CleverValidation v0.1
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CleverValidation is an extension to the existing rails validation methods that includes the ability to customize your
validation error messages and features javascript functionality for adding a bit of interaction to your validations via
scriptaculous effects.

Example
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Use this plugin in the exact manner you would use the default error_messages_for method. A basic example would be:

<%= clever_validation_for 'your_model_name', :title => "Sorry, we encountered some errors during your submission.",
:sub_title => "The errors in question are listed below...",
:effect => "pulsate" %>

This will display the error messages and a "show me" link next to each error, when clicked, it will scroll a user to the
field in question and do the defined effect to it (in this case Effect.pulsate).

The available effects are:

- Pulsate
- Shake
- Highlight
- highlight_color
- duration

An example with the highlight effect would be:

<%= clever_validation_for 'your_model_name', :title => "Sorry, we encountered some errors during your submission.",
:sub_title => "The errors in question are listed below...",
:effect => "highlight",
:highlight_color => "eaeaea",
:duration => 8 %>

NOTE: I've overwritten the default rails validation messages for the model validation methods, so you will need to
completely define your messages (which, I think would be preferred). Such as:

validates_presence_of :file_name, :message => "This field can't be blank."

So the error will appear exactly as: "This field can't be blank."

Basic CSS Styles:
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Here are some basic styles to get your started. Place these into your CSS stylesheet and tweak them as you wish.

div#cleverValidation {
background: #FFFF99;
padding: 10px;
position: relative;
}
div#cleverValidation ul{
list-style:none;
}
div#cleverValidation a#hideLink {
position: absolute;
top: 10px;
right: 10px;
}
div#cleverValidation a#showMeLink {}

Credits
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Copyright (c) 2008 Eric A. released under the MIT license
http://plugins.two2twelve.com