Nancy,

I'd put them in the category of "knowing they are out there" and when I run into a problem where they'd be a good solution use them.

>I haven't actually used hooks too much yet <g>. I'm still trying to figure out what a _judicious_ use would be. Mostly :: works for me, too, but as my framework gets more complicated (messy?) I'm thinking hooks would help me with documentation and traceablity...Just thinking out loud.