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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/>