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[Andy Dirnberger]

> Yeah, I know, and I do use it when I feel it's the best option (or
> sometimes the only option), but I just intensely dislike it. I know this
> is going to sound irrational, but I hate the way it looks. It's fugly.

You are not alone in those opinions.  There are a lot of people who
agree with you.

Have you tried using a JavaScript framework?  They definitely help
eliminate a lot of the clunkiness.  ExtJS, jQuery, Prototype, and YUI
are a few of the bigs ones.  My personal favorite is jQuery.