Oshuma/gist:17196

## gistfile1.rbx
# app/helpers/application_helper.rb

# Sets the page title and outputs a container if passed in.
# ex. <%= title('Some Page', :h2) %> will return the following:
# <h2>Some Page</h2> as well as setting the page title.
def title(name, container = nil)
  @page_title = name
  content_tag(container, name) if container
end

## gistfile2.rhtml
<!-- in your layout file. ex. app/views/layouts/application.html.erb -->
<head>
  <title><%= @page_title || controller.action_name.humanize %></title>
</head>

<!-- in some view file. ex. index.html.erb -->
<!-- note: <%= %> to output a tag -->
<%= title('Blawg Home', :h2) %>

<!-- which will set @page_title and output an h2 tag, like this: -->
<h2>Blawg Home</h2>

<!-- or if you don't want to return a content tag, call it like so: -->
<% title('Blawg Home') %>
	# app/helpers/application_helper.rb

	# Sets the page title and outputs a container if passed in.
	# ex. <%= title('Some Page', :h2) %> will return the following:
	# <h2>Some Page</h2> as well as setting the page title.
	def title(name, container = nil)
	@page_title = name
	content_tag(container, name) if container
	end
	<!-- in your layout file. ex. app/views/layouts/application.html.erb -->
	<head>
	<title><%= @page_title \|\| controller.action_name.humanize %></title>
	</head>

	<!-- in some view file. ex. index.html.erb -->
	<!-- note: <%= %> to output a tag -->
	<%= title('Blawg Home', :h2) %>

	<!-- which will set @page_title and output an h2 tag, like this: -->
	<h2>Blawg Home</h2>

	<!-- or if you don't want to return a content tag, call it like so: -->
	<% title('Blawg Home') %>