Update definition of drop-down vs listbox rendering#2771
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Update definition of drop-down vs listbox rendering#2771josepharhar wants to merge 2 commits intow3c:mainfrom
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HTML's definition of how the select element is rendered as a listbox vs drop-down box has changed, so we should link to the more specific definition instead of repeating what makes a select a drop-down box vs a listbox.
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Very similar html-aria PR: w3c/html-aria#555 |
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This is a useful change. The data below still mentions the attributes, but they align with the display modes. Perhaps we can also modify those? (So L6349 & L6403)
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HTML's definition of how the select element is rendered as a listbox vs drop-down box has changed, so we should link to the more specific definition instead of repeating what makes a select a drop-down box vs a listbox.
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