JedWatson / JedWatson/react-select

[Accessibility] Option to customize dummy input

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Description

Is there a way to customize input tag which is appearing below the placeholder div in react select?

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It is giving an error in ARC toolkit while testing for accessibility as below in the screenshot.

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First steps

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reproducing the rendered react-select input beneath the placeholder div and run the ARC toolkit check described in the issue. Trace how that input is created and determine what customization is needed. Done means the input can be customized without breaking the select and the reported accessibility error is resolved.

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Assessment

Tech stack
react, typescript
Domain
accessibility, frontend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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