@aurodesignsystem-dev/auro-formkit 0.0.0-pr1510.3 → 0.0.0-pr1511.0

package/components/form/demo/index.min.js

@@ -6176,7 +6176,7 @@ function normalizeDates$3(context, ...dates) {
  * const result = startOfDay(new Date(2014, 8, 2, 11, 55, 0))
  * //=> Tue Sep 02 2014 00:00:00
  */
-function startOfDay$3(date, options) {
+function startOfDay$4(date, options) {
   const _date = toDate$3(date, options?.in);
   _date.setHours(0, 0, 0, 0);
   return _date;
@@ -6224,8 +6224,8 @@ function differenceInCalendarDays$3(laterDate, earlierDate, options) {
     earlierDate,
   );
 
-  const laterStartOfDay = startOfDay$3(laterDate_);
-  const earlierStartOfDay = startOfDay$3(earlierDate_);
+  const laterStartOfDay = startOfDay$4(laterDate_);
+  const earlierStartOfDay = startOfDay$4(earlierDate_);
 
   const laterTimestamp =
     +laterStartOfDay - getTimezoneOffsetInMilliseconds$3(laterStartOfDay);
@@ -13372,7 +13372,7 @@ let AuroHelpText$8 = class AuroHelpText extends i$3 {
   }
 };
 
-var formkitVersion$8 = '202606252324';
+var formkitVersion$8 = '202606252142';
 
 // Copyright (c) 2025 Alaska Airlines. All right reserved. Licensed under the Apache-2.0 license
 // See LICENSE in the project root for license information.
@@ -15456,7 +15456,7 @@ function normalizeDates$1(context, ...dates) {
  * const result = startOfDay(new Date(2014, 8, 2, 11, 55, 0))
  * //=> Tue Sep 02 2014 00:00:00
  */
-function startOfDay$1(date, options) {
+function startOfDay$2(date, options) {
   const _date = toDate$1(date, options?.in);
   _date.setHours(0, 0, 0, 0);
   return _date;
@@ -15504,8 +15504,8 @@ function differenceInCalendarDays$1(laterDate, earlierDate, options) {
     earlierDate,
   );
 
-  const laterStartOfDay = startOfDay$1(laterDate_);
-  const earlierStartOfDay = startOfDay$1(earlierDate_);
+  const laterStartOfDay = startOfDay$2(laterDate_);
+  const earlierStartOfDay = startOfDay$2(earlierDate_);
 
   const laterTimestamp =
     +laterStartOfDay - getTimezoneOffsetInMilliseconds$1(laterStartOfDay);
@@ -24962,8 +24962,8 @@ class RangeDatepickerCell extends i$3 {
     const parsedDateFrom = parseInt(dateFrom, 10);
     const parsedDateTo = parseInt(dateTo, 10);
     if (day) {
-      if (getTime(startOfDay$1(parsedDateTo * 1000)) / 1000 === day.date ||
-        getTime(startOfDay$1(parsedDateFrom * 1000)) / 1000 === day.date) {
+      if (getTime(startOfDay$2(parsedDateTo * 1000)) / 1000 === day.date ||
+        getTime(startOfDay$2(parsedDateFrom * 1000)) / 1000 === day.date) {
         this.selected = true;
       }
       if (((hoveredDate === day.date || day.date < hoveredDate) &&
@@ -25151,7 +25151,7 @@ class RangeDatepickerCalendar extends i$3 {
     this.dayNamesOfTheWeek = [];
     this.daysOfMonth = [];
     this._locale = null;
-    this.currentDate = parseInt(format$1(startOfDay$1(Date.now()), 't'), 10);
+    this.currentDate = parseInt(format$1(startOfDay$2(Date.now()), 't'), 10);
     this.localeChanged();
     this.yearAndMonthChanged(this.year, this.month);
   }
@@ -25625,7 +25625,7 @@ __decorate([n$4({ type: Array })], RangeDatepickerCalendar.prototype, "dayNamesO
 __decorate([n$4({ type: Array })], RangeDatepickerCalendar.prototype, "daysOfMonth", void 0);
 AuroLibraryRuntimeUtils$5$1.prototype.registerComponent('wc-range-datepicker-calendar', RangeDatepickerCalendar);
 
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);letter-spacing:var(--wcss-body-letter-spacing, 0);font-size:var(--wcss-body-lg-font-size, 1.125rem);line-height:var(--wcss-body-lg-line-height, 1.625rem)}.body-lg-emphasized{font-family:var(--wcss-body-family, "AS Circular"),system-ui,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:var(--wcss-body-lg-emphasized-weight, );letter-spacing:var(--wcss-body-letter-spacing, 0);font-size:var(--wcss-body-lg-emphasized-font-size, 1.125rem);line-height:var(--wcss-body-lg-emphasized-line-height, 1.625rem)}.body-sm{font-family:var(--wcss-body-family, "AS Circular"),system-ui,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:var(--wcss-body-sm-weight, );letter-spacing:var(--wcss-body-letter-spacing, 0);font-size:var(--wcss-body-sm-font-size, 0.875rem);line-height:var(--wcss-body-sm-line-height, 1.25rem)}.body-sm-emphasized{font-family:var(--wcss-body-family, "AS 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10px;overflow:hidden}.day.lastDayOfMonth::before{border-radius:0 10px 10px 0;overflow:hidden}.buttonWrapper{display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:center;justify-content:center;height:100%}.dateSlot{display:block}::slotted([slot^=date_]){width:100%;white-space:nowrap}::slotted(auro-icon){max-height:24px;max-width:24px}:host([renderForDateSlot]) .buttonWrapper{position:relative;width:100%;height:100%}:host([renderForDateSlot]) .currentDayMarker{position:relative}`;
 
 var colorCss$5$2 = i$6`:host ::slotted([slot^=date_]){color:var(--ds-auro-calendar-cell-price-text-color)}:host ::slotted([slot^=date_][highlight]){--ds-auro-calendar-cell-price-text-color: var(--ds-basic-color-status-success, #447a1f)}:host .day{border-color:var(--ds-auro-calendar-cell-border-color);background-color:var(--ds-auro-calendar-cell-container-color);color:var(--ds-auro-calendar-cell-text-color)}:host .day.activeCell:not(.selected){--ds-auro-calendar-cell-container-color: var(--ds-auro-calendar-cell-in-range-color);border-color:var(--ds-advanced-color-state-selected);outline-color:var(--ds-auro-calendar-cell-container-color)}:host .day.selected{--ds-auro-calendar-cell-container-color: var(--ds-advanced-color-state-selected, #01426a);--ds-auro-calendar-cell-text-color: var(--ds-basic-color-texticon-inverse, #ffffff);--ds-auro-calendar-cell-price-text-color: var(--ds-basic-color-texticon-inverse, #ffffff)}:host .day.selected ::slotted([slot^=date_][highlight]){--ds-auro-calendar-cell-price-text-color: var(--ds-basic-color-status-success-subtle, #d6eac7)}:host .day.selected:hover{--ds-auro-calendar-cell-container-color: var(--ds-advanced-color-state-selected-hover, #00274a);--ds-auro-calendar-cell-text-color: var(--ds-basic-color-texticon-inverse, #ffffff)}:host .day.reference:after{border-color:var(--ds-basic-color-border-default, #959595);box-shadow:inset 0 0 0 2px var(--ds-basic-color-surface-default, #ffffff)}:host .day.reference:hover::after{box-shadow:inset 0 0 0 2px var(--ds-advanced-color-shared-background-muted, #f7f7f7)}:host .day:hover{--ds-auro-calendar-cell-container-color: var(--ds-advanced-color-state-background-hover, #f2f2f2);--ds-auro-calendar-cell-text-color: var(--ds-basic-color-texticon-default, #2a2a2a)}:host .day.disabled{--ds-auro-calendar-cell-container-color: transparent;--ds-auro-calendar-cell-text-color: var(--ds-basic-color-texticon-disabled, #d0d0d0);--ds-auro-calendar-cell-price-text-color: var(--ds-basic-color-texticon-disabled, #d0d0d0)}:host .day.blackout{--ds-auro-calendar-cell-container-color: transparent;--ds-auro-calendar-cell-text-color: var(--ds-basic-color-texticon-disabled, #d0d0d0);--ds-auro-calendar-cell-price-text-color: var(--ds-basic-color-texticon-disabled, #d0d0d0)}:host .day.inRange:before,:host .day.rangeDepartDate:before,:host .day.rangeReturnDate:before,:host .day.lastHoveredDate:before{background-color:var(--ds-auro-calendar-cell-in-range-color)}:host .day.sameDateTrip:before{--ds-auro-calendar-cell-in-range-color: transparent}`;
 
@@ -25650,104 +25650,14 @@ class s{registerComponent(e,t){customElements.get(e)||customElements.define(e,cl
 
 var popoverVersion = '6.0.1';
 
-/**
- * Single source of truth for parsing and matching blackout dates across the
- * datepicker. Both `auro-calendar` (memoized Set + `isDateBlackout`) and the
- * pre-`firstUpdated` fallback inside `auro-calendar-cell` route through these
- * helpers so the YYYY-MM-DD → seconds conversion and the merge-with-legacy
- * `disabledDays` rules are defined exactly once.
- */
-
-/**
- * Converts a `YYYY-MM-DD` ISO date string to a Unix timestamp (seconds)
- * representing local midnight on that calendar day. Returns `null` for
- * inputs that don't parse to a finite timestamp.
- *
- * Uses the `new Date(year, monthIndex, day)` constructor (NOT
- * `new Date(isoStr)`) so the result is local-midnight rather than UTC
- * midnight — required to keep the calendar grid aligned with the user's
- * local calendar day in negative-offset timezones.
- *
- * @param {string} isoStr - Date string in `YYYY-MM-DD` format.
- * @returns {number|null} Local-midnight Unix timestamp (seconds), or null.
- */
-function parseIsoToTimestamp(isoStr) {
-  if (typeof isoStr !== 'string') {
-    return null;
-  }
-  const parts = isoStr.split('-');
-  if (parts.length !== 3) {
-    return null;
-  }
-  const year = parseInt(parts[0], 10);
-  const month = parseInt(parts[1], 10);
-  const day = parseInt(parts[2], 10);
-  if (!Number.isFinite(year) || !Number.isFinite(month) || !Number.isFinite(day)) {
-    return null;
-  }
-  // Reject overflow values like "2024-13-40" — JS `new Date(year, month, day)`
-  // silently normalizes those to a different calendar day, which would
-  // disable the wrong date if we let the result through.
-  if (month < 1 || month > 12 || day < 1 || day > 31) {
-    return null;
-  }
-  const date = new Date(year, month - 1, day);
-  // Guard the residual case where JS still rolls a value (e.g. Feb 30 → Mar 2).
-  // After construction, getFullYear/getMonth/getDate should match the inputs.
-  if (date.getFullYear() !== year || date.getMonth() !== month - 1 || date.getDate() !== day) {
-    return null;
-  }
-  const ts = Math.floor(date.getTime() / 1000);
-  return Number.isFinite(ts) ? ts : null;
-}
-
-/**
- * Builds a `Set<number>` of seconds-since-epoch timestamps covering both the
- * legacy `disabledDays` (already-numeric) array and the ISO `blackoutDates`
- * array. Use this for O(1) membership checks in hot paths.
- *
- * @param {Array<string|number>|undefined} disabledDays - Legacy timestamp array.
- * @param {Array<string>|undefined} blackoutDates - ISO `YYYY-MM-DD` array.
- * @returns {Set<number>}
- */
-function buildBlackoutSet(disabledDays, blackoutDates) {
-  const set = new Set();
-  if (Array.isArray(disabledDays)) {
-    for (const day of disabledDays) {
-      const ts = parseInt(day, 10);
-      if (Number.isFinite(ts)) {
-        set.add(ts);
-      }
-    }
-  }
-  if (Array.isArray(blackoutDates)) {
-    for (const isoStr of blackoutDates) {
-      const ts = parseIsoToTimestamp(isoStr);
-      if (ts !== null) {
-        set.add(ts);
-      }
-    }
-  }
-  return set;
-}
-
-/**
- * One-shot membership test for a single timestamp against both blackout
- * sources. Allocates a Set on each call; only use this in cold paths
- * (e.g. the pre-`firstUpdated` cell fallback). Hot paths should hold the
- * Set returned from `buildBlackoutSet` and `.has(ts)` directly.
- *
- * @param {number} dateTs - Unix timestamp (seconds) to test.
- * @param {Array<string|number>|undefined} disabledDays - Legacy timestamp array.
- * @param {Array<string>|undefined} blackoutDates - ISO `YYYY-MM-DD` array.
- * @returns {boolean}
- */
-function isBlackoutTimestamp(dateTs, disabledDays, blackoutDates) {
-  return buildBlackoutSet(disabledDays, blackoutDates).has(dateTs);
-}
-
 /* eslint-disable curly, max-lines, no-underscore-dangle, no-magic-numbers, no-underscore-dangle, max-params, no-extra-parens, arrow-parens, max-lines, line-comment-position, no-inline-comments, lit/binding-positions, lit/no-invalid-html */
 
+const startOfDay$1 = (ms) => {
+  const date = new Date(ms);
+  date.setHours(0, 0, 0, 0);
+  return date.getTime();
+};
+
 class AuroCalendarCell extends i$3 {
   constructor() {
     super();
@@ -25794,14 +25704,6 @@ class AuroCalendarCell extends i$3 {
         type: Boolean,
         reflect: true
       },
-      /**
-       * @deprecated Propagated from the legacy `auro-calendar.disabledDays`
-       * Unix-timestamp array. The cell honors it for backward compatibility
-       * (see the divergence-check fallback inside `isBlackout`), but
-       * consumers should migrate to `auro-datepicker.blackoutDates`
-       * (YYYY-MM-DD ISO strings). The calendar emits a one-time
-       * deprecation warning the first time a non-empty value is observed.
-       */
       disabledDays:  { type: Array },
       isCurrentDate: { type: Boolean },
       locale:        { type: String },
@@ -25847,8 +25749,8 @@ class AuroCalendarCell extends i$3 {
     const parsedDateTo = parseInt(dateTo, 10);
 
     if (day) {
-      const departTimestamp = new Date(parsedDateFrom * 1000).setHours(0, 0, 0, 0) / 1000;
-      const returnTimestamp = new Date(parsedDateTo * 1000).setHours(0, 0, 0, 0) / 1000;
+      const departTimestamp = startOfDay$1(parsedDateFrom * 1000) / 1000;
+      const returnTimestamp = startOfDay$1(parsedDateTo * 1000) / 1000;
 
       if (day.date === departTimestamp || day.date === returnTimestamp) {
         this.selected = true;
@@ -25932,33 +25834,27 @@ class AuroCalendarCell extends i$3 {
       return false;
     }
 
-    // Delegate to the calendar's memoized blackout Set for O(1) lookup
-    // (instead of rescanning disabledDays + blackoutDates per render). The
-    // Set is rebuilt only when either source array reference changes — see
-    // auro-calendar.js#_getBlackoutSet.
-    if (this.calendar && typeof this.calendar._getBlackoutSet === 'function') {
-      if (this.calendar._getBlackoutSet().has(this.day.date)) {
+    // Check against disabledDays timestamps (legacy path)
+    if (Array.isArray(this.disabledDays) && this.disabledDays.length > 0 &&
+      (this.disabledDays.findIndex(dd => parseInt(dd, 10) === this.day.date) !== -1)) {
+      return true;
+    }
+
+    // Check against blackoutDates (ISO format YYYY-MM-DD) on the datepicker
+    const blackoutDates = this.datepicker?.blackoutDates;
+
+    if (Array.isArray(blackoutDates) && blackoutDates.length > 0) {
+      const date = new Date(this.day.date * 1000);
+      const yyyy = date.getFullYear();
+      const mm = String(date.getMonth() + 1).padStart(2, '0');
+      const dd = String(date.getDate()).padStart(2, '0');
+      const cellDate = `${yyyy}-${mm}-${dd}`;
+      if (blackoutDates.includes(cellDate)) {
         return true;
       }
-      // If the cell's local disabledDays diverged from the calendar's (a
-      // consumer or test mutated cell.disabledDays directly), the Set does
-      // not reflect that addition — fall through to the per-cell scan only
-      // when the reference no longer matches. Production data flow keeps
-      // these identical, so this branch stays cold. Guarded with
-      // Array.isArray to match `_getBlackoutSet`'s contract: non-array
-      // values are treated as empty rather than crashing on `.findIndex`.
-      if (Array.isArray(this.disabledDays) && this.disabledDays !== this.calendar.disabledDays && this.disabledDays.length > 0) {
-        if (this.disabledDays.findIndex((dd) => parseInt(dd, 10) === this.day.date) !== -1) {
-          return true;
-        }
-      }
-      return false;
     }
 
-    // Pre-firstUpdated fallback — the cell may render once before the
-    // ancestor calendar is wired up. Routes through the shared
-    // blackoutUtils helper so the parsing rules stay in one place.
-    return isBlackoutTimestamp(this.day.date, this.disabledDays, this.datepicker?.blackoutDates);
+    return false;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -26064,12 +25960,12 @@ class AuroCalendarCell extends i$3 {
     const parsedDateFrom = Number.parseInt(this.dateFrom, 10);
     if (!Number.isFinite(parsedDateFrom)) return null;
 
-    const departTimestamp = new Date(parsedDateFrom * 1000).setHours(0, 0, 0, 0) / 1000;
+    const departTimestamp = startOfDay$1(parsedDateFrom * 1000) / 1000;
     const dayDate = this.day.date;
 
     const parsedDateTo = Number.parseInt(this.dateTo, 10);
     const hasDateTo = Number.isFinite(parsedDateTo);
-    const returnTimestamp = hasDateTo ? new Date(parsedDateTo * 1000).setHours(0, 0, 0, 0) / 1000 : null;
+    const returnTimestamp = hasDateTo ? startOfDay$1(parsedDateTo * 1000) / 1000 : null;
 
     if (dayDate === departTimestamp) return this.datepicker.rangeLabelStart || 'range start';
 
@@ -26079,9 +25975,7 @@ class AuroCalendarCell extends i$3 {
 
     if (hasDateTo && dayDate > departTimestamp && dayDate < returnTimestamp) return this.datepicker.rangeLabelInRange || 'in range';
 
-    if (!hasDateTo && dayDate > departTimestamp) return this.datepicker.rangeLabelEndPreview || 'previewing range end';
-
-    // After end date when both dateFrom and dateTo are set.
+    // After start date, no end date yet, or after end date
     return this.datepicker.rangeLabelAfterRange || 'after range';
   }
 
@@ -26094,7 +25988,7 @@ class AuroCalendarCell extends i$3 {
    */
   isDepartDate(day, dateFrom) {
     const parsedDateFrom = parseInt(dateFrom, 10);
-    const departTimestamp = new Date(parsedDateFrom * 1000).setHours(0, 0, 0, 0) / 1000;
+    const departTimestamp = startOfDay$1(parsedDateFrom * 1000) / 1000;
 
     return this.selected && day.date === departTimestamp;
   }
@@ -26109,7 +26003,7 @@ class AuroCalendarCell extends i$3 {
    */
   isReturnDate(day, dateFrom, dateTo) {
     const parsedDateTo = parseInt(dateTo, 10);
-    const returnTimestamp = new Date(parsedDateTo * 1000).setHours(0, 0, 0, 0) / 1000;
+    const returnTimestamp = startOfDay$1(parsedDateTo * 1000) / 1000;
 
     return this.selected && day.date === returnTimestamp && dateFrom;
   }
@@ -26273,7 +26167,6 @@ class AuroCalendarCell extends i$3 {
       setTimeout(() => this.firstUpdated(), 0);
       return;
     }
-    this.calendar = calendar;
     this.datepicker = calendar.datepicker;
     this._slotContentHandler = () => {
       this.handleSlotContent();
@@ -26331,13 +26224,12 @@ class AuroCalendarCell extends i$3 {
         this._cachedButton = this.shadowRoot.querySelector('button.day');
       });
 
-      // Keep the host's gridcell aria attributes in sync with the day data.
+      // Update host-level aria attributes for ariaActiveDescendantElement.
       this.updateHostAria();
     }
 
     // Update host aria when selection changes (aria-selected, range labels)
-    // or when isCurrentDate flips (aria-current).
-    if (properties.has('dateFrom') || properties.has('dateTo') || properties.has('selected') || properties.has('isCurrentDate')) {
+    if (properties.has('dateFrom') || properties.has('dateTo') || properties.has('selected')) {
       this.updateHostAria();
     }
 
@@ -26348,8 +26240,8 @@ class AuroCalendarCell extends i$3 {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Sets host-level ARIA so each cell exposes its date, selection state,
-   * and blackout status to assistive tech browsing the month grid.
+   * Updates ARIA attributes on the host element so that
+   * ariaActiveDescendantElement can expose cell info to the SR.
    * @private
    * @returns {void}
    */
@@ -26358,27 +26250,16 @@ class AuroCalendarCell extends i$3 {
 
     const outOfRange = this.isOutOfRange(this.day, this.min, this.max);
     if (outOfRange) {
-      // Strip every aria attribute the in-range branch may have set on a
-      // previous render — if a cell flips from in-range to out-of-range
-      // (calendar shifts months, minDate/maxDate change, etc.).
       this.removeAttribute('role');
       this.removeAttribute('aria-label');
-      this.removeAttribute('aria-current');
-      this.removeAttribute('aria-selected');
-      this.removeAttribute('aria-disabled');
       return;
     }
 
+    // The host acts as the gridcell for ariaActiveDescendantElement.
     this.setAttribute('role', 'gridcell');
     this.setAttribute('aria-label', this.getAriaLabel());
     this.setAttribute('aria-selected', this.selected ? 'true' : 'false');
 
-    if (this.isCurrentDate) {
-      this.setAttribute('aria-current', 'date');
-    } else {
-      this.removeAttribute('aria-current');
-    }
-
     if (this.isBlackout()) {
       this.setAttribute('aria-disabled', 'true');
     } else {
@@ -26393,7 +26274,7 @@ class AuroCalendarCell extends i$3 {
    * @returns {void}
    */
   focusButton() {
-    const button = this._cachedButton || this.shadowRoot.querySelector('button:not([disabled])');
+    const button = this._cachedButton || this.shadowRoot.querySelector('button:not([aria-hidden])');
     if (button) {
       button.focus({ focusVisible: true });
     }
@@ -26401,9 +26282,7 @@ class AuroCalendarCell extends i$3 {
 
   /**
    * Imperatively marks this cell as active without triggering a Lit re-render.
-   * Buttons stay tabindex="-1" because DOM focus stays on the grid wrapper —
-   * arrow keys move the active cell imperatively and the live region carries
-   * the SR announcement.
+   * Note: buttons stay tabindex="-1" because the grid uses aria-activedescendant.
    * @returns {void}
    */
   setActive() {
@@ -26445,13 +26324,10 @@ class AuroCalendarCell extends i$3 {
     if (!btn || !this.day) return;
 
     const dayDate = this.day.date;
-    const departTimestamp = new Date(dateFrom * 1000).setHours(0, 0, 0, 0) / 1000;
+    const departTimestamp = startOfDay$1(dateFrom * 1000) / 1000;
     const isInRange = dayDate > departTimestamp && dayDate < hoveredDate;
-    // `>=` so hovering the depart cell itself (a same-day round-trip
-    // preview) still surfaces a visual cue: the depart cell receives both
-    // rangeDepartDate and lastHoveredDate.
-    const isLastHovered = dayDate === hoveredDate && hoveredDate >= departTimestamp;
-    const isDepartWithPreview = dayDate === departTimestamp && hoveredDate >= departTimestamp;
+    const isLastHovered = dayDate === hoveredDate && hoveredDate > departTimestamp;
+    const isDepartWithPreview = dayDate === departTimestamp && hoveredDate > departTimestamp;
 
     btn.classList.toggle('inRange', isInRange);
     btn.classList.toggle('lastHoveredDate', isLastHovered);
@@ -26509,6 +26385,7 @@ class AuroCalendarCell extends i$3 {
         @focus="${outOfRange ? undefined : this.handleFocus}"
         class="${e$2(buttonClasses)}"
         ?disabled="${outOfRange}"
+        aria-hidden="${outOfRange ? 'true' : A$7}"
         tabindex="-1">
         <div class="buttonWrapper" aria-hidden="true">
           <div class="currentDayMarker">${this.day?.title || A$7}</div>
@@ -27614,7 +27491,7 @@ let AuroBibtemplate$3 = class AuroBibtemplate extends i$3 {
   }
 };
 
-var formkitVersion$2$1 = '202606252324';
+var formkitVersion$2$1 = '202606252142';
 
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@@ -27737,11 +27614,7 @@ class AuroCalendar extends RangeDatepicker {
     this.calendarRangeMonths = null;
 
     /**
-     * @deprecated Use `auro-datepicker.blackoutDates` (an array of
-     * `YYYY-MM-DD` ISO strings) instead. This legacy array of Unix
-     * timestamps is still honored for backward compatibility but emits a
-     * one-time `console.debug` the first time a non-empty value is observed.
-     * Support will be removed in a future major release.
+     * Legacy array of disabled-date timestamps.
      * @private
      */
     this.disabledDays = [];
@@ -27998,44 +27871,17 @@ class AuroCalendar extends RangeDatepicker {
    * @returns {void}
    */
   updateActiveCellForVisibleMonth() {
-    this._afterMonthRender(() => {
-      const newDate = this.computeActiveDate({ skipDateFrom: true });
-
-      if (newDate !== null && newDate !== undefined) {
-        this.activeCellDate = newDate;
-        this.setActiveCell(this.activeCellDate);
-      }
-    });
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Schedules `callback` two animation frames out, giving the child
-   * `auro-formkit-calendar-month` and `auro-formkit-calendar-cell` elements
-   * a full render-and-paint cycle to settle before the callback reads or
-   * mutates DOM.
-   *
-   * Why two frames, not one:
-   * 1. Lit batches property updates and renders in a microtask, so frame N
-   *    schedules the render but the new DOM may not be painted yet.
-   * 2. Cells re-cache `_cachedButton` inside their own `updateComplete.then`,
-   *    which also lands a tick later. Reading buttons from frame N+1
-   *    (after both renders + cache refresh have flushed) reliably hits the
-   *    new month's cells.
-   *
-   * Used by every code path that calls `handleNextMonth`/`handlePrevMonth`
-   * and then needs to inspect the freshly-rendered cells (cross-month
-   * keyboard nav, boundary events, `updateActiveCellForVisibleMonth`).
-   * Do NOT collapse to a single rAF — it intermittently lands before
-   * `_cachedButton` is refreshed, which silently breaks focus restoration
-   * and `setActiveCell` lookups.
-   * @private
-   * @param {() => void} callback - Runs once after the month re-render and
-   * the cells' button caches have refreshed.
-   * @returns {void}
-   */
-  _afterMonthRender(callback) {
+    // Use double-rAF to ensure child month/cell components have fully
+    // rendered and cached their button references before we set tabindex.
     requestAnimationFrame(() => {
-      requestAnimationFrame(callback);
+      requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+        const newDate = this.computeActiveDate({ skipDateFrom: true });
+
+        if (newDate !== null && newDate !== undefined) {
+          this.activeCellDate = newDate;
+          this.setActiveCell(this.activeCellDate);
+        }
+      });
     });
   }
 
@@ -28153,47 +27999,6 @@ class AuroCalendar extends RangeDatepicker {
     return Array.from(this.shadowRoot.querySelectorAll('auro-formkit-calendar-month'));
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Picks the focusable cell whose date is closest to targetTs. Used as a
-   * fallback after a month-boundary nav when the exact target date isn't
-   * focusable — typically because the month re-render lagged or the date
-   * was filtered out by isOutOfRange. When two cells are equidistant, the
-   * navigation direction breaks the tie so the user moves the way they
-   * pressed (forward → later cell, backward → earlier cell).
-   * @private
-   * @param {Array} cells - Focusable cells from getAllFocusableCells.
-   * @param {Number} targetTs - Desired Unix timestamp (seconds).
-   * @param {'next'|'prev'} direction - Navigation direction.
-   * @returns {Object|null} The nearest cell, or null when cells is empty.
-   */
-  pickNearestCell(cells, targetTs, direction) {
-    if (!cells.length) {
-      return null;
-    }
-    const forward = direction === 'next';
-    let best = null;
-    let bestDelta = Infinity;
-    cells.forEach((cell) => {
-      if (!cell.day) {
-        return;
-      }
-      const distance = Math.abs(cell.day.date - targetTs);
-      if (distance < bestDelta) {
-        best = cell;
-        bestDelta = distance;
-        return;
-      }
-      if (distance === bestDelta && best) {
-        if (forward && cell.day.date > best.day.date) {
-          best = cell;
-        } else if (!forward && cell.day.date < best.day.date) {
-          best = cell;
-        }
-      }
-    });
-    return best;
-  }
-
   /**
    * Gets all focusable cells across all rendered months.
    * @private
@@ -28210,9 +28015,9 @@ class AuroCalendar extends RangeDatepicker {
 
   /**
    * Sets the active cell across all months. Only one cell has tabindex="0" at a time.
-   * Uses imperative DOM manipulation — no Lit re-render triggered. DOM focus
-   * stays on the grid wrapper; the live region (see getOrCreateLiveRegion)
-   * is what announces the active cell to assistive tech.
+   * Uses imperative DOM manipulation — no Lit re-render triggered.
+   * Also updates ariaActiveDescendantElement on the grid wrapper so
+   * screen readers announce the active cell without moving DOM focus.
    * @param {Number} date - Unix timestamp of the cell to activate.
    * @returns {void}
    */
@@ -28293,65 +28098,6 @@ class AuroCalendar extends RangeDatepicker {
     this.clearRangePreview();
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Returns a memoized Set of blackout timestamps (seconds) drawn from both
-   * the legacy `disabledDays` array and the datepicker's ISO `blackoutDates`.
-   * The cache invalidates when either source array's reference changes, which
-   * matches Lit's own reactive identity semantics for array properties.
-   * @private
-   * @returns {Set<Number>}
-   */
-  _getBlackoutSet() {
-    // Normalize non-array values to a stable `null` sentinel rather than a
-    // fresh `[]` per call — otherwise the reference-identity cache key
-    // (`_cachedBlackoutDisabledDays === disabledDays`) never matches on
-    // subsequent calls and the Set rebuilds every time. `buildBlackoutSet`
-    // already treats null/non-array as "no legacy disabledDays" via its
-    // own Array.isArray gate.
-    const disabledDays = Array.isArray(this.disabledDays) ? this.disabledDays : null;
-    const blackoutDates = this.datepicker?.blackoutDates;
-    if (this._blackoutSet &&
-      this._cachedBlackoutDisabledDays === disabledDays &&
-      this._cachedBlackoutDates === blackoutDates) {
-      return this._blackoutSet;
-    }
-
-    if (disabledDays && disabledDays.length > 0) {
-      this._warnDisabledDaysDeprecated();
-    }
-
-    this._blackoutSet = buildBlackoutSet(disabledDays, blackoutDates);
-    this._cachedBlackoutDisabledDays = disabledDays;
-    this._cachedBlackoutDates = blackoutDates;
-    return this._blackoutSet;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Per-class flag that gates the `disabledDays` deprecation warning so it
-   * fires exactly once per page no matter how many calendars or rebuild
-   * cycles encounter the legacy array.
-   * @private
-   */
-  static _warnedDisabledDaysDeprecation = false;
-
-  /**
-   * One-time `console.debug` directing consumers from the legacy
-   * `disabledDays` Unix-timestamp API to the ISO `blackoutDates` API. Fires
-   * the first time `_getBlackoutSet` rebuilds from a non-empty
-   * `disabledDays`; subsequent calls (on this or any other AuroCalendar
-   * instance on the page) are silent.
-   * @private
-   * @returns {void}
-   */
-  _warnDisabledDaysDeprecated() {
-    if (AuroCalendar._warnedDisabledDaysDeprecation) {
-      return;
-    }
-    AuroCalendar._warnedDisabledDaysDeprecation = true;
-    // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
-    console.debug('[auro-datepicker] The `disabledDays` property (Unix timestamps) is deprecated. Migrate to the `blackoutDates` property on auro-datepicker (an array of `YYYY-MM-DD` ISO strings). `disabledDays` will be removed in a future major release.');
-  }
-
   /**
    * Computes the initial active date from data properties alone — no DOM required.
    * Priority:
@@ -28396,10 +28142,21 @@ class AuroCalendar extends RangeDatepicker {
     const minTs = Number.isFinite(rawMin) ? rawMin : -Infinity;
     const maxTs = Number.isFinite(rawMax) ? rawMax : Infinity;
 
-    // Build a Set of blackout timestamps for O(1) lookup. Memoized by the
-    // identity of the source arrays so rapid month nav doesn't rebuild the
-    // Set (and re-parse every ISO string) on every keypress.
-    const blackoutSet = this._getBlackoutSet();
+    // Build a Set of blackout timestamps for O(1) lookup.
+    const blackoutSet = new Set(this.disabledDays.map((day) => parseInt(day, 10)));
+
+    // Also include ISO-format blackoutDates from the datepicker if available.
+    // Parse YYYY-MM-DD as local date to avoid UTC shift issues.
+    const isoBlackouts = this.datepicker?.blackoutDates;
+    if (Array.isArray(isoBlackouts)) {
+      for (const isoStr of isoBlackouts) {
+        const parts = isoStr.split('-');
+        const ts = Math.floor(new Date(parseInt(parts[0], 10), parseInt(parts[1], 10) - 1, parseInt(parts[2], 10)).getTime() / 1000);
+        if (Number.isFinite(ts)) {
+          blackoutSet.add(ts);
+        }
+      }
+    }
 
     /**
      * A date (unix timestamp in seconds, midnight-aligned) is "enabled" when
@@ -28595,8 +28352,8 @@ class AuroCalendar extends RangeDatepicker {
 
   /**
    * Handles arrow key navigation on the calendar grid wrapper.
-   * Focus stays on the grid wrapper; only the visual active-cell indicator
-   * changes. The live region announces the new active cell.
+   * Focus stays on the grid wrapper; only ariaActiveDescendantElement
+   * and the visual active-cell indicator change.
    * @private
    * @param {KeyboardEvent} event - The keyboard event.
    * @returns {void}
@@ -28661,21 +28418,21 @@ class AuroCalendar extends RangeDatepicker {
           } else {
             this.handlePrevMonth({ skipActiveUpdate: true });
           }
-          this._afterMonthRender(() => {
-            const cells = this.getAllFocusableCells();
-            const target = cells.find((cell) => cell.day && cell.day.date === targetTs);
-            if (target) {
-              this.setActiveCell(target.day.date);
-              this.handleCellFocused({ detail: { date: target.day.date } });
-            } else {
-              const fallback = this.pickNearestCell(cells, targetTs, navDir);
-              if (fallback) {
+          requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+            requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+              const cells = this.getAllFocusableCells();
+              const target = cells.find((cell) => cell.day && cell.day.date === targetTs);
+              if (target) {
+                this.setActiveCell(target.day.date);
+                this.handleCellFocused({ detail: { date: target.day.date } });
+              } else if (cells.length > 0) {
+                const fallback = navDir === 'next' ? cells[cells.length - 1] : cells[0];
                 this.setActiveCell(fallback.day.date);
                 this.handleCellFocused({ detail: { date: fallback.day.date } });
               }
-            }
-            // Re-focus grid wrapper after month change re-render
-            this.focusActiveCell();
+              // Re-focus grid wrapper after month change re-render
+              this.focusActiveCell();
+            });
           });
         }
       }
@@ -28701,20 +28458,26 @@ class AuroCalendar extends RangeDatepicker {
           } else {
             this.handlePrevMonth({ skipActiveUpdate: true });
           }
-          this._afterMonthRender(() => {
-            const cells = this.getAllFocusableCells();
-            const target = cells.find((cell) => cell.day && cell.day.date === targetDate);
-            if (target) {
-              this.setActiveCell(target.day.date);
-              this.handleCellFocused({ detail: { date: target.day.date } });
-            } else {
-              const nearest = this.pickNearestCell(cells, targetDate, navDirection);
-              if (nearest) {
+          requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+            requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+              const cells = this.getAllFocusableCells();
+              const target = cells.find((cell) => cell.day && cell.day.date === targetDate);
+              if (target) {
+                this.setActiveCell(target.day.date);
+                this.handleCellFocused({ detail: { date: target.day.date } });
+              } else if (cells.length > 0) {
+                let nearest = null;
+
+                if (navDirection === 'next') {
+                  [nearest] = cells;
+                } else {
+                  nearest = cells[cells.length - 1];
+                }
                 this.setActiveCell(nearest.day.date);
                 this.handleCellFocused({ detail: { date: nearest.day.date } });
               }
-            }
-            this.focusActiveCell();
+              this.focusActiveCell();
+            });
           });
         }
       }
@@ -28764,22 +28527,19 @@ class AuroCalendar extends RangeDatepicker {
         }
 
         this.handleNextMonth({ skipActiveUpdate: true });
-        this._afterMonthRender(() => {
-          const cells = this.getAllFocusableCells();
-          const target = cells.find((cell) => cell.day && cell.day.date === nextTs);
-          if (target) {
-            this.setActiveCell(target.day.date);
-            this.focusActiveCell();
-          } else {
-            // Same nearest-by-date fallback handleGridKeyDown uses — direct
-            // `cells[length - 1]` would land on the end of the new month,
-            // far from the user's intended `nextTs`.
-            const fallback = this.pickNearestCell(cells, nextTs, 'next');
-            if (fallback) {
-              this.setActiveCell(fallback.day.date);
+        requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+          requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+            const cells = this.getAllFocusableCells();
+            const target = cells.find((cell) => cell.day && cell.day.date === nextTs);
+            if (target) {
+              this.setActiveCell(target.day.date);
+              this.focusActiveCell();
+            } else if (cells.length > 0) {
+              // Fallback: first cell of the last rendered month
+              this.setActiveCell(cells[cells.length - 1].day.date);
               this.focusActiveCell();
             }
-          }
+          });
         });
       } else if (direction === 'prev' && this.showPrevMonthBtn) {
         // Navigate to previous month and focus the computed previous date.
@@ -28793,22 +28553,19 @@ class AuroCalendar extends RangeDatepicker {
         }
 
         this.handlePrevMonth({ skipActiveUpdate: true });
-        this._afterMonthRender(() => {
-          const cells = this.getAllFocusableCells();
-          const target = cells.find((cell) => cell.day && cell.day.date === prevTs);
-          if (target) {
-            this.setActiveCell(target.day.date);
-            this.focusActiveCell();
-          } else {
-            // Same nearest-by-date fallback handleGridKeyDown uses — direct
-            // `cells[0]` would land on the start of the previous month, far
-            // from the user's intended `prevTs`.
-            const fallback = this.pickNearestCell(cells, prevTs, 'prev');
-            if (fallback) {
-              this.setActiveCell(fallback.day.date);
+        requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+          requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+            const cells = this.getAllFocusableCells();
+            const target = cells.find((cell) => cell.day && cell.day.date === prevTs);
+            if (target) {
+              this.setActiveCell(target.day.date);
+              this.focusActiveCell();
+            } else if (cells.length > 0) {
+              // Fallback: last cell of the first rendered month
+              this.setActiveCell(cells[0].day.date);
               this.focusActiveCell();
             }
-          }
+          });
         });
       }
     } else if (key === 'ArrowDown' || key === 'ArrowUp') {
@@ -28836,22 +28593,20 @@ class AuroCalendar extends RangeDatepicker {
           } else {
             this.handlePrevMonth({ skipActiveUpdate: true });
           }
-          this._afterMonthRender(() => {
-            const cells = this.getAllFocusableCells();
-            const target = cells.find((cell) => cell.day && cell.day.date === targetDate);
-            if (target) {
-              this.setActiveCell(target.day.date);
-              this.focusActiveCell();
-            } else {
-              // Same nearest-by-date fallback handleGridKeyDown uses — the
-              // old direction-based `cells[0]`/`cells[length-1]` clamp
-              // could land 25+ days from the intended target.
-              const nearest = this.pickNearestCell(cells, targetDate, navDirection);
-              if (nearest) {
+          requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+            requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+              const cells = this.getAllFocusableCells();
+              const target = cells.find((cell) => cell.day && cell.day.date === targetDate);
+              if (target) {
+                this.setActiveCell(target.day.date);
+                this.focusActiveCell();
+              } else if (cells.length > 0) {
+                // Clamp to nearest focusable cell
+                const nearest = navDirection === 'next' ? cells[0] : cells[cells.length - 1];
                 this.setActiveCell(nearest.day.date);
                 this.focusActiveCell();
               }
-            }
+            });
           });
         }
       }
@@ -28890,9 +28645,8 @@ class AuroCalendar extends RangeDatepicker {
       return;
     }
 
-    // DOM focus stays on the grid wrapper while arrow keys move the active
-    // cell, so cell buttons never receive native focus. The debounced live
-    // region carries the full-context announcement instead.
+    // With aria-activedescendant, the button no longer receives native focus,
+    // so we use the debounced live region for the full context announcement.
     const announcement = this.buildFocusAnnouncement(date);
     this.announceFocusDebounced(announcement);
 
@@ -28962,10 +28716,10 @@ class AuroCalendar extends RangeDatepicker {
       return null;
     }
 
-    const departTs = new Date(parsedFrom * 1000).setHours(0, 0, 0, 0) / 1000;
+    const departTs = startOfDay$2(parsedFrom * 1000) / 1000;
     const parsedTo = Number.parseInt(this.dateTo, 10);
     const hasTo = Number.isFinite(parsedTo);
-    const returnTs = hasTo ? new Date(parsedTo * 1000).setHours(0, 0, 0, 0) / 1000 : null;
+    const returnTs = hasTo ? startOfDay$2(parsedTo * 1000) / 1000 : null;
 
     if (date === departTs) {
       return this.datepicker.rangeLabelStart || 'range start';
@@ -28979,22 +28733,36 @@ class AuroCalendar extends RangeDatepicker {
     if (hasTo && date > departTs && date < returnTs) {
       return this.datepicker.rangeLabelInRange || 'in range';
     }
-    if (!hasTo && date > departTs) {
-      return this.datepicker.rangeLabelEndPreview || 'previewing range end';
-    }
     return this.datepicker.rangeLabelAfterRange || 'after range';
   }
 
   /**
-   * Checks whether a given date is a blackout date. Delegates to the
-   * memoized `_getBlackoutSet` so the YYYY-MM-DD parsing and the
-   * legacy/ISO merge rules live in exactly one place (see `blackoutUtils.js`).
+   * Checks whether a given date is a blackout date.
    * @private
    * @param {Number} dateTs - Unix timestamp (seconds).
    * @returns {Boolean} True if the date is blacked out.
    */
   isDateBlackout(dateTs) {
-    return this._getBlackoutSet().has(dateTs);
+    // Check legacy disabledDays.
+    if (Array.isArray(this.disabledDays) && this.disabledDays.length > 0) {
+      if (this.disabledDays.findIndex((day) => parseInt(day, 10) === dateTs) !== -1) {
+        return true;
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Check ISO blackoutDates.
+    const blackoutDates = this.datepicker?.blackoutDates;
+    if (Array.isArray(blackoutDates) && blackoutDates.length > 0) {
+      const date = new Date(dateTs * 1000);
+      const yyyy = date.getFullYear();
+      const mm = String(date.getMonth() + 1).padStart(2, '0');
+      const dd = String(date.getDate()).padStart(2, '0');
+      if (blackoutDates.includes(`${yyyy}-${mm}-${dd}`)) {
+        return true;
+      }
+    }
+
+    return false;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -29161,34 +28929,9 @@ class AuroCalendar extends RangeDatepicker {
     // the last one.
     if (this._announceRafId) {
       cancelAnimationFrame(this._announceRafId);
-      this._announceRafId = null;
     }
-    this._deliverAnnouncement(dateStr, 0);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Writes `dateStr` to the live region. If the dropdown's dialog hasn't
-   * mounted yet (so getOrCreateLiveRegion can't attach), retries on the
-   * next animation frame up to MAX_LIVE_REGION_RETRIES instead of silently
-   * dropping the announcement. The retry uses the same `_announceRafId`
-   * the double-rAF below uses, so a newer announceSelection call (or
-   * disconnectedCallback) cancels any in-flight retry.
-   * @private
-   * @param {String} dateStr - The localized date string to announce.
-   * @param {Number} attempts - Number of prior retry attempts.
-   * @returns {void}
-   */
-  _deliverAnnouncement(dateStr, attempts) {
     const liveRegion = this.getOrCreateLiveRegion();
     if (!liveRegion) {
-      const MAX_LIVE_REGION_RETRIES = 10;
-      if (attempts < MAX_LIVE_REGION_RETRIES) {
-        this._announceRafId = requestAnimationFrame(() => {
-          this._deliverAnnouncement(dateStr, attempts + 1);
-        });
-      } else {
-        this._announceRafId = null;
-      }
       return;
     }
 
@@ -29374,7 +29117,7 @@ class AuroCalendar extends RangeDatepicker {
           </button>
           ` : undefined}
         </div>
-        <div id="calendarGrid" class="calendars" role="group" aria-roledescription="calendar" tabindex="0" aria-label="${this.datepicker?.calendarGridLabel}" @keydown="${this.handleGridKeyDown}" @focusin="${this.handleGridFocusIn}" @focusout="${this.handleGridFocusOut}" @calendar-month-mouseleave="${this.clearRangePreview}">
+        <div id="calendarGrid" class="calendars" role="group" tabindex="0" aria-label="${this.datepicker?.calendarGridLabel}" @keydown="${this.handleGridKeyDown}" @focusin="${this.handleGridFocusIn}" @focusout="${this.handleGridFocusOut}" @calendar-month-mouseleave="${this.clearRangePreview}">
           ${this.renderAllCalendars()}
         </div>
       </div>
@@ -33259,7 +33002,7 @@ let AuroHelpText$2$1 = class AuroHelpText extends i$3 {
   }
 };
 
-var formkitVersion$1$3 = '202606252324';
+var formkitVersion$1$3 = '202606252142';
 
 let AuroElement$2$2 = class AuroElement extends i$3 {
   static get properties() {
@@ -34531,6 +34274,7 @@ let AuroDropdown$3 = class AuroDropdown extends AuroElement$2$2 {
           role="${o$4(this.triggerContentFocusable ? undefined : this.a11yRole)}"
           aria-expanded="${o$4(this.a11yRole === 'button' || this.triggerContentFocusable ? undefined : this.isPopoverVisible)}"
           aria-controls="${o$4(this.a11yRole === 'button' || this.triggerContentFocusable ? undefined : this.dropdownId)}"
+          aria-haspopup="${o$4(this.a11yRole === 'combobox' ? 'listbox' : undefined)}"
           aria-labelledby="${o$4(this.triggerContentFocusable ? undefined : 'triggerLabel')}"
           aria-disabled="${o$4(this.disabled ? 'true' : undefined)}"
           @focusin="${this.handleFocusin}"
@@ -39656,7 +39400,7 @@ function normalizeDates$2(context, ...dates) {
  * const result = startOfDay(new Date(2014, 8, 2, 11, 55, 0))
  * //=> Tue Sep 02 2014 00:00:00
  */
-function startOfDay$2(date, options) {
+function startOfDay$3(date, options) {
   const _date = toDate$2(date, options?.in);
   _date.setHours(0, 0, 0, 0);
   return _date;
@@ -39704,8 +39448,8 @@ function differenceInCalendarDays$2(laterDate, earlierDate, options) {
     earlierDate,
   );
 
-  const laterStartOfDay = startOfDay$2(laterDate_);
-  const earlierStartOfDay = startOfDay$2(earlierDate_);
+  const laterStartOfDay = startOfDay$3(laterDate_);
+  const earlierStartOfDay = startOfDay$3(earlierDate_);
 
   const laterTimestamp =
     +laterStartOfDay - getTimezoneOffsetInMilliseconds$2(laterStartOfDay);
@@ -46852,7 +46596,7 @@ let AuroHelpText$1$3 = class AuroHelpText extends i$3 {
   }
 };
 
-var formkitVersion$7 = '202606252324';
+var formkitVersion$7 = '202606252142';
 
 // Copyright (c) 2025 Alaska Airlines. All right reserved. Licensed under the Apache-2.0 license
 // See LICENSE in the project root for license information.
@@ -48329,7 +48073,6 @@ class AuroDatePicker extends AuroElement$5 {
     this.rangeLabelBeforeRange = 'before range';
     this.rangeLabelInRange = 'in range';
     this.rangeLabelAfterRange = 'after range';
-    this.rangeLabelEndPreview = 'previewing range end';
     this.blackoutDates = [];
     this.blackoutLabel = 'unavailable';
     this.navLabelPrevMonth = 'Previous month';
@@ -48429,22 +48172,6 @@ class AuroDatePicker extends AuroElement$5 {
      */
     this.handleClick = this.handleClick.bind(this);
 
-    /**
-     * Single AbortController shared by every listener registered in the
-     * configure* methods. Lets disconnectedCallback tear all of them down
-     * with one abort() call.
-     *
-     * The genuine leak risk is the listeners attached to children that can
-     * outlive the host if they get reparented — `this.dropdown`,
-     * `this.calendar`, and the inputs inside the dropdown's slot.
-     * Listeners attached to `this` (e.g. focusin/focusout on the host)
-     * form a self-contained reference graph that the GC can collect with
-     * the host anyway, but they share the same signal so the cleanup
-     * pattern stays uniform across all configure* sites.
-     * @private
-     */
-    this._listenerAbortController = new AbortController();
-
     /**
      * @private
      */
@@ -48493,7 +48220,6 @@ class AuroDatePicker extends AuroElement$5 {
 
       /**
        * Label announced for blackout (disabled but in-range) date cells.
-       * @default 'unavailable'
        */
       blackoutLabel: {
         type: String,
@@ -48510,7 +48236,6 @@ class AuroDatePicker extends AuroElement$5 {
 
       /**
        * Accessible label for the calendar grid containing the days of the month.
-       * @default 'Calendar days of the month'
        */
       calendarGridLabel: {
         type: String,
@@ -48673,7 +48398,6 @@ class AuroDatePicker extends AuroElement$5 {
 
       /**
        * Accessible label for the next month navigation button.
-       * @default 'Next month'
        */
       navLabelNextMonth: {
         type: String,
@@ -48682,7 +48406,6 @@ class AuroDatePicker extends AuroElement$5 {
 
       /**
        * Accessible label for the previous month navigation button.
-       * @default 'Previous month'
        */
       navLabelPrevMonth: {
         type: String,
@@ -48760,11 +48483,7 @@ class AuroDatePicker extends AuroElement$5 {
       },
 
       /**
-       * Label announced for cells after a fully selected range (both
-       * `dateFrom` and `dateTo` are set). While a range is still being
-       * picked (`dateFrom` set, `dateTo` unset), focused cells past the
-       * start use `rangeLabelEndPreview` instead.
-       * @default 'after range'
+       * Label announced for cells after the range (or after start when no end is selected).
        */
       rangeLabelAfterRange: {
         type: String,
@@ -48773,7 +48492,6 @@ class AuroDatePicker extends AuroElement$5 {
 
       /**
        * Label announced for cells before the range start.
-       * @default 'before range'
        */
       rangeLabelBeforeRange: {
         type: String,
@@ -48782,27 +48500,14 @@ class AuroDatePicker extends AuroElement$5 {
 
       /**
        * Label announced for the range end date cell.
-       * @default 'range end'
        */
       rangeLabelEnd: {
         type: String,
         reflect: true
       },
 
-      /**
-       * Label announced for the focused cell while previewing a range end
-       * (dateFrom set, dateTo not yet selected). Tells AT users that
-       * pressing Enter would commit this cell as the range end.
-       * @default 'previewing range end'
-       */
-      rangeLabelEndPreview: {
-        type: String,
-        reflect: true
-      },
-
       /**
        * Label announced for cells within the selected range.
-       * @default 'in range'
        */
       rangeLabelInRange: {
         type: String,
@@ -48811,7 +48516,6 @@ class AuroDatePicker extends AuroElement$5 {
 
       /**
        * Label announced for the range start date cell.
-       * @default 'range start'
        */
       rangeLabelStart: {
         type: String,
@@ -48819,7 +48523,7 @@ class AuroDatePicker extends AuroElement$5 {
       },
 
       /**
-       * Dates that the user should have for reference as part of their decision-making when selecting a date.
+       * Dates that the user should have for reference as part of their decision making when selecting a date.
        * This should be a JSON string array of ISO date strings (`YYYY-MM-DD`).
        */
       referenceDates: {
@@ -49176,26 +48880,10 @@ class AuroDatePicker extends AuroElement$5 {
   // ─── Vendor calendar time conversions ─────────────────────────────────────
 
   /**
-   * Converts a Unix timestamp (seconds) from the vendored range-datepicker
-   * (`src/vendor/wc-range-datepicker/day.js`) to an ISO date string.
-   *
-   * Timezone contract:
-   * - INPUT: `time` is assumed to be the seconds-since-epoch of **local
-   *   midnight** for the intended calendar day. The vendor's Day constructor
-   *   builds it via `date-fns format(date, 't')` from a locally-constructed
-   *   Date, so this assumption currently holds end-to-end.
-   * - OUTPUT: `dateFormatter.toISOFormatString` reads the Date's local
-   *   getFullYear/getMonth/getDate components, so the returned YYYY-MM-DD
-   *   string matches the local calendar day.
-   *
-   * If the vendor ever switches to emitting UTC-midnight timestamps, this
-   * conversion will silently shift the returned date by one day in zones
-   * west of UTC. Any vendor swap should re-verify this contract; the TZ
-   * regression suite (`npm run test:hst`, UTC-10) will catch the symptom.
-   *
+   * Converts a Unix timestamp (seconds) from the vendor calendar to an ISO date string.
    * @private
-   * @param {number} time - Unix timestamp (seconds), local midnight of the day.
-   * @returns {string} ISO date string (yyyy-mm-dd) reflecting the local calendar day.
+   * @param {number} time - Unix timestamp in seconds.
+   * @returns {string} ISO date string (yyyy-mm-dd).
    */
   convertWcTimeToDate(time) {
     return dateFormatter$1.toISOFormatString(new Date(time * 1000));
@@ -49297,8 +48985,8 @@ class AuroDatePicker extends AuroElement$5 {
         }
       }
 
-      // Focus the calendar grid wrapper. The live region (announced just
-      // below) handles the SR announcement for the active cell.
+      // Focus the calendar grid wrapper (aria-activedescendant handles
+      // the SR announcement for the active cell).
       if (activeCell) {
         this.calendar.focusActiveCell();
 
@@ -49348,13 +49036,11 @@ class AuroDatePicker extends AuroElement$5 {
       this.dropdown.bibDialogLabel = labelElement.textContent.trim() || undefined;
     }
 
-    const { signal } = this._listenerAbortController;
-
     this.dropdown.addEventListener('auroDropdown-triggerClick', () => {
       if (!this.isPopoverVisible) {
         this.dropdown.show();
       }
-    }, { signal });
+    });
 
     this.dropdown.addEventListener('auroDropdown-toggled', () => {
       this.notifyDatepickerToggled();
@@ -49372,7 +49058,7 @@ class AuroDatePicker extends AuroElement$5 {
         if (this.valueObject) {
           this.centralDate = this.value;
         } else if (!this.centralDate && !this.calendarStartDate && !this.minDate) {
-          this.centralDate = dateFormatter$1.toISOFormatString(new Date());
+          this.centralDate = new Date();
         }
       }
 
@@ -49452,7 +49138,7 @@ class AuroDatePicker extends AuroElement$5 {
           this.forceScrollOnNextMobileCalendarRender = false;
         }, 0);
       }
-    }, { signal });
+    });
 
     // Handle responsive strategy changes while the dropdown is open
     // (e.g. resizing from desktop → mobile or vice versa).
@@ -49499,7 +49185,7 @@ class AuroDatePicker extends AuroElement$5 {
           });
         });
       }
-    }, { signal });
+    });
   }
 
   /**
@@ -49512,8 +49198,6 @@ class AuroDatePicker extends AuroElement$5 {
 
     this.inputList = [...this.dropdown.querySelectorAll(this.inputTag._$litStatic$)];
 
-    const { signal } = this._listenerAbortController;
-
     this.inputList.forEach((input, index) => {
       input.addEventListener('input', (event) => {
         event.stopPropagation();
@@ -49525,7 +49209,7 @@ class AuroDatePicker extends AuroElement$5 {
         }
 
         this.notifyValueChanged();
-      }, { signal });
+      });
 
       input.addEventListener('auroFormElement-validated', (evt) => {
         // not to bubble up input's validated event.
@@ -49541,7 +49225,7 @@ class AuroDatePicker extends AuroElement$5 {
           this.validity = evt.detail.validity;
           this.errorMessage = evt.detail.message;
         }
-      }, { signal });
+      });
     });
   }
 
@@ -49555,32 +49239,19 @@ class AuroDatePicker extends AuroElement$5 {
     this.calendar.datepicker = this;
     this.calendar.dropdown = this.dropdown;
 
-    const { signal } = this._listenerAbortController;
-
     this.calendar.addEventListener('auroCalendar-dateSelected', () => {
-      // Compare the input's ISO value against the *converted* calendar
-      // timestamp (the vendor's `dateFrom`/`dateTo` are Unix-seconds
-      // strings — comparing the input ISO directly against them would
-      // never match, so the write would fire on every event and emit
-      // redundant input/change activity).
-      if (this.calendar.dateFrom !== undefined) {
-        const fromIso = this.convertWcTimeToDate(this.calendar.dateFrom);
-        if (this.inputList[0].value !== fromIso) {
-          this.inputList[0].value = fromIso;
-        }
+      if (this.inputList[0].value !== this.calendar.dateFrom && this.calendar.dateFrom !== undefined) {
+        this.inputList[0].value = this.convertWcTimeToDate(this.calendar.dateFrom);
       }
 
-      if (this.inputList[1] && this.calendar.dateTo) {
-        const toIso = this.convertWcTimeToDate(this.calendar.dateTo);
-        if (this.inputList[1].value !== toIso) {
-          this.inputList[1].value = toIso;
-        }
+      if (this.inputList[1] && this.calendar.dateTo && this.inputList[1].value !== this.calendar.dateTo) {
+        this.inputList[1].value = this.convertWcTimeToDate(this.calendar.dateTo);
       }
-    }, { signal });
+    });
 
     this.calendar.addEventListener('auroCalendar-dismissRequest', () => {
       this.dropdown.hide();
-    }, { signal });
+    });
 
     this.calendar.addEventListener('auroCalendar-centralDateChanged', (event) => {
       const match = this.centralDateObject && this.util.datesMatch(event.detail.date, this.centralDateObject);
@@ -49590,7 +49261,7 @@ class AuroDatePicker extends AuroElement$5 {
       }
 
       this.notifyMonthChanged(event);
-    }, { signal });
+    });
   }
 
   /**
@@ -49599,17 +49270,10 @@ class AuroDatePicker extends AuroElement$5 {
    * @returns {void}
    */
   configureDatepicker() {
-    // These listeners are on `this` (the host), so they would GC with the
-    // host even without the abort signal — see the leak rationale on
-    // `_listenerAbortController`. The signal is still passed for uniform
-    // cleanup semantics with the child-element listeners in the other
-    // configure* methods.
-    const { signal } = this._listenerAbortController;
-
     this.addEventListener('focusin', () => {
       this.touched = true;
       this.hasFocus = true;
-    }, { signal });
+    });
 
     this.addEventListener('focusout', () => {
       this.hasFocus = false;
@@ -49621,7 +49285,7 @@ class AuroDatePicker extends AuroElement$5 {
       if (!this.matches(':focus-within')) {
         this.validate();
       }
-    }, { signal });
+    });
 
     if (this.valueObject) {
       this.calendar.dateFrom = this.convertToWcValidTime(this.valueObject);
@@ -49819,41 +49483,6 @@ class AuroDatePicker extends AuroElement$5 {
     return this.validity !== undefined && this.validity !== 'valid';
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Per-class dedup set used by `_warnInvalidLocale`. Static so the dedup
-   * spans every datepicker instance on the page; lives on the class (not
-   * at module scope) so it stays an encapsulated implementation detail of
-   * this component and does not interfere with WCA's class-JSDoc
-   * attachment.
-   * @private
-   */
-  static _warnedInvalidLocales = new Set();
-
-  /**
-   * Logs a one-time `console.debug` when an unsupported locale falls back to
-   * en-US. Deduped by the offending tag so noisy re-renders that resurface
-   * the same bad value stay quiet, but each new bad value still signals so
-   * consumers can spot the typo or missing tag.
-   * @private
-   * @param {string|undefined} badLocale - The locale value that failed.
-   * @returns {void}
-   */
-  _warnInvalidLocale(badLocale) {
-    // Stringify without coalescing — `String(undefined)` / `String(null)`
-    // surface the actual offending value in the log, instead of the
-    // ambiguous `Locale ""` that `String(badLocale ?? '')` would produce.
-    // Dedup still works correctly because each unique stringification
-    // becomes its own Set entry.
-    const key = String(badLocale);
-    const seen = AuroDatePicker._warnedInvalidLocales;
-    if (seen.has(key)) {
-      return;
-    }
-    seen.add(key);
-    // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
-    console.debug(`[auro-datepicker] Locale "${key}" is not supported by Intl.DateTimeFormat. Falling back to "en-US". Pass a BCP 47 tag such as "en-US", "fr-FR", or "ja-JP".`);
-  }
-
   /**
    * Lifecycle method to check if the locale is valid.
    * @ignore
@@ -49864,15 +49493,10 @@ class AuroDatePicker extends AuroElement$5 {
     if (changedProperties.has('locale')) {
       try {
         const supported = Intl.DateTimeFormat.supportedLocalesOf([this.locale], { localeMatcher: 'lookup' });
-        if (supported.length > 0) {
-          this._validLocale = this.locale;
-        } else {
-          this._validLocale = 'en-US';
-          this._warnInvalidLocale(this.locale);
-        }
+        this._validLocale = supported.length > 0 ? this.locale : 'en-US';
       } catch {
+        console.debug(`[AuroDatePicker] The locale "${this.locale}" is not valid. Falling back to "en-US".`); // eslint-disable-line no-console
         this._validLocale = 'en-US';
-        this._warnInvalidLocale(this.locale);
       }
 
       const previousLocaleFormat = getDateFormatFromLocale$1(changedProperties.get('locale'));
@@ -49954,6 +49578,8 @@ class AuroDatePicker extends AuroElement$5 {
         // Skip centralDate update when user clicked a cell in range mode
         // to prevent the displayed months from shifting
         this.centralDate = this.value;
+        //TODO: TEST THIS CHANGE
+        // this.calendarRenderUtil.updateCentralDate(this, this.value);
       }
 
       this.setHasValue();
@@ -50013,6 +49639,8 @@ class AuroDatePicker extends AuroElement$5 {
         // Skip centralDate update when user clicked a cell in range mode
         // to prevent the displayed months from shifting
         this.centralDate = this.valueEnd;
+        // TODO: TEST THIS CHANGE
+        // this.calendarRenderUtil.updateCentralDate(this, this.formattedValueEnd);
       }
 
       this.validate();
@@ -50154,7 +49782,7 @@ class AuroDatePicker extends AuroElement$5 {
    * @returns {void}
    */
   configureClickHandler() {
-    this.addEventListener('click', this.handleClick, { signal: this._listenerAbortController.signal });
+    this.addEventListener('click', this.handleClick);
   }
 
   firstUpdated() {
@@ -50162,15 +49790,6 @@ class AuroDatePicker extends AuroElement$5 {
     // Add the tag name as an attribute if it is different than the component name
     this.runtimeUtils.handleComponentTagRename(this, 'auro-datepicker');
 
-    // If the element was disconnected before this first render finished,
-    // disconnectedCallback's microtask already aborted the controller. The
-    // connectedCallback reinit guard skips that case because `hasUpdated`
-    // is still false. Mint a fresh controller here so configure* registers
-    // listeners against a live signal.
-    if (this._listenerAbortController.signal.aborted) {
-      this._listenerAbortController = new AbortController();
-    }
-
     this.configureDropdown();
     this.configureInput();
     this.configureCalendar();
@@ -50182,36 +49801,9 @@ class AuroDatePicker extends AuroElement$5 {
   connectedCallback() {
     super.connectedCallback();
 
-    // True reconnect after `disconnectedCallback` aborted our controller:
-    // the existing signal is dead, so listeners registered against it
-    // would never fire. Create a fresh controller and re-run the
-    // configure* wiring (each method is idempotent — it just re-caches
-    // child refs and re-registers listeners against the new signal).
-    // `hasUpdated` gates this so the *first* connect (which precedes
-    // firstUpdated) still falls through to firstUpdated's initial wiring.
-    if (this.hasUpdated && this._listenerAbortController.signal.aborted) {
-      this._listenerAbortController = new AbortController();
-      this.configureDropdown();
-      this.configureInput();
-      this.configureCalendar();
-      this.configureDatepicker();
-      this.configureClickHandler();
-    }
-
     this.locale = this.domHandler.getLocale(this);
   }
 
-  disconnectedCallback() {
-    super.disconnectedCallback();
-    // Defer so that re-parenting (auro-drawer slotting it into a dialog,
-    // for example) does not abort listeners we still need after reconnect.
-    queueMicrotask(() => {
-      if (!this.isConnected) {
-        this._listenerAbortController.abort();
-      }
-    });
-  }
-
   // layout render methods
   // ------------------------------------
 
@@ -51707,7 +51299,7 @@ let AuroHelpText$1$2 = class AuroHelpText extends i$3 {
   }
 };
 
-var formkitVersion$1$2 = '202606252324';
+var formkitVersion$1$2 = '202606252142';
 
 // Copyright (c) 2026 Alaska Airlines. All rights reserved. Licensed under the Apache-2.0 license
 // See LICENSE in the project root for license information.
@@ -56035,7 +55627,7 @@ let AuroHelpText$6 = class AuroHelpText extends i$3 {
   }
 };
 
-var formkitVersion$6 = '202606252324';
+var formkitVersion$6 = '202606252142';
 
 let AuroElement$1$2 = class AuroElement extends i$3 {
   static get properties() {
@@ -57307,6 +56899,7 @@ let AuroDropdown$2 = class AuroDropdown extends AuroElement$1$2 {
           role="${o$4(this.triggerContentFocusable ? undefined : this.a11yRole)}"
           aria-expanded="${o$4(this.a11yRole === 'button' || this.triggerContentFocusable ? undefined : this.isPopoverVisible)}"
           aria-controls="${o$4(this.a11yRole === 'button' || this.triggerContentFocusable ? undefined : this.dropdownId)}"
+          aria-haspopup="${o$4(this.a11yRole === 'combobox' ? 'listbox' : undefined)}"
           aria-labelledby="${o$4(this.triggerContentFocusable ? undefined : 'triggerLabel')}"
           aria-disabled="${o$4(this.disabled ? 'true' : undefined)}"
           @focusin="${this.handleFocusin}"
@@ -59975,7 +59568,7 @@ let AuroHelpText$5 = class AuroHelpText extends i$3 {
   }
 };
 
-var formkitVersion$5 = '202606252324';
+var formkitVersion$5 = '202606252142';
 
 // Copyright (c) Alaska Air. All right reserved. Licensed under the Apache-2.0 license
 // See LICENSE in the project root for license information.
@@ -61725,7 +61318,7 @@ let AuroHelpText$4 = class AuroHelpText extends i$3 {
   }
 };
 
-var formkitVersion$4 = '202606252324';
+var formkitVersion$4 = '202606252142';
 
 // Copyright (c) 2026 Alaska Airlines. All rights reserved. Licensed under the Apache-2.0 license
 // See LICENSE in the project root for license information.
@@ -66940,7 +66533,7 @@ let AuroHelpText$2 = class AuroHelpText extends i$3 {
   }
 };
 
-var formkitVersion$2 = '202606252324';
+var formkitVersion$2 = '202606252142';
 
 let AuroElement$2$1 = class AuroElement extends i$3 {
   static get properties() {
@@ -68212,6 +67805,7 @@ let AuroDropdown$1 = class AuroDropdown extends AuroElement$2$1 {
           role="${o$4(this.triggerContentFocusable ? undefined : this.a11yRole)}"
           aria-expanded="${o$4(this.a11yRole === 'button' || this.triggerContentFocusable ? undefined : this.isPopoverVisible)}"
           aria-controls="${o$4(this.a11yRole === 'button' || this.triggerContentFocusable ? undefined : this.dropdownId)}"
+          aria-haspopup="${o$4(this.a11yRole === 'combobox' ? 'listbox' : undefined)}"
           aria-labelledby="${o$4(this.triggerContentFocusable ? undefined : 'triggerLabel')}"
           aria-disabled="${o$4(this.disabled ? 'true' : undefined)}"
           @focusin="${this.handleFocusin}"
@@ -80533,7 +80127,7 @@ let AuroHelpText$1$1 = class AuroHelpText extends i$3 {
   }
 };
 
-var formkitVersion$1$1 = '202606252324';
+var formkitVersion$1$1 = '202606252142';
 
 // Copyright (c) 2025 Alaska Airlines. All right reserved. Licensed under the Apache-2.0 license
 // See LICENSE in the project root for license information.
@@ -81654,7 +81248,7 @@ let AuroBibtemplate$1 = class AuroBibtemplate extends i$3 {
   }
 };
 
-var formkitVersion$3 = '202606252324';
+var formkitVersion$3 = '202606252142';
 
 var styleCss$1$3 = i$6`.util_displayInline{display:inline}.util_displayInlineBlock{display:inline-block}.util_displayBlock{display:block}.util_displayFlex{display:flex}.util_displayHidden{display:none}.util_displayHiddenVisually{position:absolute;overflow:hidden;clip:rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);width:1px;height:1px;padding:0;border:0}:host{display:block;text-align:left}:host [auro-dropdown]{--ds-auro-dropdown-trigger-background-color: transparent}:host #inputInBib::part(wrapper){box-shadow:none}:host #inputInBib::part(accent-left){display:none}:host([layout*=classic]) [auro-input]{width:100%}:host([layout*=classic]) [auro-input]::part(helpText){display:none}:host([layout*=classic]) #slotHolder{display:none}`;
 
@@ -86467,19 +86061,24 @@ const selectKeyboardStrategy = {
   },
 
   End(component, evt, ctx) {
-    if (!ctx.isExpanded) {
-      return;
-    }
     evt.preventDefault();
     evt.stopPropagation();
     // `pop()` is safe here: getEnabledOptions returns a fresh filtered array.
     const lastOption = getEnabledOptions(component.menu).pop();
-    if (lastOption) {
-      component.menu.updateActiveOption(lastOption);
+    if (!lastOption) {
+      return;
     }
+    if (!ctx.isExpanded) {
+      component.dropdown.show();
+    }
+    component.menu.updateActiveOption(lastOption);
   },
 
   Enter(component, evt, ctx) {
+    // Prevent the keypress from bubbling to parent containers (e.g., forms)
+    // which could interpret Enter as a submit. Matches APG select-only combobox
+    // and native <select> behavior: Enter opens the listbox when closed, selects
+    // the active option when open — it does not submit a parent form.
     evt.preventDefault();
     evt.stopPropagation();
     if (!ctx.isExpanded) {
@@ -86490,15 +86089,16 @@ const selectKeyboardStrategy = {
   },
 
   Home(component, evt, ctx) {
-    if (!ctx.isExpanded) {
-      return;
-    }
     evt.preventDefault();
     evt.stopPropagation();
     const [firstOption] = getEnabledOptions(component.menu);
-    if (firstOption) {
-      component.menu.updateActiveOption(firstOption);
+    if (!firstOption) {
+      return;
+    }
+    if (!ctx.isExpanded) {
+      component.dropdown.show();
     }
+    component.menu.updateActiveOption(firstOption);
   },
 
   Tab(component, evt, ctx) {
@@ -90445,7 +90045,7 @@ let AuroHelpText$1 = class AuroHelpText extends i$3 {
   }
 };
 
-var formkitVersion$1 = '202606252324';
+var formkitVersion$1 = '202606252142';
 
 class AuroElement extends i$3 {
   static get properties() {
@@ -91717,6 +91317,7 @@ class AuroDropdown extends AuroElement {
           role="${o$4(this.triggerContentFocusable ? undefined : this.a11yRole)}"
           aria-expanded="${o$4(this.a11yRole === 'button' || this.triggerContentFocusable ? undefined : this.isPopoverVisible)}"
           aria-controls="${o$4(this.a11yRole === 'button' || this.triggerContentFocusable ? undefined : this.dropdownId)}"
+          aria-haspopup="${o$4(this.a11yRole === 'combobox' ? 'listbox' : undefined)}"
           aria-labelledby="${o$4(this.triggerContentFocusable ? undefined : 'triggerLabel')}"
           aria-disabled="${o$4(this.disabled ? 'true' : undefined)}"
           @focusin="${this.handleFocusin}"
@@ -92466,7 +92067,7 @@ class AuroHelpText extends i$3 {
   }
 }
 
-var formkitVersion = '202606252324';
+var formkitVersion = '202606252142';
 
 var styleCss = i$6`.util_displayInline{display:inline}.util_displayInlineBlock{display:inline-block}.util_displayBlock{display:block}.util_displayFlex{display:flex}.util_displayHidden{display:none}.util_displayHiddenVisually{position:absolute;overflow:hidden;clip:rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);width:1px;height:1px;padding:0;border:0}.body-default{font-size:var(--wcss-body-default-font-size, 1rem);font-weight:var(--wcss-body-default-weight, );line-height:var(--wcss-body-default-line-height, 1.5rem)}.body-default,.body-default-emphasized{font-family:var(--wcss-body-family, "AS Circular"),system-ui,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:var(--wcss-body-letter-spacing, 0)}.body-default-emphasized{font-size:var(--wcss-body-default-emphasized-font-size, 1rem);font-weight:var(--wcss-body-default-emphasized-weight, );line-height:var(--wcss-body-default-emphasized-line-height, 1.5rem)}.body-lg{font-size:var(--wcss-body-lg-font-size, 1.125rem);font-weight:var(--wcss-body-lg-weight, );line-height:var(--wcss-body-lg-line-height, 1.625rem)}.body-lg,.body-lg-emphasized{font-family:var(--wcss-body-family, "AS Circular"),system-ui,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:var(--wcss-body-letter-spacing, 0)}.body-lg-emphasized{font-size:var(--wcss-body-lg-emphasized-font-size, 1.125rem);font-weight:var(--wcss-body-lg-emphasized-weight, );line-height:var(--wcss-body-lg-emphasized-line-height, 1.625rem)}.body-sm{font-size:var(--wcss-body-sm-font-size, 0.875rem);font-weight:var(--wcss-body-sm-weight, );line-height:var(--wcss-body-sm-line-height, 1.25rem)}.body-sm,.body-sm-emphasized{font-family:var(--wcss-body-family, "AS Circular"),system-ui,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:var(--wcss-body-letter-spacing, 0)}.body-sm-emphasized{font-size:var(--wcss-body-sm-emphasized-font-size, 0.875rem);font-weight:var(--wcss-body-sm-emphasized-weight, );line-height:var(--wcss-body-sm-emphasized-line-height, 1.25rem)}.body-xs{font-size:var(--wcss-body-xs-font-size, 0.75rem);font-weight:var(--wcss-body-xs-weight, );line-height:var(--wcss-body-xs-line-height, 1rem)}.body-xs,.body-xs-emphasized{font-family:var(--wcss-body-family, "AS Circular"),system-ui,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:var(--wcss-body-letter-spacing, 0)}.body-xs-emphasized{font-size:var(--wcss-body-xs-emphasized-font-size, 0.75rem);font-weight:var(--wcss-body-xs-emphasized-weight, );line-height:var(--wcss-body-xs-emphasized-line-height, 1rem)}.body-2xs{font-size:var(--wcss-body-2xs-font-size, 0.625rem);font-weight:var(--wcss-body-2xs-weight, );line-height:var(--wcss-body-2xs-line-height, 0.875rem)}.body-2xs,.body-2xs-emphasized{font-family:var(--wcss-body-family, "AS Circular"),system-ui,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:var(--wcss-body-letter-spacing, 0)}.body-2xs-emphasized{font-size:var(--wcss-body-2xs-emphasized-font-size, 0.625rem);font-weight:var(--wcss-body-2xs-emphasized-weight, );line-height:var(--wcss-body-2xs-emphasized-line-height, 0.875rem)}.display-2xl{font-family:var(--wcss-display-2xl-family, "AS Circular"),var(--wcss-display-2xl-family-fallback, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif);font-size:var(--wcss-display-2xl-font-size, clamp(3.5rem, 6vw, 5.375rem));font-weight:var(--wcss-display-2xl-weight, 300);letter-spacing:var(--wcss-display-2xl-letter-spacing, 0);line-height:var(--wcss-display-2xl-line-height, 1.3)}.display-xl{font-family:var(--wcss-display-xl-family, "AS Circular"),var(--wcss-display-xl-family-fallback, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif);font-size:var(--wcss-display-xl-font-size, clamp(3rem, 5.3333333333vw, 4.5rem));font-weight:var(--wcss-display-xl-weight, 300);letter-spacing:var(--wcss-display-xl-letter-spacing, 0);line-height:var(--wcss-display-xl-line-height, 1.3)}.display-lg{font-family:var(--wcss-display-lg-family, "AS Circular"),var(--wcss-display-lg-family-fallback, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif);font-size:var(--wcss-display-lg-font-size, clamp(2.75rem, 4.6666666667vw, 4rem));font-weight:var(--wcss-display-lg-weight, 300);letter-spacing:var(--wcss-display-lg-letter-spacing, 0);line-height:var(--wcss-display-lg-line-height, 1.3)}.display-md{font-family:var(--wcss-display-md-family, "AS Circular"),var(--wcss-display-md-family-fallback, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif);font-size:var(--wcss-display-md-font-size, clamp(2.5rem, 4vw, 3.5rem));font-weight:var(--wcss-display-md-weight, 300);letter-spacing:var(--wcss-display-md-letter-spacing, 0);line-height:var(--wcss-display-md-line-height, 1.3)}.display-sm{font-family:var(--wcss-display-sm-family, "AS Circular"),var(--wcss-display-sm-family-fallback, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif);font-size:var(--wcss-display-sm-font-size, clamp(2rem, 3.6666666667vw, 3rem));font-weight:var(--wcss-display-sm-weight, 300);letter-spacing:var(--wcss-display-sm-letter-spacing, 0);line-height:var(--wcss-display-sm-line-height, 1.3)}.display-xs{font-family:var(--wcss-display-xs-family, "AS Circular"),var(--wcss-display-xs-family-fallback, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif);font-size:var(--wcss-display-xs-font-size, clamp(1.75rem, 3vw, 2.375rem));font-weight:var(--wcss-display-xs-weight, 300);letter-spacing:var(--wcss-display-xs-letter-spacing, 0);line-height:var(--wcss-display-xs-line-height, 1.3)}.heading-xl{font-family:var(--wcss-heading-xl-family, "AS Circular"),var(--wcss-heading-xl-family-fallback, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif);font-size:var(--wcss-heading-xl-font-size, clamp(2rem, 3vw, 2.5rem));font-weight:var(--wcss-heading-xl-weight, 300);letter-spacing:var(--wcss-heading-xl-letter-spacing, 0);line-height:var(--wcss-heading-xl-line-height, 1.3)}.heading-lg{font-family:var(--wcss-heading-lg-family, "AS Circular"),var(--wcss-heading-lg-family-fallback, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif);font-size:var(--wcss-heading-lg-font-size, clamp(1.75rem, 2.6666666667vw, 2.25rem));font-weight:var(--wcss-heading-lg-weight, 300);letter-spacing:var(--wcss-heading-lg-letter-spacing, 0);line-height:var(--wcss-heading-lg-line-height, 1.3)}.heading-md{font-family:var(--wcss-heading-md-family, "AS Circular"),var(--wcss-heading-md-family-fallback, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif);font-size:var(--wcss-heading-md-font-size, clamp(1.625rem, 2.3333333333vw, 1.75rem));font-weight:var(--wcss-heading-md-weight, 300);letter-spacing:var(--wcss-heading-md-letter-spacing, 0);line-height:var(--wcss-heading-md-line-height, 1.3)}.heading-sm{font-family:var(--wcss-heading-sm-family, "AS Circular"),var(--wcss-heading-sm-family-fallback, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif);font-size:var(--wcss-heading-sm-font-size, clamp(1.375rem, 2vw, 1.5rem));font-weight:var(--wcss-heading-sm-weight, 300);letter-spacing:var(--wcss-heading-sm-letter-spacing, 0);line-height:var(--wcss-heading-sm-line-height, 1.3)}.heading-xs{font-family:var(--wcss-heading-xs-family, "AS Circular"),var(--wcss-heading-xs-family-fallback, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif);font-size:var(--wcss-heading-xs-font-size, clamp(1.25rem, 1.6666666667vw, 1.25rem));font-weight:var(--wcss-heading-xs-weight, 300);letter-spacing:var(--wcss-heading-xs-letter-spacing, 0);line-height:var(--wcss-heading-xs-line-height, 1.3)}.heading-2xs{font-family:var(--wcss-heading-2xs-family, "AS Circular"),var(--wcss-heading-2xs-family-fallback, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif);font-size:var(--wcss-heading-2xs-font-size, clamp(1.125rem, 1.5vw, 1.125rem));font-weight:var(--wcss-heading-2xs-weight, 300);letter-spacing:var(--wcss-heading-2xs-letter-spacing, 0);line-height:var(--wcss-heading-2xs-line-height, 1.3)}.accent-2xl{font-family:var(--wcss-accent-2xl-family, "Good OT"),var(--wcss-accent-2xl-family-fallback, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif);font-size:var(--wcss-accent-2xl-font-size, clamp(2rem, 3.1666666667vw, 2.375rem));font-weight:var(--wcss-accent-2xl-weight, 450);letter-spacing:var(--wcss-accent-2xl-letter-spacing, 0.05em);line-height:var(--wcss-accent-2xl-line-height, 1)}.accent-2xl,.accent-xl{text-transform:uppercase}.accent-xl{font-family:var(--wcss-accent-xl-family, "Good OT"),var(--wcss-accent-xl-family-fallback, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif);font-size:var(--wcss-accent-xl-font-size, clamp(1.625rem, 2.3333333333vw, 2rem));font-weight:var(--wcss-accent-xl-weight, 450);letter-spacing:var(--wcss-accent-xl-letter-spacing, 0.05em);line-height:var(--wcss-accent-xl-line-height, 1.3)}.accent-lg{font-family:var(--wcss-accent-lg-family, "Good OT"),var(--wcss-accent-lg-family-fallback, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif);font-size:var(--wcss-accent-lg-font-size, clamp(1.5rem, 2.1666666667vw, 1.75rem));font-weight:var(--wcss-accent-lg-weight, 450);letter-spacing:var(--wcss-accent-lg-letter-spacing, 0.05em);line-height:var(--wcss-accent-lg-line-height, 1.3)}.accent-lg,.accent-md{text-transform:uppercase}.accent-md{font-family:var(--wcss-accent-md-family, "Good OT"),var(--wcss-accent-md-family-fallback, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif);font-size:var(--wcss-accent-md-font-size, clamp(1.375rem, 1.8333333333vw, 1.5rem));font-weight:var(--wcss-accent-md-weight, 500);letter-spacing:var(--wcss-accent-md-letter-spacing, 0.05em);line-height:var(--wcss-accent-md-line-height, 1.3)}.accent-sm{font-family:var(--wcss-accent-sm-family, "Good OT"),var(--wcss-accent-sm-family-fallback, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif);font-size:var(--wcss-accent-sm-font-size, clamp(1.125rem, 1.5vw, 1.25rem));font-weight:var(--wcss-accent-sm-weight, 500);letter-spacing:var(--wcss-accent-sm-letter-spacing, 0.05em);line-height:var(--wcss-accent-sm-line-height, 1.3)}.accent-sm,.accent-xs{text-transform:uppercase}.accent-xs{font-family:var(--wcss-accent-xs-family, "Good OT"),var(--wcss-accent-xs-family-fallback, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif);font-size:var(--wcss-accent-xs-font-size, clamp(1rem, 1.3333333333vw, 1rem));font-weight:var(--wcss-accent-xs-weight, 500);letter-spacing:var(--wcss-accent-xs-letter-spacing, 0.1em);line-height:var(--wcss-accent-xs-line-height, 1.3)}.accent-2xs{font-family:var(--wcss-accent-2xs-family, "Good OT"),var(--wcss-accent-2xs-family-fallback, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif);font-size:var(--wcss-accent-2xs-font-size, clamp(0.875rem, 1.1666666667vw, 0.875rem));font-weight:var(--wcss-accent-2xs-weight, 450);letter-spacing:var(--wcss-accent-2xs-letter-spacing, 0.1em);line-height:var(--wcss-accent-2xs-line-height, 1.3);text-transform:uppercase}[auro-dropdown]{--ds-auro-dropdown-trigger-border-color: var(--ds-auro-select-border-color);--ds-auro-dropdown-trigger-background-color: var(--ds-auro-select-background-color);--ds-auro-dropdown-trigger-container-color: var(--ds-auro-select-background-color);--ds-auro-dropdown-trigger-outline-color: var(--ds-auro-select-outline-color)}:host{display:inline-block;text-align:left;vertical-align:top}:host([layout*=emphasized]) [auro-dropdown],:host([layout*=snowflake]) [auro-dropdown]{--ds-auro-select-border-color: transparent}:host([layout*=emphasized]) .mainContent,:host([layout*=snowflake]) .mainContent{text-align:center}.mainContent{position:relative;display:flex;overflow:hidden;flex:1;flex-direction:column;align-items:center;justify-content:center}.valueContainer [slot=displayValue]{display:none}.accents{display:flex;flex-direction:row;align-items:center;justify-content:center}::slotted([slot=typeIcon]){margin-right:var(--ds-size-100, 0.5rem)}.displayValue{display:block}.displayValue:not(.force){display:none}.displayValue:not(.force).hasContent:is(.withValue):not(.hasFocus){display:block}.triggerContent{display:flex;width:100%;align-items:center;justify-content:center}:host([layout*=emphasized]) .triggerContent{padding:0 var(--ds-size-100, 0.5rem) 0 var(--ds-size-300, 1.5rem)}:host([layout*=snowflake]) .triggerContent{padding:0 var(--ds-size-100, 0.5rem) 0 var(--ds-size-200, 1rem)}:host([layout*=snowflake]) label{padding-block:var(--ds-size-25, 0.125rem)}:host([layout*=classic]) .triggerContent{padding:0 var(--ds-size-100, 0.5rem)}:host([layout*=classic]) .mainContent{align-items:start}:host([layout*=classic]) label{overflow:hidden;cursor:text;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap}:host([layout*=classic]) .value{height:auto}label{color:var(--ds-auro-select-label-text-color)}:host(:is([validity]:not([validity=valid]))) [auro-dropdown]{--ds-auro-select-border-color: var(--ds-basic-color-status-error, #e31f26);--ds-auro-select-outline-color: var(--ds-basic-color-status-error, #e31f26);--ds-auro-dropdown-helptext-text-color: var(--ds-basic-color-texticon-default, #2a2a2a)}:host([ondark]:is([validity]:not([validity=valid]))) [auro-dropdown],:host([appearance=inverse]:is([validity]:not([validity=valid]))) [auro-dropdown]{--ds-auro-select-border-color: var(--ds-advanced-color-state-error-inverse, #f9a4a8);--ds-auro-select-outline-color: var(--ds-advanced-color-state-error-inverse, #f9a4a8);--ds-auro-dropdown-helptext-text-color: var(--ds-basic-color-texticon-inverse, #ffffff)}#slotHolder{display:none}:host([fluid]){width:100%}:host([disabled]){pointer-events:none;user-select:none}:host([disabled]:not([ondark])) [auro-dropdown],:host([disabled]:not([appearance=inverse])) [auro-dropdown]{--ds-auro-select-border-color: var(--ds-basic-color-border-subtle, #dddddd)}:host(:not([layout*=classic])[disabled][ondark]) [auro-dropdown],:host(:not([layout*=classic])[disabled][appearance=inverse]) [auro-dropdown]{--ds-auro-select-border-color: transparent}`;
 
@@ -92798,14 +92399,6 @@ class AuroSelect extends AuroElement$1 {
         reflect: true
       },
 
-      /**
-       * @private
-       */
-      options: {
-        type: Array,
-        state: true
-      },
-
       /**
        * Specifies the current selected menuOption. Default type is `HTMLElement`, changing to `Array<HTMLElement>` when `multiSelect` is true.
        * @type {HTMLElement|Array<HTMLElement>}
@@ -93093,16 +92686,68 @@ class AuroSelect extends AuroElement$1 {
       this.dropdown.dropdownWidth = this.customBibWidth;
     }
 
-    // Pass label text to the dropdown bib for accessible dialog naming
-    const labelElement = this.querySelector('span[slot="label"]');
-    if (labelElement) {
-      this.dropdown.bibDialogLabel = labelElement.textContent.trim() || undefined;
-    }
+    this._syncLabelText();
 
     // Exposes the CSS parts from the dropdown for styling
     this.dropdown.exposeCssParts();
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Reads the current label slot text and pushes it to the dropdown bib
+   * (for dialog naming) and the menu (for listbox aria-label). Safe to call
+   * before either child has been wired up — each branch self-guards.
+   * @private
+   */
+  _syncLabelText() {
+    const labelElement = this.querySelector('[slot="label"]');
+    const text = labelElement ? labelElement.textContent.trim() : '';
+    if (this.dropdown) {
+      this.dropdown.bibDialogLabel = text || undefined;
+    }
+    if (this.menu) {
+      if (text) {
+        this.menu.setAttribute('aria-label', text);
+      } else {
+        this.menu.removeAttribute('aria-label');
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Keeps the dialog/menu accessible names in sync when consumers mutate the
+   * label slot at runtime (e.g., i18n locale swap). `slotchange` alone is
+   * insufficient — it doesn't fire when textContent of an already-assigned
+   * slotted node changes, which is the common case. We scope the observer to
+   * the label node itself (not the whole host subtree) so option-content
+   * mutations don't trigger label re-syncs, and re-target on `slotchange`
+   * when consumers add or replace the label element.
+   * @private
+   */
+  _observeLabelChanges() {
+    if (this._labelObserver) return;
+    this._labelObserver = new MutationObserver(() => this._syncLabelText());
+
+    const retarget = () => {
+      this._labelObserver.disconnect();
+      const labelElement = this.querySelector('[slot="label"]');
+      if (labelElement) {
+        this._labelObserver.observe(labelElement, {
+          childList: true,
+          subtree: true,
+          characterData: true
+        });
+      }
+      this._syncLabelText();
+    };
+
+    retarget();
+
+    this._retargetLabelObserver = retarget;
+    this.shadowRoot.querySelectorAll('slot[name="label"]').forEach((slot) => {
+      slot.addEventListener('slotchange', retarget);
+    });
+  }
+
   /**
    * This will register this element with the browser.
    * @param {string} [name="auro-select"] - The name of element that you want to register to.
@@ -93253,11 +92898,7 @@ class AuroSelect extends AuroElement$1 {
     this.updateMenuShapeSize();
     this.setMenuValue(this.value);
 
-    // Set accessible name on the menu for screen readers based on the label slot content
-    const labelElement = this.querySelector('[slot="label"]');
-    if (labelElement) {
-      this.menu.setAttribute('aria-label', labelElement.textContent.trim());
-    }
+    this._syncLabelText();
 
     if (this.multiSelect) {
       this.menu.multiSelect = this.multiSelect;
@@ -93269,8 +92910,21 @@ class AuroSelect extends AuroElement$1 {
     if (typeof this.menu.initItems === 'function') {
       this.menu.initItems();
     }
-    this.options = this.menu.options;
     this.updateOptionPositions();
+    // renderNativeSelect reads this.menu.options, which the parent doesn't
+    // observe — request an update so the hidden native <option> list reflects
+    // the menu's options after initItems populates them.
+    this.requestUpdate();
+
+    // Keep aria-setsize/aria-posinset (and the native <option> list) in sync
+    // when the menu re-initializes its items — e.g., slotchange, async/lazy
+    // loads, value-triggered re-init. Without this, stale set-size is
+    // announced and the native select goes stale after dynamic mutations.
+    this.menu.addEventListener('auroMenu-optionsChange', () => {
+      this.updateOptionPositions();
+      this.requestUpdate();
+    });
+
     this.menu.addEventListener("auroMenu-loadingChange", (event) => this.handleMenuLoadingChange(event));
 
     this.menu.addEventListener("auroMenu-selectValueFailure", () => {
@@ -93289,11 +92943,22 @@ class AuroSelect extends AuroElement$1 {
         this.dropdown.setActiveDescendant(this.optionActive);
       }
 
-      // Announce the active option for screen readers
-      if (this.optionActive) {
+      // Announce the active option for screen readers. Skip when the activated
+      // option is already selected: Enter triggers an auroMenu-selectedOption
+      // re-announce, and aria-selected on the active descendant otherwise
+      // conveys state without an explicit utterance.
+      if (this.optionActive && !this.optionActive.hasAttribute('selected')) {
         const optionText = this.optionActive.textContent.trim();
-        const selectedState = this.optionActive.hasAttribute('selected') ? ', selected' : ', not selected';
-        announceToScreenReader(this._getAnnouncementRoot(), `${optionText}${selectedState}`);
+        const message = `${optionText}, not selected`;
+        if (this.dropdown.isPopoverVisible) {
+          announceToScreenReader(this._getAnnouncementRoot(), message);
+        } else {
+          // Typeahead-on-closed fires this event before `show()` flips
+          // isPopoverVisible. Defer so the announcement targets the bib's
+          // live region once the fullscreen <dialog> opens — otherwise it
+          // lands in the host root, which is inert under the active modal.
+          queueMicrotask(() => announceToScreenReader(this._getAnnouncementRoot(), message));
+        }
       }
 
       if (this.dropdown.isPopoverVisible) {
@@ -93425,24 +93090,32 @@ class AuroSelect extends AuroElement$1 {
 
     this.typeaheadBuffer += key;
 
-    const isRepeatedChar = this.typeaheadBuffer.length > 1 && new Set(this.typeaheadBuffer).size === 1;
+    // Prefer the literal buffer as a prefix per WAI-ARIA APG ("focus moves to the
+    // next item with a name that starts with the string of characters typed").
+    // Only fall back to single-char cycling when the repeated buffer has no
+    // longer prefix match — e.g. "aa" cycles through ["Apple", "Apricot"] only
+    // because no option starts with "aa".
+    let match = options.find((option) => this._getOptionDisplayText(option).startsWith(this.typeaheadBuffer));
 
-    let match = null;
+    const isRepeatedChar = !match && this.typeaheadBuffer.length > 1 && new Set(this.typeaheadBuffer).size === 1;
     if (isRepeatedChar) {
       const matches = options.filter((option) => this._getOptionDisplayText(option).startsWith(key));
       if (matches.length) {
         const cycleIndex = (this.typeaheadBuffer.length - 1) % matches.length;
         match = matches[cycleIndex];
       }
-    } else {
-      match = options.find((option) => this._getOptionDisplayText(option).startsWith(this.typeaheadBuffer));
     }
 
+    // Intentional: no-match leaves the bib closed (deviates from APG / some native <select>).
     if (match) {
+      // Pre-stash the match so the auroDropdown-toggled handler's `!optionActive`
+      // guard short-circuits and skips the firstActive/selected fallback —
+      // otherwise show() synchronously fires the handler, which writes
+      // aria-activedescendant once before we overwrite it.
+      this.menu.updateActiveOption(match);
       if (!this.dropdown.isPopoverVisible) {
         this.dropdown.show();
       }
-      this.menu.updateActiveOption(match);
     }
   }
 
@@ -93559,6 +93232,16 @@ class AuroSelect extends AuroElement$1 {
   disconnectedCallback() {
     super.disconnectedCallback();
     this._clearTypeaheadBuffer();
+    if (this._labelObserver) {
+      this._labelObserver.disconnect();
+      this._labelObserver = null;
+    }
+    if (this._retargetLabelObserver && this.shadowRoot) {
+      this.shadowRoot.querySelectorAll('slot[name="label"]').forEach((slot) => {
+        slot.removeEventListener('slotchange', this._retargetLabelObserver);
+      });
+      this._retargetLabelObserver = null;
+    }
   }
 
   // lifecycle runs only after the element's DOM has been updated the first time
@@ -93569,6 +93252,7 @@ class AuroSelect extends AuroElement$1 {
     this.configureDropdown();
     this.configureMenu();
     this.configureSelect();
+    this._observeLabelChanges();
   }
 
   setMenuValue(value) {
@@ -93705,21 +93389,8 @@ class AuroSelect extends AuroElement$1 {
     if (!selectedOption) return;
     const selectedValue = selectedOption.value;
 
-    if (this.multiSelect) {
-      const currentArray = this.menu.value || [];
-
-      if (!currentArray.includes(selectedValue)) {
-        this.value = JSON.stringify([
-          ...currentArray,
-          selectedValue
-        ]);
-      }
-    } else {
-      const currentValue = this.value;
-
-      if (currentValue !== selectedValue) {
-        this.value = selectedValue;
-      }
+    if (this.value !== selectedValue) {
+      this.value = selectedValue;
     }
   }