First item is selected by default - can this be disabled?

[moroshko]

Just wondering whether the default behaviour of selecting the first item in the list is some sort of accessibility requirement (if so, could you please point to the docs?), and whether this is something the can be disabled?
I was looking for something like selectFirstItem={false} but couldn't find such API.

[JamesParkinSonos]

It would be great if there was a way to specify which item should be selected first.

Actually, this was easy once I figured out how. You can set the value prop on the Command component to the item you want to be selected first.

[moshest]

My solution is to add a hidden value to it will be automatically selected:

<CommandItem value="-" className="hidden" />

The hidden class make sure it will not be visible but still controlled and selected by cmdk.

[sunwrobert]

+1 on this being a somewhat arbitrary requirement. We should have the flexibility to set this

[moroshko]

@pacocoursey Do I understand correctly that in v1.0 it's still not possible to disable the auto-select of the first item? Is it some sort of accessibility concern?

[vinceflores]

Heres an example where only the CommandItem selected is highlighted on render

     {repos?.map((repo: string, i: number) => {
              const pathName = usePathname();
              const selected = pathName === `/${repo}`;
              return (
                <Link key={i} href={`/${repo}`}>
                  <CommandItem
                    value={selected? "-": ""}
                    className={`${
                      selected ? "bg-accent" : "bg-background"
                    } `}
                  >
                    {repo}
                  </CommandItem>
                </Link>
              );
            })}

[andrecasal]

If the component sits below the fold, the page will always scroll to the first selected item, which is a pain. Any way to disable any kind of selection on render would be much appreciated.

[AMerkuri]

This solution preserves selected value and allows keyboard navigation.

<Command defaultValue={value} disablePointerSelection={true}>

[maerzhase]

would be cool to get an API for this. selectFirstItem={false} would do the trick.
Example where it comes in handy: Let's say you use the UI for a search input that can display some suggestions. You want to write into the input and submit the search query only OR you wanna select an item (via keyboard or mouse) and trigger the suggestion.