so you have > to either render a login page yes but - can i render that login page as an overlay modal box instead of a full page? i suspect that the answer is not...
thanks for your reply On Apr 14, 7:47 am, Brendon <bren...@darkindigo.com> wrote: > The server can only respond to client (browser) requests, so you have > to either render a login page and then redirect to the original > destination or you need to have some javascript to help with what you > want. In short, the server can't MAKE the browser do anything... > > On Apr 14, 6:33 am, "yber...@msn.com" <yber...@msn.com> wrote: > > > I have a before filter that authorizes a user's credentials before > > giving them access to any protected methods (pretty standard > > practice). If they fail authorization, I want to direct them to a > > chance to login or to create an account (also pretty standard > > practice). > > > Here's the rub: > > I want to offer them a login form in a small modal box overlayed on > > their current screen. I know how to do this from the client side, > > using javascript, but in this case, I want the server to render that > > modal box (since it's the server that determines that the user's > > credentials are missing). > > > Any ideas how to do this? > > > Thanks, > > Yoram --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
