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Don't use it, it totally blows. For another oddity to not use, check out the multiple select: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Reference/...

Expecting users to press modifiers when clicking on these is so funny.





> Expecting users to press modifiers when clicking on these is so funny.

I mean… 5 year olds can figure out shift-click in Minecraft.


Trying to figure things out in a game is fun! Trying to figure things out on a website is a sign the UI sucks.

Learn it in a game, then use it on a website. It's a UI convention, not merely a quirk to a multi-select list.

Modifier keys are used elsewhere optionally on operating systems. But no other form control demands knowledge of modifier clicks. It's simply a useless bit of UI and should not be used.



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