1 files changed, 10 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/lib/dom_utils.coffee b/lib/dom_utils.coffee
index 21018049..dfaa5d5f 100644
--- a/lib/dom_utils.coffee
+++ b/lib/dom_utils.coffee
@@ -91,17 +91,23 @@ DomUtils =
     null
 
   #
-  # Selectable means the element has a text caret; this is not the same as "focusable".
+  # Selectable means that we should use the simulateSelect method to activate the element instead of a click.
+  #
+  # The html5 input types that should use simulateSelect are:
+  #   ["date", "datetime", "datetime-local", "email", "month", "number", "password", "range", "search",
+  #    "submit", "tel", "text", "time", "url", "week"]
+  # An unknown type will be treated the same as "text", in the same way that the browser does.
   #
   isSelectable: (element) ->
-    selectableTypes = ["search", "text", "password"]
-    (element.nodeName.toLowerCase() == "input" && selectableTypes.indexOf(element.type) >= 0) ||
+    unselectableTypes = ["button", "checkbox", "color", "file", "hidden", "image", "radio", "reset"]
+    (element.nodeName.toLowerCase() == "input" && unselectableTypes.indexOf(element.type) == -1) ||
         element.nodeName.toLowerCase() == "textarea"
 
   simulateSelect: (element) ->
     element.focus()
     # When focusing a textbox, put the selection caret at the end of the textbox's contents.
-    element.setSelectionRange(element.value.length, element.value.length)
+    # For some HTML5 input types (eg. date) we can't position the caret, so we wrap this with a try.
+    try element.setSelectionRange(element.value.length, element.value.length)
 
   simulateClick: (element, modifiers) ->
     modifiers ||= {}