[thelist] Breadcrumb Trails

[aardvark]

> From: Hassan Schroeder <hassan at webtuitive.com>
[...]
> Most "breadcrumb" implementations aren't actually a history trail,
> just a reflection of the information hierarchy of the server. 

yep, exactly... there's really no reason to re-create the history trail 
since the back button does that... instead it tells the user his/her 
location within the *site*...  especially in relation to the home 
page... *that* is its value...

> If the URL of your document is
> 
>  http://www.foo.com/this/is/my/path/here.html
> 
> it's simple JavaScript to create a pseudo-breadcrumb string like
> 
>  > this > is > my > path > here

yeah, but i'd still rather let server-side code do it so it works and 
looks the same for all users, as opposed to offloading the CPU 
cycles to the client...