Tweak CalendarDateSelect plugin to work with European datetime format

Calendar date select in action

If you want to use calendar_date_select plug-in for date time picker, and you would like to use dd.mm.yyyy format read on!

I wrote this post after many wrong turns and many tutorials that just didn’t work. This informations applies for RAILS 2.3.2, and Calendar Date Select 1.15. I you are anything like me you want proof that my tutorial is working? (more…)

RAILS auto_complete With Additional FILTER

Auto complete with additional filter

The best tutorial about auto complete control by far was one from Ryan Bates. It worked like a charm, and he made it look so easy. Only problem I had with it was that I wanted another control on the form to filter the auto-complete control.
The tutorial didn’t cover that, so I got stranded in a strange place. The solution was pretty simple, but it took me a while to figure it out. If you are just beginning Rails like I am – this is rigth tutorial for you.

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How to Install TabNav Plugin?

Tabnav in action

If you need tabbed navigation on your pages (well who doesn’t? :) ) please read on about cool plugin for Rails. It’s work of Italian guy named Paolo Dona. Documentation is a bit scarce, especially for me. But Paolo helped me himself to get it working.

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