gistfile1.txt

!!! Strict
%html
  %head
    = render "shared/head"
    
    //%link{ :href => "http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Arvo", :rel => "stylesheet", :type => "text/css" }
    //%meta{ :"http-equiv" => "Content-Type", :content => "text/html", :charset => "utf-8" }

  %body
    #container_inner
    - if request.request_uri == "/"
      #container_index{ :id => @body_id }
    - else
      #container{ :id => @body_id }
      
        = render "shared/header"
        
        - if flash[:notice].present? || flash[:error].present?
          #notice
            %h1= flash[:notice] if flash[:notice].present?
            %h1= flash[:error] if flash[:error].present?
        
        = yield
        
      = render "shared/footer"

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