On Jun 19, 2009, at 1:08 PM, lecielbleu wrote:
> > <% content_for :left_column do %> > <%= render :partial => 'left_column' %> > <% end %> > > where this codes should be? in the layout folder? No... that would go in say /app/views/products/_left_column.html.erb THen when you're in your products views you could use the above to load up that left column. > if i understand , i must generate 2 files (one is template ,other one > is _left_column.html.erb partial templats) , am i right? > > > On Jun 19, 9:53 pm, Philip Hallstrom <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Hi , imagine that you have one layout and every point of that is >>> made >>> with another templates. how can i handle this situation. For example >>> in the left column ,displaying list of subcategories depending on >>> category which is displayed at this time in the center of site (<%= >>> yield :layout %> line). it might be develop , making navigations >>> randomly changing like amazon.com >> >> I typically do it like this: >> >> layouts/application.html.erb: >> >> .... >> <div id='main-content'> >> <%= yield %> >> </div> >> ... >> <div id='left-column'> >> <%= yield :left_column %> >> </div> >> >> Then in my other views I do whatever is simplest to generate content >> for the left column... perhaps... >> >> <% content_for :left_column do %> >> <%= render :partial => 'left_column' %> >> <% end %> >> >> Where that would pick up a specific left_column partial for that >> controller. That sort of thing... >> >> -philip > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---

