Drop-down selection

GUI95

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Ready โ€” try the example.

States and behavior

Closed/open, selected option, disabled option and disabled control.

Keyboard

Native arrows, type-ahead, Alt+Down and Escape behavior follow the browser and host.

Scope and adaptation

The popup belongs to the browser or OS. Do not promise pixel-identical option menus on every host.

Sources

Microsoft preliminary guide (1995), chapters 7โ€“8

Original implementation; system colors are represented by CSS variables. The default 13 px system-font stack is a readable browser adaptation. The 1995 source is preliminary, not a final product specification. Test the target browser and native host before shipping.