This might not be what you're looking for but I'd start by reading up on the Asset Pipeline <http://guides.rubyonrails.org/asset_pipeline.html>. Then there are useful railscasts <http://railscasts.com/> on both subjects.
On Thursday, June 28, 2012 8:03:40 AM UTC-4, Ruby-Forum.com User wrote: > > Hi, I get constantly nervy whenever trying to implement any javascript / > jquery in rails, basically because I'm not sure where to put things in > the project! > > I know the people at rails have thought long and hard about how to best > structure an app, so I'd like to learn the correct way. > > I'm using rails 3.2, ruby 1.9.3 > > ///////////// > 1st situation - using a gem to include a javascript package : > > By default now I notice this is included in the gemfile : gem > 'jquery-rails' > > there's also these lines in application.js > //= require jquery > //= require jquery_ujs > > and there's this in my layout view > > <%= javascript_include_tag "application" %> > > do I have to do anything at all to use jQuery in my application? > If I want to use some jQuery on a page, where's the place to put it? in > the controller.js.coffee? Or on the page between <script> and </script> > can I use js / jquery in this strange .coffee file? > > ////////////// > 2nd situation - now I want to use JQUery-UI > > What is the best way to use jQuery UI, and where should I put it. > > I downloaded the minimised version from jQuery website, but which folder > do I put it in? public/...? > What am I meant to add to application.js? > and do I need to add anything extra to the layout? > > > ////////// > 3rd Situation - now I want to use the jQuery-ui CSS to make it look nice > > Do I link to the online page at > > http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.8.21/themes/base/jquery-ui.css > > in my layout, pulling in the css dynamically > or copy and paste that to a file and include it in the project? > if I include this in the project where do I put it? > Do I need to add anything to application.css, and or my layout? > > > That's enough for now! I know these questions might seem a bit > pointless, but I want to know the right way to do this. I had an app > looking and functioning perfectly on my local system, but then when I > uploaded it to heroku all jquery-ui stuff and some of the css didn't > work, even after a 'rake assets:precompile' I've now got a project with > lots of extra includes, and js / css files repeated in different places > just to get it to work on heroku. > > Very annoying, and I'm sure if I just knew the right way to organise > everything it'd be much easier. > > Thanks > > -- > Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rubyonrails-talk/-/4imuFJ-xuKkJ. 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-US.
