> Well put in some debug and prove it one way or the other. Then:
application_controller: before_filter :set_layout, :authenticate_user! #(authenticate_user is from devise gem) def set_layout if params[:current_layout] == "intraOp" session[:current_layout] = :intra elsif params[:current_layout] == "interOp" session[:current_layout] = :inter else session[:current_layout] = nil end @current_layout = session[:current_layout] end end companies_controller: skip_filter :authenticate_user!, :only => [:index, :show], :unless => lambda {@current_layout.nil?} def index debugger .... . .... end rails s --debugger (rdb:2) instance_variables [:@_params, :@_response_body, :@_response, :@_action_name, :@_action_has_layout, :@_env, :@current_layout, :@_request, :@_config, :@_lookup_context, :@_prefixes, :@_headers, :@_routes, :@_status] (rdb:2) @current_layout nil @current_layout is nil but authenticate_user! in companies_controller is skipped despite :unless => lambda {@current_layout.nil?} -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.