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The fact that the XMLHttpRequest is a de facto standard and not an actual standard worries me though, with out being accepted by the w3c, it seems like a very volatile technology. But if google is using it, i guess we are safe. :) I'd be interested to see some examples if you create any. Andrew Eric Lease Morgan wrote: > Ajax is a thing I'd like to play with more: > > http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2005/06/09/rails_ajax.html > > By exploiting a Javascript function called XMLHttpRequest it is > possible to create Web pages that seem more like desktop applications. > By not forcing the user to go from page to page to page it is possible > to keep the attention of users longer as well as provide a more > interactive experience. The link above describes this in more detail > and points to a number of Javascript libraries for a number of > languages enabling you to write such applications more easily. > > FYI. > > -- > Eric Morgan