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Chris Yoo
4,837 PointsRails: trouble with using link_to and f.check_box under dropdown menu and under form_for.
I am trying to add a check_box(remember me?) and a link_to(forgot your password?). However, the check_box and the link_to won't get clicked. (the check_box and the link_to is under dropdown menu which is under form_for. So, I suspect it doesn't work because those are under dropdown menu and form_for, but I don't know exactly how to solve it.)
Any help will be appreciated. Thanks!! :)
Here is the simplified code:
<%= form_for :user, url: {controller: "navbar", action: "create"}, :html => {:id => "login_form"} do |f| %>
<button class="button dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown" type="button">
Login
</button>
<ul class="dropdown-menu">
<span>
<%= f.label "Remember me? " %>
</span>
<span>
<%= f.check_box :remember_me %>
</span>
<span>
<%= link_to("forgot your password?", {:controller => 'password_reset', :action => 'new'}, :id =>'forgot_your_password') %>
</span>
<a class="login_dropdown button button-blue" onclick=" $('#login_form').submit();">
<span>
Log In
</span>
</a>
</ul>
<% end %>
2 Answers
Maciej Czuchnowski
36,441 PointsUL usually needs its elements to be LI (list items). Try using them instead of SPANs. Also, see if they would work without the dropdown-menu.
thomascawthorn
22,986 PointsHey Chris,
This might be a css z-index issue. When you click the drop down button, can you see the link, but you can't click on them?
I would definitely suggest using <li></li> tags instead of span tags for more semantic html markup. You could also use a <div></div> instead of using an unordered list.
Hope this helps
Chris Yoo
4,837 PointsYes, I see the link but I cannot click the link using the left click. But I can go to the link by using right click, and then clicking "open link in new tab" or "open link in new window".
thomascawthorn
22,986 PointsIf Z-index is the issue, I don't think you should even be able to right-click on the link. Concentrate on what Maciej Czuchnowski mentioned - it sounds more like a javascript bug!
Chris Yoo
4,837 PointsOkay, thank you very much!
Chris Yoo
4,837 PointsChris Yoo
4,837 PointsWithout dropdown menu it does work. But replacing <li> doesn't seem to help :(
Maciej Czuchnowski
36,441 PointsMaciej Czuchnowski
36,441 PointsOK, so I guess you just can't have such elements in dropdown menus...or you'd need to implement that dropdown menu in some other way, for example as a hiding/showing div using jQuery.
Chris Yoo
4,837 PointsChris Yoo
4,837 PointsThank you. Only if I knew more rails, I would try other ways, unfortunately, I don't know much about it :( Do you have any alternate ways?
Maciej Czuchnowski
36,441 PointsMaciej Czuchnowski
36,441 PointsThis is not so much a Rails thing - you should check the jQuery course (in JavaScript library of courses) on Treehouse and look for inspiration there, it shows you a lot of cool stuff that you can do in your apps, this also works in Rails apps.
Chris Yoo
4,837 PointsChris Yoo
4,837 PointsYes, I will do that. Thanks for your help!