2014 Review: Day 7

As 2014 winds down, we’ll take an opportunity to look back at some of our most-read posts from this year, in case you missed them the first time.  Christopher Keefer is back, showing a useful technique for selectively hiding option values from inside of select...
Hidden Options: A Workaround

Hidden Options: A Workaround

Here’s the situation: You’ve got a select. Maybe a whole bunch of selects, with a ton of options each (metric ton – let’s keep our imaginary hyperbolic units straight here); and these are meant to be complex interactive elements, with options...
Oh, drop downs, you cheeky little things!

Oh, drop downs, you cheeky little things!

Why is it? Form elements are fully customizable using simple CSS styling except <select> drop downs. Oh sure, you can tweak colors, sizes, fonts, etc. but I’m talking about overriding the native controls and really making them your own. Of course, you can use...