"i don't really use a lot of transitional effects in my work, so for menus etc i just use my own code library."

Yeah ive primarily been using jQuery combined with my own code to do simple things (like hide and show, insert elements, etc..). IVe oly used prototype and scpritaculous minimally because they are bundled into Symfony and ive made some custom scripts to run with apps im using there so i jsut use those rather than going through the effort of including jQuery or another lib.

"moofx sounds good, as it is a lot more lightweight than the whole prototype/scriptaculous combo. a cursory glance at dojo seemed to indicate that it required the use of non-valid 'expando' attrs in your xhtml, which is kind of weird for public web work. i could be wrong tho..."

ill have to take a look at moofx. thanks for the info.