fancier cancel_link form helper method

app/controllers/application_controller.rb

@@ -26,8 +26,19 @@ def set_stamper
     User.stamper ||= current_user
   end
 
+  before_filter :cancel_message
+
   protected
-
+    def cancel_message
+      if params[:_cancel]
+        flash[:notice] = 'Action cancelled.'
+        redirect_to url_for(params.except("_cancel"))
+        false
+      else
+        true
+      end
+    end
+
     # Define how declarative authentication responds to permission denied.
     def permission_denied
       raise Authorization::NotAuthorized

app/views/users/_form.html.erb

@@ -5,4 +5,9 @@
   <% if permitted_to?(:set_role, @user) %>
     <%= f.input :role, :as => :select, :collection => User::ROLES %>
   <% end %>
-<% end %>
+<% end %>
+
+<% f.buttons do %>
+  <%= f.commit_button %>
+  <%= f.cancel_link %>
+<% end %>

app/views/users/edit.html.erb

@@ -3,9 +3,7 @@
 <% else %>
   <% title 'Edit User' %>
 <% end %>
+
 <% semantic_form_for @user, :url => user_path do |f| %>
   <%= render :partial => "form", :locals => {:f => f} %>
-  <% f.buttons do %>
-    <%= link_to "Cancel", :back %><%= f.commit_button %>
-  <% end %>
 <% end %>

app/views/users/new.html.erb

@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
 <% title 'New User' %>
 <% semantic_form_for @user do |f| %>
   <%= render :partial => "form", :locals => {:f => f} %>
-  <% f.buttons do %>
-  <%= link_to "Cancel", :back %><%= f.commit_button %>
-  <% end %>
 <% end %>

lib/application_form_builder.rb

@@ -1,8 +1,17 @@
 class ApplicationFormBuilder < Formtastic::SemanticFormBuilder
   # Custom form builder methods go here
 
-  def cancel_link(text = 'Cancel')
-    template.link_to text, :back
+  def cancel_link(options = {})
+    location = options[:url] || template.request.params[:_cancel_url] || template.request.referer || '/'
+    template.hidden_field_tag(:_cancel_url, location)
+
+    if location =~ /\?/
+      location = location + '&_cancel=1'
+    else
+      location = location + '?_cancel=1'
+    end
+
+    template.content_tag(:li, template.link_to('Cancel', location), :class => "cancel" )
   end
 
   def calendar_input(method, options)