@aurodesignsystem-dev/auro-formkit 0.0.0-pr1530.0 → 0.0.0-pr1530.2

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

@@ -904,9 +904,6 @@ function navigateArrow(component, direction, options = {}) {
  * @param {HTMLElement | null | undefined} menu - The auro-menu element.
  * @returns {Array<HTMLElement>} Non-disabled options, empty array when none.
  */
-function getEnabledOptions(menu) {
-  return (menu?.options || []).filter((option) => !option.disabled);
-}
 
 /**
  * Returns the active (selectable + visible) options for type-ahead navigation.
@@ -976,8 +973,10 @@ const selectKeyboardStrategy = {
   End(component, evt, ctx) {
     evt.preventDefault();
     evt.stopPropagation();
-    // `pop()` is safe here: getEnabledOptions returns a fresh filtered array.
-    const lastOption = getEnabledOptions(component.menu).pop();
+    // `pop()` is safe here: getActiveOptions returns a fresh filtered array.
+    // Uses "active" (not "enabled") so hidden and static rows — which a screen
+    // reader must not announce as focused — are skipped.
+    const lastOption = getActiveOptions(component.menu).pop();
     if (!lastOption) {
       return;
     }
@@ -1008,7 +1007,7 @@ const selectKeyboardStrategy = {
   Home(component, evt, ctx) {
     evt.preventDefault();
     evt.stopPropagation();
-    const [firstOption] = getEnabledOptions(component.menu);
+    const [firstOption] = getActiveOptions(component.menu);
     if (!firstOption) {
       return;
     }
@@ -1033,6 +1032,15 @@ const selectKeyboardStrategy = {
   },
 
   default(component, evt, ctx) {
+    // Ignore keys chorded with Ctrl/Meta/Alt so browser/OS shortcuts
+    // (Cmd+C, Ctrl+V, Alt+X, Cmd+Space, …) don't leak into typeahead
+    // or toggle the bib. Native <select> ignores modified keys.
+    // ArrowUp/ArrowDown handle modifier+arrow explicitly above; this
+    // guard only affects the default (printable/Space) branch.
+    if (evt.ctrlKey || evt.metaKey || evt.altKey) {
+      return;
+    }
+
     // Space resolves to either typeahead-buffer extension or bib toggle
     // depending on whether a type-ahead buffer is active. Mirrors native
     // <select> and the WAI-ARIA APG Listbox guidance: mid-typeahead space
@@ -4987,7 +4995,7 @@ let AuroHelpText$1 = class AuroHelpText extends i$2 {
   }
 };
 
-var formkitVersion$1 = '202607021905';
+var formkitVersion$1 = '202607022225';
 
 class AuroElement extends i$2 {
   static get properties() {
@@ -7026,7 +7034,7 @@ class AuroHelpText extends i$2 {
   }
 }
 
-var formkitVersion = '202607021905';
+var formkitVersion = '202607022225';
 
 var styleCss$2 = i$5`.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, 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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, 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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}`;
 
@@ -7590,8 +7598,11 @@ class AuroSelect extends AuroElement$1 {
           } else if (this.multiSelect && Array.isArray(this.optionSelected) && this.optionSelected.length > 0) {
             this.menu.updateActiveOption(this.optionSelected[0]);
           } else {
-            // If no activeOption has yet to be set, then make the first enabled option active by default
-            const [firstActive] = getEnabledOptions(this.menu);
+            // If no activeOption has yet to be set, make the first active option
+            // (non-disabled, non-hidden, non-static) active by default. "Active" —
+            // not just "enabled" — so hidden rows and static placeholders never
+            // land in aria-activedescendant on open.
+            const [firstActive] = getActiveOptions(this.menu);
             this.menu.updateActiveOption(firstActive);
           }
         }
@@ -7837,6 +7848,12 @@ class AuroSelect extends AuroElement$1 {
 
   /**
    * Binds all behavior needed to the menu after rendering.
+   *
+   * The `<auro-menu>` reference is captured once and not re-targeted on
+   * `slotchange`. Runtime option mutations are covered via
+   * `auroMenu-optionsChange`, so swap options inside the menu freely; do not
+   * swap the `<auro-menu>` element itself under a live select — remount the
+   * parent `<auro-select>` instead.
    * @private
    * @returns {void}
    */
@@ -7895,6 +7912,15 @@ class AuroSelect extends AuroElement$1 {
       if (this.menu.optionSelected !== undefined) {
         return;
       }
+      // Skip when the select is already cleared (valueless click with no
+      // prior selection): value/optionSelected are already empty and there
+      // is no stale trigger text to refresh, so updateDisplayedValue would
+      // just churn the DOM and request a needless dropdown re-render.
+      const hasStaleState = this.value !== undefined ||
+        (this.multiSelect ? this.optionSelected?.length > 0 : this.optionSelected !== undefined);
+      if (!hasStaleState) {
+        return;
+      }
       this.value = undefined;
       this.optionSelected = this.multiSelect ? [] : undefined;
       // The trigger label is rendered imperatively into #value, so a property
@@ -7924,10 +7950,15 @@ class AuroSelect extends AuroElement$1 {
         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.
+          // Typeahead-on-closed calls updateActiveOption() before show(), so
+          // this handler runs with isPopoverVisible still false. queueMicrotask
+          // is safe because show() → showBib() flips isPopoverVisible and
+          // dialog.showModal() both run synchronously in the same task; the
+          // microtask queue only drains once _handleTypeahead unwinds, by
+          // which point _getAnnouncementRoot() resolves to the bib's shadow
+          // root inside the now-open modal. Do NOT switch to auroDropdown-toggled
+          // — it fires before showModal(), landing the announcement in the
+          // host root while the dialog is still not-yet-modal.
           queueMicrotask(() => announceToScreenReader(this._getAnnouncementRoot(), message));
         }
       }
@@ -8321,6 +8352,13 @@ class AuroSelect extends AuroElement$1 {
     }
 
     if (changedProperties.has('value')) {
+      // A value change ends the current interaction — whether it came from a
+      // user commit, programmatic assignment, or reset(). Clear the buffer so
+      // a stale prefix does not concatenate onto the next keystroke while the
+      // host still has focus (the blur listener would otherwise be the only
+      // focus-retained clear point, and hideBib() below does not blur).
+      this._clearTypeaheadBuffer();
+
       this.setMenuValue(this.value);
 
       this._updateNativeSelect();
@@ -8376,6 +8414,9 @@ class AuroSelect extends AuroElement$1 {
    * @returns {void}
    */
   reset() {
+    // Defense-in-depth: updated()'s value-change branch also clears, but
+    // reset-to-same-value (e.g. undefined → undefined) skips that path.
+    this._clearTypeaheadBuffer();
     this.menu.reset();
     this.validation.reset(this);
   }
@@ -8398,8 +8439,13 @@ class AuroSelect extends AuroElement$1 {
     // Hidden native <select> has no `multiple` attribute, so any change it fires
     // is a single raw value — applying it in multiSelect mode would collapse the
     // JSON-array `value` shape. Bfcache/autofill can reach this on a name-bearing
-    // form control even with aria-hidden/tabindex=-1.
-    if (this.multiSelect) return;
+    // form control even with aria-hidden/tabindex=-1, so revert to the expected
+    // mirror (formattedValue[0]) rather than letting the native select drift and
+    // silently submit the autofilled scalar under `name`.
+    if (this.multiSelect) {
+      this._updateNativeSelect();
+      return;
+    }
 
     const selectedOption = event.target.options[event.target.selectedIndex];
     if (!selectedOption) return;

package/components/select/dist/auro-select.d.ts

@@ -431,6 +431,12 @@ export class AuroSelect extends AuroElement {
     private _getAnnouncementRoot;
     /**
      * Binds all behavior needed to the menu after rendering.
+     *
+     * The `<auro-menu>` reference is captured once and not re-targeted on
+     * `slotchange`. Runtime option mutations are covered via
+     * `auroMenu-optionsChange`, so swap options inside the menu freely; do not
+     * swap the `<auro-menu>` element itself under a live select — remount the
+     * parent `<auro-select>` instead.
      * @private
      * @returns {void}
      */

package/components/select/dist/index.js

@@ -861,9 +861,6 @@ function navigateArrow(component, direction, options = {}) {
  * @param {HTMLElement | null | undefined} menu - The auro-menu element.
  * @returns {Array<HTMLElement>} Non-disabled options, empty array when none.
  */
-function getEnabledOptions(menu) {
-  return (menu?.options || []).filter((option) => !option.disabled);
-}
 
 /**
  * Returns the active (selectable + visible) options for type-ahead navigation.
@@ -933,8 +930,10 @@ const selectKeyboardStrategy = {
   End(component, evt, ctx) {
     evt.preventDefault();
     evt.stopPropagation();
-    // `pop()` is safe here: getEnabledOptions returns a fresh filtered array.
-    const lastOption = getEnabledOptions(component.menu).pop();
+    // `pop()` is safe here: getActiveOptions returns a fresh filtered array.
+    // Uses "active" (not "enabled") so hidden and static rows — which a screen
+    // reader must not announce as focused — are skipped.
+    const lastOption = getActiveOptions(component.menu).pop();
     if (!lastOption) {
       return;
     }
@@ -965,7 +964,7 @@ const selectKeyboardStrategy = {
   Home(component, evt, ctx) {
     evt.preventDefault();
     evt.stopPropagation();
-    const [firstOption] = getEnabledOptions(component.menu);
+    const [firstOption] = getActiveOptions(component.menu);
     if (!firstOption) {
       return;
     }
@@ -990,6 +989,15 @@ const selectKeyboardStrategy = {
   },
 
   default(component, evt, ctx) {
+    // Ignore keys chorded with Ctrl/Meta/Alt so browser/OS shortcuts
+    // (Cmd+C, Ctrl+V, Alt+X, Cmd+Space, …) don't leak into typeahead
+    // or toggle the bib. Native <select> ignores modified keys.
+    // ArrowUp/ArrowDown handle modifier+arrow explicitly above; this
+    // guard only affects the default (printable/Space) branch.
+    if (evt.ctrlKey || evt.metaKey || evt.altKey) {
+      return;
+    }
+
     // Space resolves to either typeahead-buffer extension or bib toggle
     // depending on whether a type-ahead buffer is active. Mirrors native
     // <select> and the WAI-ARIA APG Listbox guidance: mid-typeahead space
@@ -4920,7 +4928,7 @@ let AuroHelpText$1 = class AuroHelpText extends LitElement {
   }
 };
 
-var formkitVersion$1 = '202607021905';
+var formkitVersion$1 = '202607022225';
 
 class AuroElement extends LitElement {
   static get properties() {
@@ -6959,7 +6967,7 @@ class AuroHelpText extends LitElement {
   }
 }
 
-var formkitVersion = '202607021905';
+var formkitVersion = '202607022225';
 
 var styleCss = css`.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, 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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, 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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, 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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}`;
 
@@ -7523,8 +7531,11 @@ class AuroSelect extends AuroElement$1 {
           } else if (this.multiSelect && Array.isArray(this.optionSelected) && this.optionSelected.length > 0) {
             this.menu.updateActiveOption(this.optionSelected[0]);
           } else {
-            // If no activeOption has yet to be set, then make the first enabled option active by default
-            const [firstActive] = getEnabledOptions(this.menu);
+            // If no activeOption has yet to be set, make the first active option
+            // (non-disabled, non-hidden, non-static) active by default. "Active" —
+            // not just "enabled" — so hidden rows and static placeholders never
+            // land in aria-activedescendant on open.
+            const [firstActive] = getActiveOptions(this.menu);
             this.menu.updateActiveOption(firstActive);
           }
         }
@@ -7770,6 +7781,12 @@ class AuroSelect extends AuroElement$1 {
 
   /**
    * Binds all behavior needed to the menu after rendering.
+   *
+   * The `<auro-menu>` reference is captured once and not re-targeted on
+   * `slotchange`. Runtime option mutations are covered via
+   * `auroMenu-optionsChange`, so swap options inside the menu freely; do not
+   * swap the `<auro-menu>` element itself under a live select — remount the
+   * parent `<auro-select>` instead.
    * @private
    * @returns {void}
    */
@@ -7828,6 +7845,15 @@ class AuroSelect extends AuroElement$1 {
       if (this.menu.optionSelected !== undefined) {
         return;
       }
+      // Skip when the select is already cleared (valueless click with no
+      // prior selection): value/optionSelected are already empty and there
+      // is no stale trigger text to refresh, so updateDisplayedValue would
+      // just churn the DOM and request a needless dropdown re-render.
+      const hasStaleState = this.value !== undefined ||
+        (this.multiSelect ? this.optionSelected?.length > 0 : this.optionSelected !== undefined);
+      if (!hasStaleState) {
+        return;
+      }
       this.value = undefined;
       this.optionSelected = this.multiSelect ? [] : undefined;
       // The trigger label is rendered imperatively into #value, so a property
@@ -7857,10 +7883,15 @@ class AuroSelect extends AuroElement$1 {
         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.
+          // Typeahead-on-closed calls updateActiveOption() before show(), so
+          // this handler runs with isPopoverVisible still false. queueMicrotask
+          // is safe because show() → showBib() flips isPopoverVisible and
+          // dialog.showModal() both run synchronously in the same task; the
+          // microtask queue only drains once _handleTypeahead unwinds, by
+          // which point _getAnnouncementRoot() resolves to the bib's shadow
+          // root inside the now-open modal. Do NOT switch to auroDropdown-toggled
+          // — it fires before showModal(), landing the announcement in the
+          // host root while the dialog is still not-yet-modal.
           queueMicrotask(() => announceToScreenReader(this._getAnnouncementRoot(), message));
         }
       }
@@ -8254,6 +8285,13 @@ class AuroSelect extends AuroElement$1 {
     }
 
     if (changedProperties.has('value')) {
+      // A value change ends the current interaction — whether it came from a
+      // user commit, programmatic assignment, or reset(). Clear the buffer so
+      // a stale prefix does not concatenate onto the next keystroke while the
+      // host still has focus (the blur listener would otherwise be the only
+      // focus-retained clear point, and hideBib() below does not blur).
+      this._clearTypeaheadBuffer();
+
       this.setMenuValue(this.value);
 
       this._updateNativeSelect();
@@ -8309,6 +8347,9 @@ class AuroSelect extends AuroElement$1 {
    * @returns {void}
    */
   reset() {
+    // Defense-in-depth: updated()'s value-change branch also clears, but
+    // reset-to-same-value (e.g. undefined → undefined) skips that path.
+    this._clearTypeaheadBuffer();
     this.menu.reset();
     this.validation.reset(this);
   }
@@ -8331,8 +8372,13 @@ class AuroSelect extends AuroElement$1 {
     // Hidden native <select> has no `multiple` attribute, so any change it fires
     // is a single raw value — applying it in multiSelect mode would collapse the
     // JSON-array `value` shape. Bfcache/autofill can reach this on a name-bearing
-    // form control even with aria-hidden/tabindex=-1.
-    if (this.multiSelect) return;
+    // form control even with aria-hidden/tabindex=-1, so revert to the expected
+    // mirror (formattedValue[0]) rather than letting the native select drift and
+    // silently submit the autofilled scalar under `name`.
+    if (this.multiSelect) {
+      this._updateNativeSelect();
+      return;
+    }
 
     const selectedOption = event.target.options[event.target.selectedIndex];
     if (!selectedOption) return;

package/components/select/dist/registered.js

@@ -861,9 +861,6 @@ function navigateArrow(component, direction, options = {}) {
  * @param {HTMLElement | null | undefined} menu - The auro-menu element.
  * @returns {Array<HTMLElement>} Non-disabled options, empty array when none.
  */
-function getEnabledOptions(menu) {
-  return (menu?.options || []).filter((option) => !option.disabled);
-}
 
 /**
  * Returns the active (selectable + visible) options for type-ahead navigation.
@@ -933,8 +930,10 @@ const selectKeyboardStrategy = {
   End(component, evt, ctx) {
     evt.preventDefault();
     evt.stopPropagation();
-    // `pop()` is safe here: getEnabledOptions returns a fresh filtered array.
-    const lastOption = getEnabledOptions(component.menu).pop();
+    // `pop()` is safe here: getActiveOptions returns a fresh filtered array.
+    // Uses "active" (not "enabled") so hidden and static rows — which a screen
+    // reader must not announce as focused — are skipped.
+    const lastOption = getActiveOptions(component.menu).pop();
     if (!lastOption) {
       return;
     }
@@ -965,7 +964,7 @@ const selectKeyboardStrategy = {
   Home(component, evt, ctx) {
     evt.preventDefault();
     evt.stopPropagation();
-    const [firstOption] = getEnabledOptions(component.menu);
+    const [firstOption] = getActiveOptions(component.menu);
     if (!firstOption) {
       return;
     }
@@ -990,6 +989,15 @@ const selectKeyboardStrategy = {
   },
 
   default(component, evt, ctx) {
+    // Ignore keys chorded with Ctrl/Meta/Alt so browser/OS shortcuts
+    // (Cmd+C, Ctrl+V, Alt+X, Cmd+Space, …) don't leak into typeahead
+    // or toggle the bib. Native <select> ignores modified keys.
+    // ArrowUp/ArrowDown handle modifier+arrow explicitly above; this
+    // guard only affects the default (printable/Space) branch.
+    if (evt.ctrlKey || evt.metaKey || evt.altKey) {
+      return;
+    }
+
     // Space resolves to either typeahead-buffer extension or bib toggle
     // depending on whether a type-ahead buffer is active. Mirrors native
     // <select> and the WAI-ARIA APG Listbox guidance: mid-typeahead space
@@ -4920,7 +4928,7 @@ let AuroHelpText$1 = class AuroHelpText extends LitElement {
   }
 };
 
-var formkitVersion$1 = '202607021905';
+var formkitVersion$1 = '202607022225';
 
 class AuroElement extends LitElement {
   static get properties() {
@@ -6959,7 +6967,7 @@ class AuroHelpText extends LitElement {
   }
 }
 
-var formkitVersion = '202607021905';
+var formkitVersion = '202607022225';
 
 var styleCss = css`.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, 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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, 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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, 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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}`;
 
@@ -7523,8 +7531,11 @@ class AuroSelect extends AuroElement$1 {
           } else if (this.multiSelect && Array.isArray(this.optionSelected) && this.optionSelected.length > 0) {
             this.menu.updateActiveOption(this.optionSelected[0]);
           } else {
-            // If no activeOption has yet to be set, then make the first enabled option active by default
-            const [firstActive] = getEnabledOptions(this.menu);
+            // If no activeOption has yet to be set, make the first active option
+            // (non-disabled, non-hidden, non-static) active by default. "Active" —
+            // not just "enabled" — so hidden rows and static placeholders never
+            // land in aria-activedescendant on open.
+            const [firstActive] = getActiveOptions(this.menu);
             this.menu.updateActiveOption(firstActive);
           }
         }
@@ -7770,6 +7781,12 @@ class AuroSelect extends AuroElement$1 {
 
   /**
    * Binds all behavior needed to the menu after rendering.
+   *
+   * The `<auro-menu>` reference is captured once and not re-targeted on
+   * `slotchange`. Runtime option mutations are covered via
+   * `auroMenu-optionsChange`, so swap options inside the menu freely; do not
+   * swap the `<auro-menu>` element itself under a live select — remount the
+   * parent `<auro-select>` instead.
    * @private
    * @returns {void}
    */
@@ -7828,6 +7845,15 @@ class AuroSelect extends AuroElement$1 {
       if (this.menu.optionSelected !== undefined) {
         return;
       }
+      // Skip when the select is already cleared (valueless click with no
+      // prior selection): value/optionSelected are already empty and there
+      // is no stale trigger text to refresh, so updateDisplayedValue would
+      // just churn the DOM and request a needless dropdown re-render.
+      const hasStaleState = this.value !== undefined ||
+        (this.multiSelect ? this.optionSelected?.length > 0 : this.optionSelected !== undefined);
+      if (!hasStaleState) {
+        return;
+      }
       this.value = undefined;
       this.optionSelected = this.multiSelect ? [] : undefined;
       // The trigger label is rendered imperatively into #value, so a property
@@ -7857,10 +7883,15 @@ class AuroSelect extends AuroElement$1 {
         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.
+          // Typeahead-on-closed calls updateActiveOption() before show(), so
+          // this handler runs with isPopoverVisible still false. queueMicrotask
+          // is safe because show() → showBib() flips isPopoverVisible and
+          // dialog.showModal() both run synchronously in the same task; the
+          // microtask queue only drains once _handleTypeahead unwinds, by
+          // which point _getAnnouncementRoot() resolves to the bib's shadow
+          // root inside the now-open modal. Do NOT switch to auroDropdown-toggled
+          // — it fires before showModal(), landing the announcement in the
+          // host root while the dialog is still not-yet-modal.
           queueMicrotask(() => announceToScreenReader(this._getAnnouncementRoot(), message));
         }
       }
@@ -8254,6 +8285,13 @@ class AuroSelect extends AuroElement$1 {
     }
 
     if (changedProperties.has('value')) {
+      // A value change ends the current interaction — whether it came from a
+      // user commit, programmatic assignment, or reset(). Clear the buffer so
+      // a stale prefix does not concatenate onto the next keystroke while the
+      // host still has focus (the blur listener would otherwise be the only
+      // focus-retained clear point, and hideBib() below does not blur).
+      this._clearTypeaheadBuffer();
+
       this.setMenuValue(this.value);
 
       this._updateNativeSelect();
@@ -8309,6 +8347,9 @@ class AuroSelect extends AuroElement$1 {
    * @returns {void}
    */
   reset() {
+    // Defense-in-depth: updated()'s value-change branch also clears, but
+    // reset-to-same-value (e.g. undefined → undefined) skips that path.
+    this._clearTypeaheadBuffer();
     this.menu.reset();
     this.validation.reset(this);
   }
@@ -8331,8 +8372,13 @@ class AuroSelect extends AuroElement$1 {
     // Hidden native <select> has no `multiple` attribute, so any change it fires
     // is a single raw value — applying it in multiSelect mode would collapse the
     // JSON-array `value` shape. Bfcache/autofill can reach this on a name-bearing
-    // form control even with aria-hidden/tabindex=-1.
-    if (this.multiSelect) return;
+    // form control even with aria-hidden/tabindex=-1, so revert to the expected
+    // mirror (formattedValue[0]) rather than letting the native select drift and
+    // silently submit the autofilled scalar under `name`.
+    if (this.multiSelect) {
+      this._updateNativeSelect();
+      return;
+    }
 
     const selectedOption = event.target.options[event.target.selectedIndex];
     if (!selectedOption) return;