the saved aspects works properly now

app/controllers/home_controller.rb

@@ -6,7 +6,11 @@ class HomeController < ApplicationController
 
   def show
     if current_user
-      redirect_to :controller => 'aspects', :action => 'index', :a_ids => current_user.open_aspects
+      if params[:home]
+        redirect_to :controller => 'aspects', :action => 'index'
+      else
+        redirect_to :controller => 'aspects', :action => 'index', :a_ids => current_user.open_aspects
+      end
     elsif is_mobile_device?
       redirect_to user_session_path
     else

app/views/layouts/_header.html.haml

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     -unless @landing_page
       %ul#aspect_nav
         %li{:class => ('selected' if @aspect == :all)}
-          = link_to t('_home'), root_path, :class => 'home_selector'
+          = link_to t('_home'), root_path(:home => true), :class => 'home_selector'
 
         - for aspect in @all_aspects
           %li{:data=>{:guid=>aspect.id}, :class => ("selected" if @object_aspect_ids.include?(aspect.id))}

features/saved_state.feature

@@ -27,3 +27,30 @@ Feature: saved state
       But I should have aspect "Open 2" "selected"
       But I should have aspect "Closed 1" "not selected"
       But I should have aspect "Closed 2" "not selected"
+
+      And I follow "Home"
+      Then I should have aspect "Home" "selected"
+
+  Scenario: home persists across sessions
+    Given I am signed in
+      And I have an aspect called "Closed 1"
+      And I have an aspect called "Closed 2"
+      And I am on the aspects page
+     When I follow "Closed 1"
+     When I follow "Home"
+
+      Then I should have aspect "Home" "selected"
+      Then I should have aspect "Closed 1" "not selected"
+      Then I should have aspect "Closed 2" "not selected"
+
+      And I click on my name in the header
+      And I follow "logout"
+
+      And I go to the new user session page
+     
+      And I am signed in
+
+      Then I should be on the aspects page
+      Then I should have aspect "Home" "selected"
+      Then I should have aspect "Closed 1" "not selected"
+      Then I should have aspect "Closed 2" "not selected"

features/step_definitions/user_steps.rb

@@ -73,9 +73,7 @@ When /^I click on the contact request$/ do
 end
 
 Then /^I should have aspect "([^"]*)" "([^"]*)"$/ do |arg1, arg2|
-  @aspect = Aspect.where(:name => arg1).first
-
-  val = evaluate_script("$('#aspect_nav').children('li[data-guid=#{@aspect.id}]').hasClass('selected');") # 
+  val = evaluate_script("$('a:contains(\"#{arg1}\")').parent('li').hasClass('selected');") # 
   if arg2 == "selected"
     val.should == true
   elsif arg2 == "not selected"