8.7. Lists for All Seasons

What we'll discuss next ranges from fairly common to rarely seen uses of XHTML lists. I'll put a Web 2.0 spin on the common list applications, and will hopefully spawn new development for the rarer scenarios. In any case, I will throw some Ajax into the examples where it fits, and the other examples are intended for Ajax applications where Ajax has more to do with dynamic user interaction.

8.7.1. Table of Contents

Anyone who has had to create any kind of online documentation knows the hassle of updating the document. The hassle mainly involves changes that must be made to the table of contents whenever a section is moved, deleted, or added. When a section is moved or deleted, numbering must shift up for any headers below the point in question. When a section is added, numbering must shift down for any headers below the point in question.