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Question about controlling behavior of <select> element

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From: Moore, Michael
Date: Jun 7, 2006 7:20AM

Good morning folks,

A question has come up regarding the default behavior of the select
element.

When the element has focus you can scroll through the all of the options
using the mouse wheel. Users are accidentally scrolling through the
options when they mean to be scrolling down the page.

My question is simple, is there a way to disable mouse wheel activated
scrolling of the <select> element? If so what is the technique, and
what are the ramifications in terms of accessibility for people with
physical disabilities and those with cognitive disabilities?

Mike