Documentation for Smart Select recommends invalid HTML

[ekwoka]

https://framework7.io/docs/smart-select

Here all the examples show an a tag around the select.

This is outside of spec.

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/a#technical_summary

[nolimits4web]

And it is still valid and works totally fine everywhere

[ekwoka]

So you disagree with the HTML Working Group?

[ekwoka]

Also, it does NOT "work totally fine everywhere"

Example:

https://play.tailwindcss.com/gGIEhYd4j5

This produces two focusable elements that are indistinguishable when tabbing.

And for what?

what does an a do there that's useful? Why isn't it just a div? or span?

So to summarize:

1. It's out of spec to put a select inside an a
2. It creates two focusable elements, one of which won't really work
3. It adds nothing to the implementation over alternative element choices.