something like this?
in your controller,
respond_to do |format|
format.js { message = @task.update_attributes(params[:task]) ?
"Updated successfully" : "Update failed"
render :update do |page|
page.replace_html :flash_area, message
#use RJS to find and hide the red div band
end
}
end
On Aug 4, 10:43 pm, "Frank J. Mattia" <frankjmat...@gmail.com> wrote:
> ok so that takes care of when the form changes, how about submit? how
> do i know if the submit was sucessful?
>
> On Aug 4, 1:09 pm, Frederick Cheung <frederick.che...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > On 4 Aug 2009, at 17:53, Frank J. Mattia wrote:
>
> > > I figured that would be my starting point however, with a very limited
> > > knowledge of prototype and javascript in general - its not easy to hit
> > > the ground running with only the docs. Any other advice you can give
> > > me?
>
> > Prototype (and obviously other js frameworks) have methods for
> > inserting html into other elements, in prototype you might for example
> > do
>
> > $('header').insert({top: '<p>Hello world</p>'})
> > which will insert that text at the top of the element with id
> > 'header'. You'd use that as the code you want evaluated when
> > Form.Observer (or observe_form etc.) decides that the form has changed.
>
> > Fred
>
> > > On Aug 4, 12:41 pm, Frederick Cheung <frederick.che...@gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >> On Aug 4, 5:24 pm, "Frank J. Mattia" <frankjmat...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > >>>> Right now I have a simple form hooked up. Now that the form is
> > >>>> smooth
> > >>>> and functional, I want to add a feature that I'm not sure how to
> > >>>> implement.
>
> > >>>> After a user modifies a form, I'd like to have a visual cue appear
> > >>>> somewhere to show that the form has been changed and needs to be
> > >>>> saved.
>
> > >>>> It could be a red div at the top of the screen - anything - it is
> > >>>> doesn't matter.
> > >>>> Just making it show up when "changed" and disappear when "saved" is
> > >>>> what I want to do.
>
> > >> You're going to have to do this client side, either use the
> > >> observe_form helper or write the equivalent javascript yourself (if
> > >> you are using prototype look at Form.Observer and friends)
>
> > >> Fred
>
> > >>>> Thanks for the advice,
> > >>>> - FJM
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