[thelist] Usability Ideas/Suggestions

[Burhan]

Hello :

Recently I was thinking -- wouldn't it be nice to have a history display on
the page that displays hierarchy? Basically, a dynamically updating tree,
that tracks your path thru the site.

Here is what I'm thinking :

On Load, Tree is = [ Home ] (or Index, or whatever)
Say the user navigates to a page that is under the section thoughts.

Now, the tree would say =
[ Home ]
  [ Thoughts ]
    ..U R here...

Then, if the user were to go to another parent's child, it would display :
[ Home ]
  [ Thoughts ]
  [ Parent ]
    ..U R here...

I have the logic figured out in my head. However, my problem is how would I
store the relative information? In a database? How would I link each link to
its parent? Has anyone ever done this? Any thoughts? At first I thought that
this is sorta like the breadcrumb approach. However, most users are
accustomed to a tree-like structure. So, I was thinking of creating a history
tree that updates as a user travels through a site would be a neat idea.

Input is always appreciated.
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