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Asked: 2026-05-12T08:25:43+00:00

I was wondering, in the new HTML 5, we will get <audio> and <video>

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I was wondering, in the new HTML 5, we will get <audio> and <video> tags, but why not native editable combobox and built in local menu support?

The reason I’m asking this is because these are the most common problems I face when I have to design a web solution to a typical table based application (e.g. order management app). On a proper client side app, I can use the OS to provide these facilities out of box (e.g. JPopupMenu, JComboBox). For a webapp, I have to look for javascript (libraries) to accomplish something like it.

Why are these not in HTML 5?

I know I should avoid discussion like questions, so here are some further questions: Do you know libraries that can do the popup menu thing and editable combobox thing cheaply (perhaps with a small code sample)?

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  1. Editorial Team

    Actually, an editable combobox or just combobox can be created using the new list attribute on the input element. It points to a datalist element that can provide a list of predefined options:

    <input list=languages>
<datalist id=languages>
 <option value="English"></option>
 <option value="Dutch"></option>
</datalist>

    For menus the old menu element has been reused.

    You can use at least datalist in IE >=10, Firefox >=37, Chrome >= 39, Opera >= 29. Data from caniuse datalist. About menu element, only Firefox seems to have a partial support for it.

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