The Custom Menu Decision Walk
Decide when to simplify to native controls versus taking on the full cost of accessible custom behavior.
Component review A custom single-select menu looks polished but fails basic keyboard use and does not announce open or closed state reliably. If a control cannot be operated predictably, the visual approval has hidden a behavioral regression. The framework Native first, custom only with full behavior ownership Decide whether the interaction truly requires a custom widget before you agree to rebuild browser behavior by hand. Trap Judge the component only by its surface styling. You stop accidental accessibility debt before it hardens into a shared component. If the behavior need is ordinary, ordinary controls are usually the strongest product choice.…
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