diff --git a/runtime/twodue/src/java/com/samskivert/twodue/logic/index.java b/runtime/twodue/src/java/com/samskivert/twodue/logic/index.java
index 705468c3..de2c268c 100644
--- a/runtime/twodue/src/java/com/samskivert/twodue/logic/index.java
+++ b/runtime/twodue/src/java/com/samskivert/twodue/logic/index.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: index.java,v 1.5 2002/11/12 22:35:33 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: index.java,v 1.6 2002/11/12 22:50:54 mdb Exp $
 
 package com.samskivert.twodue.logic;
 
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ public class index extends UserLogic
             }
         });
         ctx.put("xtasks", xtasks);
+        ctx.put("xcats", new CategoryTool());
 
         if (!StringUtil.blank(query) && xtasks.length == 0) {
             ctx.put("error", "index.error.no_matching_tasks");
@@ -126,6 +127,7 @@ public class index extends UserLogic
             }
         });
         ctx.put("otasks", otasks);
+        ctx.put("ocats", new CategoryTool());
 
         // load up recently completed tasks
         tasks = app.getRepository().loadCompletedTasks(0, 6);
@@ -197,4 +199,19 @@ public class index extends UserLogic
             }
         }
     };
+
+    // used to easy category generation in UI
+    public static class CategoryTool
+    {
+        public boolean checkCategory (String category)
+        {
+            if (category.equals(_category)) {
+                return false;
+            } else {
+                _category = category;
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+        protected String _category;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/runtime/twodue/web/index.wm b/runtime/twodue/web/index.wm
index f45e2d4f..7a804c6e 100644
--- a/runtime/twodue/web/index.wm
+++ b/runtime/twodue/web/index.wm
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ $form.fixedHidden("task", "$task.taskId")
 #else
 #set ($rowcolor = "#EEEEEE")
 #end
+
+#if ($ocats.checkCategory($task.complexity))
+<tr><td colspan="4" class="small">$task.complexity</td></tr>
+#end
+
 <tr bgcolor="$rowcolor"><td>
 #if ($username == $task.owner)
 $form.imageSubmit("submit", "", "images/complete.png", "Mark as completed")
@@ -72,14 +77,11 @@ $form.imageSubmit("submit", "", "images/complete.png", "Mark as completed")
 #end
 </td></tr>
 
-#set ($complexity = "")
-
 #foreach ($task in $xtask.tasks)
 <form action="index.wm">
 $form.fixedHidden("task", "$task.taskId")
 
-#if ($task.complexity != $complexity)
-#set ($complexity = $task.complexity)
+#if ($xcats.checkCategory($task.complexity))
 <tr><td colspan="4" class="small">$task.complexity</td></tr>
 #end