Rails - Mar 2006 - Changing the onsubmit event using an RJS template

Hi there,

I''m currently writing my first ROR application, and must say
I''m
loving the framework.  Just a quickie, which people will probably  
instantly know the answer to.  I''ve got a select box which I want to  
be able to add values to on the fly using AJAX.  I''ve got the form  
all appearing and updating the database, however, what I want to be  
able to do is change the onsubmit event for the form so if someone  
presses enter whilst entering a new value for the select box the  
application will save the new value for the select box rather than  
submitting the form to the original action.  I''ve worked out that the  
javascript I need can be generated with this:-
	options = { :url => {:action => ''ajax_add''}, :with
=>
"Form.Element.serialize(''idea_type_title'')" }
	page << "$(''edit_idea_form'').onsubmit = function()
{ #
{ remote_function(options) }; return false; }"

However... This seems a bit ugly to me.  It seems that the ruby way  
would be to be able to use one of the helper functions to do this.   
I''d like to be able to do something like:
	page[''edit_idea_form''].onsubmit = "function() { #{
remote_function
(options) }; return false; }"

But this insists on generating (with the quotes, which unfortunately  
doesn''t work):
	$("edit_idea_form").onsubmit = "function() { new
Ajax.Request(''/
idea_types/ajax_add'', {asynchronous:true, evalScripts:true,  
parameters:Form.Element.serialize(''idea_type_title'')}); return
false; }";

rather than:
	$("edit_idea_form").onsubmit = function() { new
Ajax.Request(''/
idea_types/ajax_add'', {asynchronous:true, evalScripts:true,  
parameters:Form.Element.serialize(''idea_type_title'')}); return
false; }

even this seems a little clunky.  Any ideas on simplifications that  
could be made to the code would be gratefully received as the chances  
are it''s going to have to be used multiple times for various select  
boxes over the site.

Much thanks in advance,

Anthony
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