Here is the next step, keep improving this program 
#!/usr/bin/perl --
## multipeColorSelect.pl
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## 2014-10-22-02:58:36
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## perltidy -olq  -csc -csci=3 -cscl="sub : BEGIN END " -otr -opr -ce 
+-nibc -i=4 -pt=0   "-nsak=*"
## perltidy -olq  -csc -csci=10 -cscl="sub : BEGIN END if " -otr -opr 
+-ce -nibc -i=4 -pt=0   "-nsak=*"
## perltidy -olq  -csc -csci=10 -cscl="sub : BEGIN END if while " -otr
+ -opr -ce -nibc -i=4 -pt=0   "-nsak=*"
#!/usr/bin/perl --
use strict;
use warnings;
use Carp::Always;

Main( @ARGV );
exit( 0 );

sub Main {
    my %allColors = (
        1 => 'Red',
        2 => 'Yellow',
        3 => 'Orange',
        4 => 'Blue',
        5 => 'Black',
        6 => 'Brown',
        7 => 'Green',
        8 => 'White',
    );
    my %mainColors = (
        1 => 'Red',
        2 => 'Yellow',
        3 => 'Orange',
        4 => 'Blue',
    );

    print multipeColorSelect( \%allColors, \%mainColors, 0, 0 );
    print multipeColorSelect( \%allColors, \%mainColors, 1, 0 );
#~     print multipeColorSelect( \%allColors, \%mainColors, 1, 1 );
#~     print multipeColorSelect( \%allColors, \%mainColors, 0, 1 );
} ## end sub Main

### FIRST VERSION, THE STUB
#~ sub multipeColorSelect {
#~ ##    my( $all, $main, $checkMain, $checkReset  ### RESET?!?!?!?
#~ ##    my( $all, $main, $selectMain, , $checkRest
#~     my( $all, $main, $selectMain, $selectRest ) = @_;
#~     return q{
#~ <select id="multipeColorSelect" multiple size="8">
#~     <option value="Red" class="maincolor">Red</option>
#~     <option value="Orange" class="maincolor">Orange</option>
#~     <option value="Green" class="maincolor">Green</option>
#~     <option value="White" class="maincolor">White</option>
#~     <option value="Yellow">Yellow</option>
#~     <option value="Blue">Blue</option>
#~     <option value="Black">Black</option>
#~     <option value="Brown">Brown</option>
#~ </select>
#~ };
#~ } ## end sub multipeColorSelect

### FIRST IMPROVEMENT , FIRST CONDITION, DEFAULT CONDITION, no checkbo
+xes selected
sub multipeColorSelect {
    my( $all, $main, $selectMain, $selectRest ) = @_;
    if( not $selectMain and not $selectRest ) {
        return q{
<select id="multipeColorSelect" multiple size="8">
    <option value="Red" class="maincolor">Red</option>
    <option value="Orange" class="maincolor">Orange</option>
    <option value="Green" class="maincolor">Green</option>
    <option value="White" class="maincolor">White</option>
    <option value="Yellow">Yellow</option>
    <option value="Blue">Blue</option>
    <option value="Black">Black</option>
    <option value="Brown">Brown</option>
</select>
};
    } else {
        die "todo";
    }
} ## end sub multipeColorSelect

__END__

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This is what happens when I run it (looks good so far) 

$ perl multipeColorSelect.pl

<select id="multipeColorSelect" multiple size="8">
    <option value="Red" class="maincolor">Red</option>
    <option value="Orange" class="maincolor">Orange</option>
    <option value="Green" class="maincolor">Green</option>
    <option value="White" class="maincolor">White</option>
    <option value="Yellow">Yellow</option>
    <option value="Blue">Blue</option>
    <option value="Black">Black</option>
    <option value="Brown">Brown</option>
</select>
todo at multipeColorSelect.pl line 82.
        main::multipeColorSelect('HASH(0x99bbf4)', 'HASH(0xa1019c)', 1
+, 0) called at multipeColorSelect.pl line 41
        main::Main() called at multipeColorSelect.pl line 19

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Next step, return some different static html for different selecdtMain and selectRest value combinations

In reply to Re^2: Perl and jQuery to select mutiple elements from dropdown by checking checkboxes (multipeColorSelect.pl) by Anonymous Monk
in thread Perl and jQuery to select mutiple elements from dropdown by checking checkboxes by ashraot

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