The reason I didn't use Rails 2 was because of too much convention. (I didn't want to use ActiveRecord, for one thing.) There is a point where too much convention starts to inhibit what I do and what I want. It might be fine for others, but that's why I prefer some level of configuration with sensible defaults rather than a method where a path is hardcoded. In general, I find that hardcoding something like that isn't good practice.
I'm finding that the view helpers are probably the weakest area in this regard. It's not a biggie though. Monkey patching has fixed the problems for now and when I have time on the weekend or something, I'll see about making some modifications and submitting actual patches. (There are a few other areas in the view helpers to inject some things I don't much care for that require similar methods.) This isn't necessarily purely about convention, especially when you're integrating Rails into an existing infrastructure. Symlinks might do the job... but I'm not in love with the idea. (And let's face it, I'm a control freak about certain aspects of my apps, plain and simple.) On Mar 27, 3:37 am, Lasse Bunk <[email protected]> wrote: > Colin, > > Yeah – but it should be possible to use your own conventions if that's what > you want, even though the recommendation is to use the built-in conventions. > > Regarding plugins and copying, Rails has configured paths, like > config.javascripts_dir and config.stylesheets_dir. > > /Lasse > > 2010/3/27 Colin Law <[email protected]> > > > > > On 26 March 2010 22:36, Lasse Bunk <[email protected]> wrote: > > > It's hardcoded as you say. Being able to configure these paths would > > really > > > be a good addition to the core if you were to write this as a new > > feature. > > > > /Lasse > > > > 2010/3/26 cult hero <[email protected]> > > > >> Is there some way to override the paths for images, stylesheets and > > >> javascripts without monkey patching? (Rails 3 Beta) > > > Do some plugins copy scripts and css to those folders? If so do they > > ask rails where to put them or just assume the conventional names? > > > I am not convinced it would be a good thing to use alternative names > > just for aesthetic reasons. Rails is all about convention after all. > > One does not like all the conventions but it is better to stick to > > them when possible. > > > Colin > > > >> I just looked at asset_tag_helper.rb and I see this: > > > >> def stylesheet_path(source) > > >> compute_public_path(source, 'stylesheets', 'css') > > >> end > > > >> Unless I'm missing something in the way the code works, that seems > > >> hard coded to me. Am I stuck using the directories /images, / > > >> stylesheets and /javascripts instead of something more concise like / > > >> img, /css and /js if I opt to use the helpers? > > > >> -- > > >> 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]<rubyonrails-talk%2Bunsubscrib > > >> [email protected]> > > . > > >> For more options, visit this group at > > >>http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en. > > > > -- > > > 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]<rubyonrails-talk%2Bunsubscrib > > > [email protected]> > > . > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en. > > > -- > > 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]<rubyonrails-talk%2Bunsubscrib > > [email protected]> > > . > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en. -- 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.
