DG RS; passing around params[:aspect]. querying in application controller for current aspect.

app/controllers/application_controller.rb

@@ -36,7 +36,12 @@ class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
   
   def set_friends_and_status
     if current_user
-      @aspect = :all
+      if params[:aspect] == 'all' || params[:aspect] == nil
+        @aspect = :all
+      else
+        @aspect = current_user.aspect_by_id( params[:aspect])
+      end
+      
       @aspects = current_user.aspects
       @friends = current_user.friends
     end

app/helpers/application_helper.rb

@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ module ApplicationHelper
     @aspect != :all && @aspect.id == aspect.id
   end
   
-  def object_path(object)
+  def object_path(object, opts = {})
-    eval("#{object.class.to_s.underscore}_path(object)")
+    eval("#{object.class.to_s.underscore}_path(object, opts)")
   end
 
   def object_fields(object)

app/views/albums/_album.html.haml

@@ -17,17 +17,16 @@
 -#
 
 .album{:id => post.id, :class => ("mine" if current_user.owns?(post))}
-
   %div.name
-    = link_to post.name, object_path(post)
+    = link_to post.name, object_path(post, :aspect => params[:aspect])
 
     %div.time
       by
       = link_to ((current_user.person == post.person)? 'you' : post.person.real_name), person_path(post.person)
       %br
-      = link_to(how_long_ago(post), object_path(post))
+      = link_to(how_long_ago(post), object_path(post, :aspect => params[:aspect]))
 
   %div.image_cycle
     - for photo in post.photos[0..3]
-      = link_to (image_tag photo.url(:thumb_large)), album_path(post)
+      = link_to (image_tag photo.url(:thumb_large)), album_path(post, :aspect => params[:aspect])
     

app/views/albums/index.html.haml

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     });
 
 = content_for :page_title do
-  = link_to "◂ Home", aspects_path
+  = link_to "◂ Home", aspects_path, :aspect => params[:aspect]
 
 - content_for :left_pane do
   = render "shared/aspect_friends"

app/views/albums/show.html.haml

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   });
 
 = content_for :page_title do
-  = link_to "◂ Albums", albums_path
+  = link_to "◂ Albums", albums_path(:aspect => @aspect)
 
 - content_for :left_pane do
   = render "shared/aspect_friends"