forms: option selected not working in Mozilla.

I'm almost embarrassed to ask, but . . .

[molecularr]

. . . this doesn't seem to be working unless I'm hallucinating. I'm simply trying to make a form menu that has an option pre-selected. It works on almost every browser just fine, but it's not working on Mozilla (Linux) for some reason that escapes.

Does anyone have any idea what circumstances might cause this?

Here's my code:

 <select name="directory">
   <option value="Main">Main</option>
   <option selected value="News">News/CFPs</option>
 <option value="Reading">Reading</option>
 <option value="manovich">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Manovich</option>
 <option value="ch1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ch1</option>
 <option value="ch2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ch2</option>
  </select>

Thanks.

[encyclo]

<option selected value="News">News/CFPs</option>

Have you tried:

<option value="News" selected="selected">News/CFPs</option>

I think the selected attribute is always meant to go last when you use the short form - the above is the verbose method, but it should also work with:

<option value="News" selected">News/CFPs</option>

[molecularr]

Aw geez... that was it. I coulda sworn I already tried that, but I guess not. [embarrassed smile face]

Thanks, encyclo