FF extension: displaying an array of string elements in a sidebar

Question

I am developing a ff extension which displays a list of elements from an array (dynamic) in the sidebar. The array is dynamic and needs to be constructed in a function everytime the sidebar is opened (or any other event handler). Later, i will need to implement link functionality on parts of the string. What is the best way to go about this?

I have created an empty sidebar and just know the label element as of now. menu, and menuitem dont work. What other elements can i use to display text in a good way which supports dynamic contruction.

Is there some good tutorial/sample extension which i can see and learn?

Answer 1

This question is the same as http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2880527/firefox-sidebar-menu-or-list-of-elements-resources-help, check there for the response.