The README doesn't tell me how to install it

[rails]

The README doesn't tell me how to install it

[stevenh512]

It probably should include instructions, but it's pretty easy. Just drop the rails.js and a copy of jquery in your public/javascripts directory (after deleting all the prototype stuff if it exists), then edit your config/application.rb to enable it, you'll be looking for a line like this..

# config.action_view.javascript_expansions[:defaults] = %w(jquery rails)

Just uncomment that and change the filenames to match your javascript files (without the. .js).

An even easier way is to just install the jquery-rails gem and run rails generate jquery:install (or rails generate jquery:install --ui if you also want jquery-ui). The gem downloads everything you need, puts it in public/javascripts and handles the configuration for you automagically.

[sethladd]

Thanks! That DEFINITELY needs to be in the README :)

[stevestmartin]

committed in 17e4a9f

[sethladd]

awesome, thanks!!

[smcveigh]

With the jquery-rails gem installed, when I run

rails generate jquery:install

I just get the rails new help info. Has this syntax changed in Rails 3? I tried using the rails new command as well, but that didn't work.

Obviously I can manually install, but just wanted to make use of the gem if possible.

[smcveigh]

Don't worry... just me being thick. I was running the command from the folder above the rails app folder. Works a treat now :-)