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Form Builders
Episode #311Dec 26, 201142 comments

Form Builders

Forms often follow a similar pattern with a lot of repetition. Learn how to clean up form views and remove duplication with the help of form builders. (12 minutes)
Edit Multiple
Episode #165Jun 08, 200951 comments

Edit Multiple

Use checkboxes to select multiple records and edit them all in one form as shown in this episode. With virtual attributes you can even edit values relatively! (14 minutes)
Calendars
Episode #213May 10, 2010103 comments

Calendars

If dates play an important role in your application, consider adding a date picker or calendar view as shown in this episode. (9 minutes)
Edit Multiple Individually
Episode #198Jan 25, 201067 comments

Edit Multiple Individually

Use checkboxes to edit multiple records in one form, where each one has an individual set of form fields. (13 minutes)
Auto-Complete Association
Episode #102Apr 21, 2008138 comments

Auto-Complete Association

Usually a select menu is used for setting a belongs_to association, but in this episode I will show you how to use a text field with auto completion. (13 minutes)
Create Model Through Text Field
Episode #57Jul 13, 200759 comments

Create Model Through Text Field

Let's say you provide a select menu for setting which category a given product belongs to, but you also want the option of creating a new category by typing the name in a text field. See a great way to do that in this episode. (5 minutes)
Update through Checkboxes
Episode #52Jul 02, 200744 comments

Update through Checkboxes

See how to select multiple items using checkboxes and perform an action on the selected items in this episode. (10 minutes)