You brought up a perfect example of breaking default functionality for design! :) Here is the very first thing I tried (and is how I fill out forms) to select

You brought up a perfect example of breaking default functionality for design! :) Here is the very first thing I tried (and is how I fill out forms) to select my State from their examples. Tab (to focus field) -> AA -> Tab The default select field? Gives me Arizona as expected. The select2 drop down? Fails to give me anything. It doesn't expect "AA" it expects "Ar" and tab doesn't set the value, so even typing "AR->Tab" doesn't give Arizona, it expects "AR -> Return". Minor - and very possibly worth the trade off for the search functionality. But I detest breaking defaults when possible, even if I disagree with a default personally.