--- a/web/views/__init__.py	Fri Jul 24 12:09:04 2009 +0200
+++ b/web/views/__init__.py	Fri Jul 24 12:10:22 2009 +0200
@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@
             if req.search_state[0] == 'normal':
                 return 'primary'
             return 'outofcontext-search'
+        if len(rset.columns_type(0)) == 1:
+            return 'adaptedlist'
         return 'list'
     return 'table'
 

--- a/web/views/baseviews.py	Fri Jul 24 12:09:04 2009 +0200
+++ b/web/views/baseviews.py	Fri Jul 24 12:10:22 2009 +0200
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 from cubicweb import NoSelectableObject
 from cubicweb.selectors import yes, empty_rset
+from cubicweb.schema import display_name
 from cubicweb.view import EntityView, AnyRsetView, View
 from cubicweb.common.uilib import cut, printable_value
 
@@ -236,6 +237,7 @@
 
         :param listid: the DOM id to use for the root element
         """
+        # XXX much of the behaviour here should probably be outside this view
         if subvid is None and 'subvid' in self.req.form:
             subvid = self.req.form.pop('subvid') # consume it
         if listid:
@@ -285,6 +287,31 @@
     redirect_vid = 'incontext'
 
 
+class AdaptedListView(ListItemView):
+    """list of entities of the same type"""
+    id = 'adaptedlist'
+    __select__ = non_final_entity() & one_etype_rset()
+    item_vid = 'adaptedlistitem'
+
+    @property
+    def title(self):
+        etype = iter(self.rset.column_types(0)).next()
+        return display_name(self.req, etype, form='plural'))
+
+    def call(self, **kwargs):
+        """display a list of entities by calling their <item_vid> view"""
+        if not 'vtitle' in self.req.form:
+            self.w(u'<h1>%s</h1>' % self.title)
+        super(AdaptedListView, self).call(**kwargs)
+
+    def cell_call(self, row, col=0, vid=None, **kwargs):
+        self.wview(self.item_vid, self.rset, row=row, col=col, vid=vid, **kwargs)
+
+
+class AdaptedListItemView(ListItemView):
+    id = 'adaptedlistitem'
+
+
 class CSVView(SimpleListView):
     id = 'csv'
     redirect_vid = 'incontext'