You can change this behavior of the widget (data-start="auto" instead of default data-start="focus"), or you can start it programmatically. The reason you woul

You can change this behavior of the widget (data-start="auto" instead of default data-start="focus"), or you can start it programmatically. The reason you wouldn't always want to start it in the background is if the user may not intend to submit the form (perhaps it's a form that is in your footer of every page and only a small percentage of users intend on sending it). Starting it on focus of the form is a good default.