This patch replaces "select..." with "- Please select -" in select boxes. This is much more easier to translate and easier to understand for the user that this is not an selectable option.

Patch applies to D7 and D6.

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webform_please_select-D7.patch683 byteshass

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Category: bug » task

I'm not 100% sure about the value of "- Please select -" over "select...". Adding the word "Please" and changes in punctuation, I'm not sure how one is more intuitive than the other.

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This is more or less a context senstive issue that comes in mind after translation. If the string has been translated to German it's no longer clear that this is not an normal selection option in the option list. With the change it's clear that the user must select something from the option list. We use the "dash" logic in CCK and other modules to make a clear abstraction to the items list. With the dashes it's clear that this is the first item that requires a user selection of one of the options in the list.

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Status: Needs review » Closed (duplicate)

I'm merging this issue into #1009168: Webform has a redundant implementation for mandatory select lists with no default value, which deals more specifically with Drupal 7 but has an impact on this issue as well. In Drupal 7, it appears that "- Select -" has been standardized throughout all of core. As part of the fix over there I think it makes sense for Webform to fall inline with this change, even in D6.