So multi-select boxes aren't the nicest inputs to work with in the word, but they can sometimes be good. In my case for jQuery mobile they create a dialog box that overlays the page with all the options the user can select.
<div data-role="fieldcontain">
<label for="select-choice-1" class="select">Choose shipping method:</label>
<select name="select-choice-1" id="select-choice-1" multiple="multiple">
<option value="standard">Standard: 7 day</option>
<option value="rush">Rush: 3 days</option>
<option value="express">Express: next day</option>
<option value="overnight">Overnight</option>
</select>
</div>
Ok now the issue I am having is that I need to add a close button on the bottom of this because the list is dynamically populated can get very long for a mobile page. With only a close button at the top it's not very good. Is there a way to append a footer to the dialog box created with multiselect? I can't seem to find this in the jQM API.
Not unless you want to go crazy editing their CSS. That being said, you could add Close as an option, then trigger the dialog close method if it is clicked:
http://jquerymobile.com/demos/1.1.0-rc.1/docs/forms/selects/methods.html