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Netscape 4.7

The disabled version of the dropdown list box is not available for Netscape 4.7.

Netscape 6.1 and 6.2

In Netscape Version 6.1 and 6.2, the dropdown list box looks slightly different than the standard control.

This graphic is explained in the accompanying text

This graphic is explained in the accompanying text

Figure 1: Netscape 6.1/6.2 example of an enabled dropdown list box

Figure 2: Netscape 6.1/6.2 example of a disabled dropdown list box

 

Editability in Style Editor

In the Style Editor, the dropdown list box does not appear in the list of customizable elements directly. No control-specific styles exist for this element, only common styles are used.

 

Accessibility - 508 Support

Dropdown list boxes have to be used in combination with the label element which points to the assigned listbox. This ensures, that screen readers are aware of the relationship between the both elements and can read the correct label to the according dropdown list box.

·        Keyboard

The dropdown list box inserted into the accessibility hierarchy by default.

·        Default Description

Is provided by the HTMLB rendering engine.

·        Application-specific Description

Set an additional description using the setTooltip method if needed.

·        Label

Has to be connected to a label control (use method setLabelFor for identifying the corresponding dropdown list box).

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