Url rewriting for random urls

Rails
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Hello,

I have discovered the good use of stylesheet_link_tag and
javascript_include_tag (I’m still learning) and it is very useful
because I
have to use the relative_url_root way.
Now I wonder how I can use that for other URLs. I want a background
image
for a table cell so I have to write something like:

) no-repeat center center' >

(Of course the css is going to a separate file but the problem stays the
same.) What method should I use instead of url_for to do the correct url
mapping? link_to does not seem appropriate either.
Sorry for all the beginner questions!

Bart

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Bart B. wrote:

I want a background image
for a table cell so I have to write something like:

) no-repeat center center' >

(Of course the css is going to a separate file but the problem stays the
same.) What method should I use instead of url_for to do the correct url
mapping? link_to does not seem appropriate either.

If images/header.png is just a static file in your /public directory,
there’s no need to use url_for. You only need to use url_for if you
want a dynamically-generated URL based on your routes in routes.rb. For
a static file, you can just put the URL in directly:

Chris

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Chris M. wrote:

If images/header.png is just a static file in your /public directory,
there’s no need to use url_for. You only need to use url_for if you
want a dynamically-generated URL based on your routes in routes.rb.

But I need a dynamic route here in order to have the relative_url_root
url
rewriting applied… Can I use url_for then?
(Sorry if this is a strange question!)

Bart