chrisdarroch/application.html.erb

## application.html.erb
<html>
<body>
<div id="wrapper">
  <%# Huzzah! I can render messages way outside the bounds of my content structure! %>
  <div id="messages">
    <%= yield :messages %>
  </div>

  <section id="main">
    <nav class="sidebar">
    ...
    </nav>

    <section id="content">
      <%= yield %>
    </section>
  </section>
</div>
</body>
</html>

## edit.html.erb
<%= form_for @person do |form| %>
  <%= render :partial => "form", :locals => { :form => form } %>
<%- end %>

## form.html.erb
<% content_for :messages do %>
  <!-- Aha! I'm a form-specific piece of information and I *refuse* to be contained by your form, nor your rigid markup structure! -->
  <%= form.error_messages %>
<%- end %>

...
	<html>
	<body>
	<div id="wrapper">
	<%# Huzzah! I can render messages way outside the bounds of my content structure! %>
	<div id="messages">
	<%= yield :messages %>
	</div>

	<section id="main">
	<nav class="sidebar">
	...
	</nav>

	<section id="content">
	<%= yield %>
	</section>
	</section>
	</div>
	</body>
	</html>
	<%= form_for @person do \|form\| %>
	<%= render :partial => "form", :locals => { :form => form } %>
	<%- end %>
	<% content_for :messages do %>
	<!-- Aha! I'm a form-specific piece of information and I refuse to be contained by your form, nor your rigid markup structure! -->
	<%= form.error_messages %>
	<%- end %>

	...