Left the BB code tags from the forum post I made over at
SitePoint...how embarrasing ;)
On 6/6/06, Luke Redpath <contact@lukeredpath.co.uk>
wrote:> What if...you could produce accessible, unobtrusive javascript, using
> Rails built-in javascript/prototype helpers, with just one extra line
> of code in your layout, a plugin, and one small enhancement to the
> helpers. Something like this:
>
> [php]
> <% form_remote_tag :controller => ''foo'', :action
=> ''bar'',
> :unobtrusive => true %>
>
> # which produces
>
> <form id="form_foo_bar" action="/foo/bar"
method="post">
> [/php]
>
> But which still acts as an ajax form? You would simply handle the
> response for ajax and non ajax requests using Rails'' responds_to
> function.
>
> In addition, what if you could attach javascript functionality to your
> page elements in a Behaviour-like fashion, but using pure Ruby,
> anywhere in your view, but loaded from an external Javascript file?
>
> Sorry to tease. Stay tuned, we have something very cool to show off in
> the next day or two. You will be able to find more information on
> http://opensource.agileevolved.com in days to come, or stay tuned to
> my blog tomorrow for more.
>
> Apologies for the blatant promotion but we think people will like
> this. People have asked for unobtrusive JS in Rails for a while. Could
> it be here at last?
>
> Cheers
> Luke Redpath
> http://www.lukeredpath.co.uk
> http://opensource.agileevolved.com
>
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Cheers,
Luke Redpath
www.lukeredpath.co.uk