Rails - Oct 2006 - Displaying validates_acceptance_of Errors In A Check Box

Hello,

I am having trouble displaying a check box which must be checked but  
hasn''t been.  I would like it to be highlighted as in a scaffolded  
view but the hidden check box field which is generated by the  
check_box helper is also highlighted, and the text next to it loses  
its styling.

My code follows.  Should I get cleverer with the CSS or write my own  
check_box helper which wouldn''t wrap both the visible and the hidden  
check boxes in <div class=''fieldWithError'' /> tags -- or
something
else altogether?

In my customer model I have:

   validates_acceptance_of :terms

In my view I have:

<% form_for :customer, @customer, :url => { :action => :store } do | 
c| %>
   <p><%= c.check_box :terms %> I have read and agree to the
Software
Licence Agreement.</p>
   <%= submit_tag %>
<% end %>

When the user submits the form without ticking the box, the view  
renders again with erroneous fields highlighted as in a scaffolded view.

The HTML generated for the check box is:

<p><div class="fieldWithErrors"><input
id="customer_terms"
name="customer[terms]" type="checkbox" value="1"
/></div><div
class="fieldWithErrors"><input name="customer[terms]"
type="hidden"
value="0" /></div> I have read and agree to the Software
Licence
Agreement.</p>

The CSS is:

.fieldWithErrors {
	border: 1px solid red;
	padding: 2px;
	display: inline;
}

And the result unfortunately is that both the visible and invisible  
check boxes are given a border and the text ("I have read....") loses
the styling for <p/> tags.

Thanks in advance,

Andy Stewart

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