so confusing: when to use Listbox(select) vs Menu(dropdown)

[uptonking]

the more i read the docs, the more confusing it is.

select is almost the same as dropdown both in style and behavior.

and your example shows that they do look the same.

[adamwathan]

Hey! They are completely different in terms of behavior — Listbox is for making custom <select> controls, which are form controls that have a selected value. Menu is for making dropdown menus, like you see in the menu bar in your operating system.

Menu:

Listbox:

[JohnBDonner]

This (and resulting usage differences) should be more apparent in the documentation 😇