Episodes tagged with “views”
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Mercury Editor
Mercury allows you to edit a section of HTML directly in the web browser through a WISYIWYG editor. Here we show how to integrate Mercury into a Rails app and save the changes back to the database.
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Draper Other translations:
Clean up complex view logic using Draper. This gem provides decorators (much like presenters) which bundles view logic in an object oriented fashion. In this episode we do a step-by-step refactoring of a complex template into a decorator.
Tags: views plugins refactoring
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Markdown with Redcarpet Other translations:
Redcarpet is an easy-to-use gem which interprets Markdown. In this episode we show how to customize it and add syntax highlighting through Pygments and Albino.
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Template Inheritance Other translations:
In Rails 3.1 the controller inheritance also applies to the view layer. Here I show how to add an application template which is shared by all views, and a lookup path for overriding templates based on the subdomain.
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HTTP Streaming Other translations:
HTTP Streaming allows the browser to start processing the HTML response while the Rails app is still processing the rest of the request.
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Decent Exposure Other translations:
he decent_exposure gem makes it convenient to share controller data with the view through methods instead of instance variables.
Tags: plugins controllers views
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I18n Backends Other translations:
Internationalization is easy to add in Rails, but the YAML files can be difficult to manage. In this episode I show how to use Redis for managing the translations through a web interface.
Tags: views
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Sortable Table Columns Other translations:
In this episode we show you how to make a table of items sortable by clicking on links in the header cells.
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Charts Other translations:
There are a number of JavaScript charting libraries available. In this episode we use Highchart in a Rails application.
Tags: views performance
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PDFkit Other translations:
Generating PDFs in plain Ruby can be a lot of work. Instead, consider generating PDFs from HTML using PDFKit.
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Multistep Forms Other translations:
In this episode we create a multistep form, or wizard, from scratch.
Tags: forms views active-record
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A/B Testing with A/Bingo Other translations:
A/B Testing (or Split Testing) is a way to experiment with variations in an application to see the most effective option.
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Calendars Other translations:
If dates play an important role in your application, consider adding a date picker or calendar view as shown in this episode.
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Validations in Rails 3 Other translations:
Rails 3 offers several new additions to validations. Here learn how to make a custom error_messages partial, reflect on validations, and clean up complex validations in a model.
Tags: rails-30 forms active-record views
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ERB Blocks in Rails 3 Other translations:
Rails 3.0 beta 2 is out and it handles blocks in erb templates differently. Find out how in this episode.
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Syntax Highighting Other translations:
Three popular choices for syntax highlighting in Rails applications are discussed in this episode: CodeRay, Ultraviolets and Pygments.
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Unobtrusive JavaScript Other translations:
Rails 3 makes great use of unobtrusive JavaScript, helping keep content and behaviour separate.
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XSS Protection in Rails 3 Other translations:
In previous versions of Rails it was easy for your application to be vulnerable to cross-site scripting attacks. Rails 3 solves this problem but automatically escaping output.
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Mobile Devices Other translations:
In this episode we change the look and behavior of a Rails app on mobile devices and use jQTouch to build a native-looking interface.
Tags: views controllers plugins
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Edit Multiple Individually Other translations:
se checkboxes to edit multiple records in one form, where each one has an individual set of form fields.
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Nested Model Form Part 2 Other translations:
Add and remove nested model fields dynamically through JavaScript using either Prototype or jQuery.
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Nested Model Form Part 1 Other translations:
The accepts_nested_attributes_for method, introduced in Rails 2.3, makes handling multiple models in a form much easier. Find out how to use it in this episode.
Tags: forms views active-record
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Embedded Association Other translations:
In this episode we show you how to embed a one-to-many or many-to-many association in a single integer field.
Tags: active-record views
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185
Formtastic Part 2 Other translations:
In this episode we cover some of Formtastic's more advanced features, including its handling of many-to-many relationships, required fields and styling.
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Formtastic Part 1 Other translations:
Formtastic provides a concise way to generate form views. In the first part of this two-part series we use it to generate a simple form and a more complex, customised one.
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Seven Security Tips Other translations:
Security is paramount in your Rails applications. Here we show seven commons security flaws from mass assignment to CSRF.
Tags: security forms views active-record
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Pagination With AJAX Other translations:
Use jQuery to add unobtrusive JavaScript links to a paginated list.
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Edit Multiple Other translations:
Select multiple records with checkboxes and edit them all on one form. Find out how to use virtual attributes to update values relatively.
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I18n Other translations:
Internationalization was one of the big additions to Rails 2.2. We'll show you how to start using it in this episode.
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jQuery Other translations:
In this episode we recreate the AJAX form submission we did back in episode 43 but with jQuery instead of Prototype and RJS.
Tags: ajax controllers views
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Formatting Time Other translations:
Use Ruby's strftime method to format dates and take advantage of Rails DATE_FORMATS hash to store custom date formats.
Tags: active-support views
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Pretty Page Title Other translations:
It's easy to avoid giving each page in your Rails applications its own title. Here we'll show you an easy way to do it.
Tags: views refactoring
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group_by Month Other translations:
The group_by method can be used to group lists of items for display in your Rails apps.
Tags: views active-support
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In Groups Of Other translations:
The in_groups_of method makes it easy to render a collection of items in several columns, with one slight catch.
Tags: views active-support
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Cross-site Scripting Other translations:
Cross-site scripting is a common security issue. FInd out why it is important to escape any user input that you display in a browser.
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Looping Through Flash Other translations:
Displaying flash messages can be a pain. This episode shows an easy way to display all of your flash messages.
Tags: views
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HABTM Checkboxes Other translations:
Create a list of checkboxes for easily managing a HABTM relationship.
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Layouts and content_for Other translations:
content_for allows you to change your layouts on a per-template basis.
Tags: views
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All About Layouts Other translations:
Everything you ever wanted to know about layouts.
Tags: views