https://rubyforge.org/tracker/index.php? func=detail&aid=6713&group_id=797&atid=3150 I''m not sure if this is true of all helper methods but it is for the following. In this case the forn_remote_tag is rendered as an empty line. Apprently helpers are not rendered in view tests... template _xyz: <div> <% form_remote_tag :update => "some_div", :url => {:action => :something } %> <textarea style="width: 100%" rows="2">Enter text here.</textarea> <% end_form_tag %> </div> failing spec: specify "Form is rendered" do render "/controller/_xyz" response.should_have_tag ''form'', :parent => { :tag => "div" } end Micah Martin 8th Light, Inc. www.8thlight.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://rubyforge.org/pipermail/rspec-users/attachments/20061116/9c1ff95b/attachment.html