select

@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ if (!function_exists('form_dropdown')) {
 
 
         $form = '<select name="'.$name.'"'.$extra.$multiple.">\n";
         $form = '<select name="'.$name.'"'.$extra.$multiple.">\n";
         if ($blankFirstOption) {
         if ($blankFirstOption) {
-            $form .= '<option value="">Select...</option>';
+            $form .= '<option disabled value="">Select...</option>';
         }
         }
 
 
         foreach ($options as $key => $val) {
         foreach ($options as $key => $val) {
@@ -360,6 +360,8 @@ function form_linked_dropdown(
         var option = document.createElement("option");
         var option = document.createElement("option");
         var val = "";
         var val = "";
         option.val = val;
         option.val = val;
+        option.disabled = true;
+        option.selected = true ; 
         option.innerHTML = "Select...";
         option.innerHTML = "Select...";
         select.appendChild(option);
         select.appendChild(option);