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Re: Alternatives to a custom listbox

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From: Steve Green
Date: Feb 2, 2024 11:39AM

You could do that as long as you add the appropriate ARIA attributes and keyboard event handlers. I generally recommend using <details> and <summary> elements because all the accessibility requirements are baked-in and no JavaScript is needed.

Steve Green
Managing Director
Test Partners Ltd


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Hi All,
A developer friend has quizzed me bout creating a custom popup listbox that needs to contain images next to each text option. I pointed him to the W3 authoring guidelines page on listboxes as well as the whatsock.com site.

But I got to thinking that this widget apparently will only have a handful of options. So I am wondering whether there would be a problem with just putting a standard radio buttons group in a <div> popup?I am not sure exactly what the options will be. He just said this would have been perfect for a <select> control accept for the need for pictures.

Jeff Gutsell