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  • "The user can't see the options before he opens the list" If this form is used frequently, that might not be much of a problem, since users will become familiar with the types of errors available. Commented Jul 13, 2011 at 15:43
  • @Patrick : You are probably right for the most commonly used option. But there will be some errors the will be rarely used. Commented Jul 13, 2011 at 15:47
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    Are the categories meaningful to your user, or only to your system? If they're meaningful then seeing all the options shouldn't be necessary; if they're not meaningful then why pass your structure on to the user instead of giving him a flat list (which you can shuffle into your structure)? Commented Jul 13, 2011 at 16:13
  • @MathieuPagé: I recently came across a similar problem. Would you mind editing your post with how your solution turned out in the end? Commented Nov 16, 2011 at 13:31
  • @missingno: Sure, I don't mind. ux.stackexchange.com/questions/8970/… Commented Nov 16, 2011 at 14:54