Rails - May 2007 - newbie question about rendering partials and rhtml

Hi,

im not sure if i am on the right path here, so i figured i would ask.

Basically, all of my pages have the same header and footer, and i was
wondering if there was some way i could reference this from the rhtml file?

from what i have read on partial and template rendering, this is done in the
controller, but in my case, the header and footer are static, so there is no
logic. Basically, I am just trying to minimize the number of places i need
to edit in case i make a change to my header or footer (i.e. if i add a
link, i would really like to just update 1 file, rather than do it in all of
my views).

Is this possible? thanks!
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Have a look at layouts, that is precisely what they are for. For example, if
you create an html skeleton, call it application.rhtml and place it in the
layouts folder (in views/), the app will call it by default. In the area
where you want the controller-generated output to go, simply place this
call:

<% yield %>

and the magic will take place.

On 5/4/07, gmoniey <gmoniey-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
wrote:
>
>
>
> Hi,
>
> im not sure if i am on the right path here, so i figured i would ask.
>
> Basically, all of my pages have the same header and footer, and i was
> wondering if there was some way i could reference this from the rhtml
> file?
>
> from what i have read on partial and template rendering, this is done in
> the
> controller, but in my case, the header and footer are static, so there is
> no
> logic. Basically, I am just trying to minimize the number of places i need
> to edit in case i make a change to my header or footer (i.e. if i add a
> link, i would really like to just update 1 file, rather than do it in all
> of
> my views).
>
> Is this possible? thanks!
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>
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Hi Dave,

I read up on layouts, (
http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2005/03/03/rails.html?page=2
http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2005/03/03/rails.html?page=2 )

and it made me wonder why you cant specify a specific layout inside an
action? i tried placing the: layout "standard-layout" inside one of my
action def''s, but i ended up with an error.

it this not possible?



Dave Goodchild wrote:
> 
> Have a look at layouts, that is precisely what they are for. For example,
> if
> you create an html skeleton, call it application.rhtml and place it in the
> layouts folder (in views/), the app will call it by default. In the area
> where you want the controller-generated output to go, simply place this
> call:
> 
> <% yield %>
> 
> and the magic will take place.
> 
> On 5/4/07, gmoniey <gmoniey-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> im not sure if i am on the right path here, so i figured i would ask.
>>
>> Basically, all of my pages have the same header and footer, and i was
>> wondering if there was some way i could reference this from the rhtml
>> file?
>>
>> from what i have read on partial and template rendering, this is done
in
>> the
>> controller, but in my case, the header and footer are static, so there
is
>> no
>> logic. Basically, I am just trying to minimize the number of places i
>> need
>> to edit in case i make a change to my header or footer (i.e. if i add a
>> link, i would really like to just update 1 file, rather than do it in
all
>> of
>> my views).
>>
>> Is this possible? thanks!
>> --
>> View this message in context:
>>
http://www.nabble.com/newbie-question-about-rendering-partials-and-rhtml-tf3692733.html#a10324965
>> Sent from the RubyOnRails Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
>>
>>
>> >
>>
> 
> 
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> > 
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The "layout ''standard-layout''" call is a class
method call that sets the
layout for the whole controller.

To specify a specific layout for an action, pass it to render:

def fooaction
   # do something
   render :layout => ''super-special-layout''
end

b

gmoniey wrote:
> 
> Hi Dave,
> 
> I read up on layouts, (
> http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2005/03/03/rails.html?page=2
> http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2005/03/03/rails.html?page=2 )
> 
> and it made me wonder why you cant specify a specific layout inside an
> action? i tried placing the: layout "standard-layout" inside one
of my
> action def''s, but i ended up with an error.
> 
> it this not possible?
> 
> 
> 
> Dave Goodchild wrote:
>> Have a look at layouts, that is precisely what they are for. For
example,
>> if
>> you create an html skeleton, call it application.rhtml and place it in
the
>> layouts folder (in views/), the app will call it by default. In the
area
>> where you want the controller-generated output to go, simply place this
>> call:
>>
>> <% yield %>
>>
>> and the magic will take place.
>>
>> On 5/4/07, gmoniey
<gmoniey-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> im not sure if i am on the right path here, so i figured i would
ask.
>>>
>>> Basically, all of my pages have the same header and footer, and i
was
>>> wondering if there was some way i could reference this from the
rhtml
>>> file?
>>>
>>> from what i have read on partial and template rendering, this is
done in
>>> the
>>> controller, but in my case, the header and footer are static, so
there is
>>> no
>>> logic. Basically, I am just trying to minimize the number of places
i
>>> need
>>> to edit in case i make a change to my header or footer (i.e. if i
add a
>>> link, i would really like to just update 1 file, rather than do it
in all
>>> of
>>> my views).
>>>
>>> Is this possible? thanks!
>>> --
>>> View this message in context:
>>>
http://www.nabble.com/newbie-question-about-rendering-partials-and-rhtml-tf3692733.html#a10324965
>>> Sent from the RubyOnRails Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
>>>
>>>
>>
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>>
>>
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thanks for clearing that up...i have another question...this may be
more of a design question....our existing website has 2 templates, and
we determine which one to show based on screen size, which is
determined through javascript...i.e.

<script type="text/javascript">
<!-- Begin
        if(screen.width > xxx)
        {
                 window.location = "template1";

        }
        else {
                window.location=''template2";
        }
// End -->
</script>

now i am trying to determine how to do this....basically all of my
actions behave the same, except they have a different layout...

but i am a bit confused...it doesnt seem like i can do this on the
server side...i.e. in the controller....or in the .rhtml file...so
should i redirect with a id specifying which template? (i.e. set the
window.location to specify the id in the url, and then base the
template on that?

im not sure if i have been very clear...so if this is confusing....let
me know...and i''ll try and clear it up...


On May 5, 12:50 am, Ben Munat
<bmu...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
wrote:
> The "layout ''standard-layout''" call is a class
method call that sets the
> layout for the whole controller.
>
> To specify a specific layout for an action, pass it to render:
>
> def fooaction
>    # do something
>    render :layout => ''super-special-layout''
> end
>
> b
>
> gmonieywrote:
>
> > Hi Dave,
>
> > I read up on layouts, (
> >http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2005/03/03/rails.html?page=2
> >http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2005/03/03/rails.html?page=2)
>
> > and it made me wonder why you cant specify a specific layout inside an
> > action? i tried placing the: layout "standard-layout" inside
one of my
> > action def''s, but i ended up with an error.
>
> > it this not possible?
>
> > Dave Goodchild wrote:
> >> Have a look at layouts, that is precisely what they are for. For
example,
> >> if
> >> you create an html skeleton, call it application.rhtml and place
it in the
> >> layouts folder (in views/), the app will call it by default. In
the area
> >> where you want the controller-generated output to go, simply place
this
> >> call:
>
> >> <% yield %>
>
> >> and the magic will take place.
>
> >> On
5/4/07,gmoniey<gmon...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:
>
> >>> Hi,
>
> >>> im not sure if i am on the right path here, so i figured i
would ask.
>
> >>> Basically, all of my pages have the same header and footer,
and i was
> >>> wondering if there was some way i could reference this from
the rhtml
> >>> file?
>
> >>> from what i have read on partial and template rendering, this
is done in
> >>> the
> >>> controller, but in my case, the header and footer are static,
so there is
> >>> no
> >>> logic. Basically, I am just trying to minimize the number of
places i
> >>> need
> >>> to edit in case i make a change to my header or footer (i.e.
if i add a
> >>> link, i would really like to just update 1 file, rather than
do it in all
> >>> of
> >>> my views).
>
> >>> Is this possible? thanks!
> >>> --
> >>> View this message in context:
>
>>>http://www.nabble.com/newbie-question-about-rendering-partials-and-rh...
> >>> Sent from the RubyOnRails Users mailing list archive at
Nabble.com.
>
> >> --
> >>http://www.web-buddha.co.uk

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I guess it depends how much of the difference between the two templates is
presentational is handled by css. If so, the javascript can still do
it''s
thing. The rhtml layouts should only contain structural information (ie
html/xhtml). Clarify a little more?

On 5/5/07, gmoniey-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org
<gmoniey-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
wrote:
>
>
> thanks for clearing that up...i have another question...this may be
> more of a design question....our existing website has 2 templates, and
> we determine which one to show based on screen size, which is
> determined through javascript...i.e.
>
> <script type="text/javascript">
> <!-- Begin
>         if(screen.width > xxx)
>         {
>                  window.location = "template1";
>
>         }
>         else {
>                 window.location=''template2";
>         }
> // End -->
> </script>
>
> now i am trying to determine how to do this....basically all of my
> actions behave the same, except they have a different layout...
>
> but i am a bit confused...it doesnt seem like i can do this on the
> server side...i.e. in the controller....or in the .rhtml file...so
> should i redirect with a id specifying which template? (i.e. set the
> window.location to specify the id in the url, and then base the
> template on that?
>
> im not sure if i have been very clear...so if this is confusing....let
> me know...and i''ll try and clear it up...
>
>
> On May 5, 12:50 am, Ben Munat
<bmu...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:
> > The "layout ''standard-layout''" call is a
class method call that sets the
> > layout for the whole controller.
> >
> > To specify a specific layout for an action, pass it to render:
> >
> > def fooaction
> >    # do something
> >    render :layout => ''super-special-layout''
> > end
> >
> > b
> >
> > gmonieywrote:
> >
> > > Hi Dave,
> >
> > > I read up on layouts, (
> > >http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2005/03/03/rails.html?page=2
> > >http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2005/03/03/rails.html?page=2)
> >
> > > and it made me wonder why you cant specify a specific layout
inside an
> > > action? i tried placing the: layout "standard-layout"
inside one of my
> > > action def''s, but i ended up with an error.
> >
> > > it this not possible?
> >
> > > Dave Goodchild wrote:
> > >> Have a look at layouts, that is precisely what they are for.
For
> example,
> > >> if
> > >> you create an html skeleton, call it application.rhtml and
place it
> in the
> > >> layouts folder (in views/), the app will call it by default.
In the
> area
> > >> where you want the controller-generated output to go, simply
place
> this
> > >> call:
> >
> > >> <% yield %>
> >
> > >> and the magic will take place.
> >
> > >> On
5/4/07,gmoniey<gmon...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:
> >
> > >>> Hi,
> >
> > >>> im not sure if i am on the right path here, so i figured
i would
> ask.
> >
> > >>> Basically, all of my pages have the same header and
footer, and i
> was
> > >>> wondering if there was some way i could reference this
from the
> rhtml
> > >>> file?
> >
> > >>> from what i have read on partial and template rendering,
this is
> done in
> > >>> the
> > >>> controller, but in my case, the header and footer are
static, so
> there is
> > >>> no
> > >>> logic. Basically, I am just trying to minimize the number
of places
> i
> > >>> need
> > >>> to edit in case i make a change to my header or footer
(i.e. if i
> add a
> > >>> link, i would really like to just update 1 file, rather
than do it
> in all
> > >>> of
> > >>> my views).
> >
> > >>> Is this possible? thanks!
> > >>> --
> > >>> View this message in context:
> > >>>
> http://www.nabble.com/newbie-question-about-rendering-partials-and-rh...
> > >>> Sent from the RubyOnRails Users mailing list archive at
Nabble.com.
> >
> > >> --
> > >>http://www.web-buddha.co.uk
>
>
> >
>

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the two layouts are actually very different...different images,
different static text, different tables, div''s etc...

i have been thinkin about this more and more..and it seems like the
best way to do it would be something like this:


<script type="text/javascript">
 <!-- Begin
         if(screen.width > xxx)
         {
                  window.location = "http://www.mysite.com/template2";

        }
        else {
                
window.location=''http://www.mysite.com/template1";
         }
  // End -->
</script>


and have the action handle which template will be shown from there on
out (since this really only need to be figured out the first time the
page loads), however...im worried about the case where the user wanted
to go back to the homepage...i.e. http://www.mysite.com, i would need
a way to ensure that the javascript is run again...


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gmoniey wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> im not sure if i am on the right path here, so i figured i would ask.
> 
> Basically, all of my pages have the same header and footer, and i was
> wondering if there was some way i could reference this from the rhtml 
> file?
> 
In the view you can do this

<%= render "blog/header" %>

blah lbah

<%= render "blog/footer" %>

PS: I would rather create one layout which include header and footer :)

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