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From: adam solomon
Date: Dec 5, 2011 6:00AM

we have a textbox followed by a list of links. The list of links is
presented as an autocomplete popup list connected to the textbox. When a
user types text into the textbox, the list is opened and filtered. Or, one
can press the dropdown arrow to open the whole list. The list of links
itself immediately follows the textbox in the html. There is no selection
here, rathr, the user is presented with the links and must navigate to them
and click. How would I connect the textbox with the list in an elegant
fashion - is aria combobox relevant? The spec description mentions combobox
as being selectable, and our widget is not. Any ideas, aria or other?

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