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Since version 1.28 web2py ships with jQuery core libraries. We find jquery to be small, efficient and very intuitive to use.

According to this http://google-code-updates.blogspot.com/2007/11/my-how-weve-grown.html Google uses jQuery too.

Here are a list of jQuery plugins that you may find useful:

• for datepicker read http://mdp.cti.depaul.edu/AlterEgo/default/show/79
• for plotting http://code.google.com/p/flot/
• for grid http://webplicity.net/flexigrid/
• for menu http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex17/ddaccordionmenu.htm
• for sortable lists http://interface.eyecon.ro/demos/sort.html

Here is a sample javascript scroller with jQuery to give you and idea:

<ul id="ticker"><li>News Item 1</li><li>News Item 2</li><li>News Item 3</li></ul>
<script language="javascript">
  var newsitems, curritem=0; 
  $(document).ready(function(){ 
     newsitems = $("#ticker li").hide().size(); 
     $("#ticker li:eq("+curritem+")").slideDown(); 
     setInterval(function() {
       $("#ticker li:eq("+curritem+")").slideUp(); 
       curritem = ++curritem%newsitems; 
       $("#ticker li:eq("+curritem+")").slideDown(); 
     },2000); //time in milliseconds 
  }); 
</script>

Additional readings: http://15daysofjquery.com/