From faac9314ad5b55fd479dd894b83f3dce1f918b87 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From:  <jlsharps@mit.edu>
Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 21:28:15 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Users can now login form the site homepage (previously the
 front login page wasn't working).

---
 app/controllers/account_controller.rb | 1 +
 app/views/site/_basic_login.rhtml     | 6 +++---
 app/views/site/index.rhtml            | 4 ++--
 3 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/app/controllers/account_controller.rb b/app/controllers/account_controller.rb
index 524d743..c9388f6 100644
--- a/app/controllers/account_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/account_controller.rb
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ class AccountController < ApplicationController
   #these methods provide basic functionality for the user login system
   #===================================================================
   def login
+    
     return unless request.post?
     self.current_user = User.authenticate(params[:login], params[:password])
     if logged_in?
diff --git a/app/views/site/_basic_login.rhtml b/app/views/site/_basic_login.rhtml
index 9c689fc..12a63dd 100644
--- a/app/views/site/_basic_login.rhtml
+++ b/app/views/site/_basic_login.rhtml
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 <% form_tag :controller => 'account', :action => 'login'  do %>
 
   <p><label for="login">Login</label></p>
-  <p><%= text_field "Login", "login", :size => 30 %></p>
+  <p><%= text_field_tag 'login' %></p>
   <p><label for="password">Password</label></p>
-  <p><%= password_field "Password", "password", :size => 30 %></p>
+  <p><%= password_field_tag 'password' %></p>
 
-  <p><%= submit_tag 'Login' %></p>
+  <p><%= submit_tag 'Log in' %></p>
 <% end %>
 
 <p><%= link_to 'Register for an account', :controller => 'account', :action => 'signup' %></p>
diff --git a/app/views/site/index.rhtml b/app/views/site/index.rhtml
index f92fb98..9e2f7b5 100644
--- a/app/views/site/index.rhtml
+++ b/app/views/site/index.rhtml
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@
     
     <p>You must have an account to start a new vote or to administer an
     existing vote. You can log in or create a new account below.</p>
-
-    <%= render_partial 'basic_login' %>
+    
+    <%= render :partial => 'basic_login' %>
   <% end %>
 
   </div>
-- 
2.30.2