry. So if I over look this field, I
assume to have already have a selection made for me. Setting this to a
required field and having a default blank selection forces a person to make
a choice. It's a known fact that default selections can be used more often
than thought (path of least resistance). In fact in politics here in
Australia, politicians hope to be the first on the voting card for this very
reason (it's card a donkey vote!)

2) Also I noticed that if a selection is not made, when using the form
controller, the field remains null until a manual selection is made. So the
data stored is different to what a user sees. I'll try to whip a sample to
show you.
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