https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=48945
--- Comment #4 from Technical 13 <[email protected]> --- (In reply to comment #3) > (In reply to comment #2) > > (In reply to comment #1) > > > <select multiple> is quite awful UI-wise; I think MediaWiki usually uses > > > an > > > > Why do you think that <select multiple> is quite awful UI-wise? It is a > > simple > > dropdown box that allows selection of multiple items on it. UI-wise it is > > no > > different than the current dropdown box, but offers additional > > functionality. > > No, it's not. It's neither a dropdown box nor simple; it's a big scrollable > field with selectable items, with no obvious indicator that you can use Ctrl > or > Shift or whatever to select multiple ones unless the user is accustomed with > it > already, and even less of an indicator that you can unselect anything at all. > > Are we talking about the same thing?... > > > > I actually think it would reduce the forms, as stated in my OP and above... > > We clearly aren't. For example, the CC list here is a <select multiple>; all > other dropdown boxes are plain old <select>s. I didn't realize that adding "multiple" changed the behavior of the tag from a dropdown to a list... However, setting a low size= or using something like what is available https://github.com/ehynds/jquery-ui-multiselect-widget might be a solution. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug. You are on the CC list for the bug. _______________________________________________ Wikibugs-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikibugs-l
