Improve Clarity combobox

[Callen93]

Would it be possible to add a feature, allowing the addition of a custom value ?

[d-m-s]

I do have the same request, just wanted to add more details to it!

Combobox: support for custom values

The combobox is a really helpful component, it just lacks the addition of custom values.
Whenever custom values are needed, currently the datalist is used as a replacement, but this results in inconsistent user-interfaces. Datalist also has some display issues in different browsers.
In the following usecase the datalist can not serve as replacement.

Usecase Tags/Labels

• We're using it to add tags/labels to an object - there the multi-selection of the combobox is really great as the added items are designed as input-chips.
• So existing tags can be added, but of course we have the necessity to create new tags, that need to be added to the list.
• Datalist does not work as replacement as it does not support multi-selection.

Usability guidance

Currently the differentiation when to use datalist / combobox often puzzles designers/developlers and in the end of course our users.
Having the combobox supporting custom values / free text input would be a great step to unify the user interface.

Related discussion in core: vmware-clarity/core#162

[d-m-s]

@kevinbuhmann @bbogdanov, @ashleyryan, @pdaigle, ... anyone from vm-ware
Can you give us any update/feedback?