if you're not familiar with javascript, then try the image based radio buttons, it should be more easier to implement with the standard rails way...
tom Sacredceltic wrote: > Thank you Tom for your help. I understand the logic of modifying a > hidden field now, but I am afraid there is a connection I still don't > make. I am not familiar with javascript. > > Where do you place the java function you defined ? In the form > itself ? > Is "This" the model class ? Or a div id ? > I was thinking to use a "link_to_remote image_tag..." but I don't know > what it should call. I don't want to execute any other controller > action. I want to remain within the "new" action and just set the > hidden attributes so they are saved along the others when the user > click on "submit" button of the "new" form. > > Thank you > > On Mar 11, 9:36 am, Tom Z Meinlschmidt <[email protected]> wrote: >> Sacredcelticwrote: >>> Thank you Tom, >>> but how do you pass the hidden_field values to the actual record >>> attributes from my controller @person = current_user.person.build() >>> Say I want to pass the value to @person.sex, for instance ? >> in the same way as you create other forms.. >> >> <% form_for(@person) do |f|%> >> <%= f.hidden_field :sex %> >> >> then on icon you could set onClick="setSex('M', this)" >> >> function setSex(gender, element) { >> document.getElementById('person_sex').value='M'; >> // change class to make this selected/highlighted >> this.setAttribute("class", "highlited") >> // change other items >> ... >> >> } >> >> other way is to change radio buttons itself to >> images..http://ryanfait.com/resources/custom-checkboxes-and-radio-buttons/ >> >> >> >> >> >>> On Mar 11, 1:20 am, Tom Z Meinlschmidt <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> Sacredcelticwrote: >>>>> Hi, >>>>> in a 'new' view for a persons model & controller, I want to be able to >>>>> present a number of attribute options in the shape of icons. Each >>>>> click on a different icon should set a given value to an attribute. >>>>> For instance, if the user clicks on the icon for a "girl", I want the >>>>> 'sex' attribute to be set to 'F' and the 'girl' icon to be somehow >>>>> highlighted with a different border... >>>>> When the user is satisfied with the options he set, he clicks on a >>>>> submit button. >>>>> I don't know how to pass the icon clicks as attribute values to my >>>>> controller... >>>> Just create hidden_field in your form and set it values from javascript >>>> (onChange).. then submit the form and construct your query with these >>>> values... >>>> tom >>>>> Thanks >>>> -- >>>> =========================================================================== >>>> ==== >>>> Tomas Meinlschmidt, MS {MCT, MCP+I, MCSE, AER}, NetApp Filer/NetCache >>>> www.meinlschmidt.comwww.maxwellrender.czwww.lightgems.cz >>>> =========================================================================== >>>> ==== >> -- >> =========================================================================== >> ==== >> Tomas Meinlschmidt, MS {MCT, MCP+I, MCSE, AER}, NetApp Filer/NetCache >> >> www.meinlschmidt.com www.maxwellrender.cz www.lightgems.cz >> =========================================================================== >> ==== > -- =============================================================================== Tomas Meinlschmidt, MS {MCT, MCP+I, MCSE, AER}, NetApp Filer/NetCache www.meinlschmidt.com www.maxwellrender.cz www.lightgems.cz =============================================================================== --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
