php solutions
css / html solutions
- css3 _ ":nth-child(argument)" pseudo-class
- http://davidwalsh.name/css-tables-css3-alternate-row-colors
- css3 _ ":nth-child(argument)" pseudo-class and tables , 2003
- http://www.w3.org/Style/Examples/007/evenodd.en.html
- legacy article, 2004, A list apart (you've already applied this one)
- http://www.alistapart.com/articles/zebratables/
- Table-based (you've already applied this one)
- http://www.somacon.com/p338.php
Javascript and DOM
- iTunes style, A list apart
- http://www.alistapart.com/d/stripedtables/example.html
alternating row background colors
google search: css list background alternating rows