var list = $('list'), addLink = $('add-link');
list.addEvents({
'mouseover:relay(a)': function(e){
e.stop();
this.highlight('#E79D35');
}
});
addLink.addEvents({
'click': function(e){
e.stop();
list.adopt(
new Element('li').adopt(
new Element('a', {
'text': 'Lorem ipsum',
'href': '#'
})
)
);
}
});
<ul id="action-bar">
<li><a id="add-link" href="#">Add link</a></li>
</ul>
<ul id="list">
<li><a href="#">Lorem ipsum</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Lorem ipsum</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Lorem ipsum</a></li>
</ul>