Reuse items in a multi-select (multiple) box

[willsmithbsc]

Similar to Issue #1301

I need the multiple select list (the side by side with boxes) to allow for the same value multiple times

for example

list would be Apple, Orange, Pear

I want to select 3 Oranges and 1 Apple

example Orange, Orange, Orange, Apple

Issue #1301 says just create them in the tags, but I don't want a long list of options

another example would be Red,Green,Blue

and for a security system my code might be Red,Red,Blue,Red so I need to enter it in this way to pass security, so no auto sort if this is possible.

[pedrofurtado]

We don't have immediate plans to provide this. We are focused now to fix UI bugs. But if you open a PR with unit tests, I will be glad to review and approve if everything is ok.

[kevin-brown]

Reopening this to see if there any enough interest to document this functionality, or at least how it could be achieved, given this gets enough questions per year about it.

[sphuber]

Thanks a lot @kevin-brown . It seems like their are quite some thumbs up. I really would like to get this feature, so I have already been looking a bit in the code to see if I can implement it myself. Unfortunately though, since I have no real experience with Javascript, I am not having any luck so far. Maybe if I could get some pointers on the rough concept and where the main implementation should go, I could have another stab.

[stale]

This issue has been automatically marked as stale because it has not had recent activity. It will be closed if no further activity occurs. Thank you for your contributions.

[sphuber]

There is still an open PR for this that. It would be good if that can be reviewed before closing this