This is a shallow solution, but hey -- build a static page with your header/footer/sidebar ... and target a frame for the apps. If it's as simple as wrapping content, frames are cheap and easy.
On 10/18/06, Scott Willson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Oct 18, 2006, at 1:29 PM, Thomas Lockney wrote: > So, I've got a problem I'm trying to solve and I thought that since > it's at least partially ruby related, this list might be a good place > to ask. > > Let's say I have multiple webapps running, most of which are rails > apps, some of which were not written by me and I don't want to have to > change the code, but maybe even a few non-rails apps just for good > measure. ;~) > > Now, what I really would like is a consistent look and feel to all of > these apps. At least in so far as having a standard header and footer > (if it's not too much to ask maybe even a standard sidebar). > > I know of a number of ways to go about this, but I don't really like > any of them, so I'm wondering if any of you have come up against this > and how you got around the problem. > > ~thomas Have you looked at SiteMesh? http://www.opensymphony.com/sitemesh/ It's Java, not Rails, but it can decorate different kinds of server- side web content, and it's nicely done. If nothing else, it may give you ideas on how to do the same thing in Ruby. Scott _______________________________________________ PDXRuby mailing list [email protected] IRC: #pdx.rb on irc.freenode.net http://lists.pdxruby.org/mailman/listinfo/pdxruby
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