Hi Shawn,
Shawn wrote:
(Ok, to be honest, Ajax and java and rjs templates are still pretty foggy generally.)
I recommend Cody Fauser's RJS tutorial, available in PDF for from O'Reilly for $10. Best ten bucks I've spent on Rails so far. It won't make you an expert, but I found it to be a dang good starting point.
hth, Bill