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* Enhanced SELECT tag to allow the user to type new values into the dropdown or accept one of the provided options. Examples in abound in real applications but in a form, the only solution is to provide an input box and a comment like "select a value or enter a new one". | * Enhanced SELECT tag to allow the user to type new values into the dropdown or accept one of the provided options. Examples in abound in real applications but in a form, the only solution is to provide an input box and a comment like "select a value or enter a new one". | ||
* Enhance the SELECT more by allowing HTML in an OPTION. Will allow for images, bold/italic text and much more in an option. (Restriction necessary as e.g. a SELECT in an OPTION doesn't make sense). | * Enhance the SELECT more by allowing HTML in an OPTION. Will allow for images, bold/italic text and much more in an option. (Restriction necessary as e.g. a SELECT in an OPTION doesn't make sense). | ||
== Easy deletion of saved form history == | |||
* When double-clicking on a text box you get the list of all previously entered strings for this text box (if enabled in the options) | |||
* Navigating with cursor keys and pressing DEL should delete the selected string from the list (IE has this feature) | |||
* Pro: you can easily delete typos, awkward search phrases, strings you only used once etc. | |||