Declined
Last Updated: 26 Dec 2025 09:17 by ADMIN
John
Created on: 26 Mar 2021 10:09
Category: DropDownList
Type: Bug Report
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The delay option is affecting navigation between the items in DropDownList

Bug report

Even if no filtering is configured, when the delay option is different than 0 navigation between the items in the DropDownList does not work correctly.

Reproduction of the problem

  1. Open the Demo
  2. Focus/Open the DropDownList
  3. Click 's' - Small is selected
  4. Click 'l' - Large is selected
  5. Repeat multiple times

Current behavior

The correct item is not always selected. In the demo, no delay is configured, but the default value is 500. The delay is supposed to affect the DropDownList only when filtering is enabled.

Note: Currently, when the filter option is configured, changing selection without opening the DropDownList is not possible.
https://dojo.telerik.com/@iankodj/AhUgaXuf

Workaround

Set delay to 0 - Dojo

Expected/desired behavior

The selection of the items should be correctly changed when typing, even if a delay different than 0 is configured.
Also, it should be possible to change the selected item by typing in the keyboard even if the filter option is set and the DropDownList is closed.

Environment

  • Kendo UI version: 2021.1.224
  • Browser: [all]
1 comment
ADMIN
Nikolay
Posted on: 26 Dec 2025 09:17

This behavior was originally reported over 4 years ago and has not received significant demand or follow-up from the community since then. Considering this and the availability of a workaround, we are unable to prioritize it over more impactful and widely requested improvements.

If this limitation is still affecting your scenario, please share additional context or use cases. This will help us better assess the severity and reconsider prioritization in the future. Thank you!

Regards,
Nikolay
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