_form.html.erb

<%= javascript_include_tag 'assests/news_posts.js' %>
<%= form_for @record,:url => news_posts_page_news_posts_path(@page), :remote => true do |f|  %>
  <%= render :partial=>'admin/pages/form_error_messages_area'%>


  <div id="add-news-post-title" class="record-field required" >
    <div class="name block">Title</div>
    <div class="input">
      <%= f.text_field :title,:class=>'full-width-input', :maxlength=>"255"%>
    </div>
  </div><br/>

  <div id="add-news-post-content" class="record-field required" >
    <div class="name block"> Post Content</div>
    <div class="input">
      <%= f.text_area :content,:id=>'add-news-post-content-textarea',:style=>'display:none'  %>
      <%= render :partial=>'admin/pages/wysiwyg_editor', :locals =>{:editorName=>'oEdit3',:height=>'250', :replace_div=>'add-news-post-content-textarea'}%>
    </div>
  </div><br/><br/>


  <div id="add-news-post-post-date" class="record-field" >
    <div class="name block">Post Date</div>
    <div class="input">
      <%= f.text_field :post_date,:value=>Time.zone.now.strftime("%m/%d/%y")%>
      <%= f.hidden_field :draft ,:id=>'add-news-post-draft'%>
    </div>
  </div>

  <div id="add-news-post-author" class="record-field required" >
    <div class="name block">Author (Optional)</div>
    <div class="input">
      <%= f.text_field :author, :maxlength=>"64"%>
    </div>
  </div><br/>

  <%= records_frame_footer(save_button('Publish Post',:onclick=>"$('add-news-post-draft').value=0"),save_button('Save as Draft',:onclick=>"$('add-news-post-draft').value=1"), cancel_button) %>

<% end %>

news_post.js

Event.observe(window, 'load', function() {
  $('new_news_post').observe('ajax:before', console.log("ajax:before"));

  $('new_news_post').observe('ajax:complete', console.log("ajax:complete"));
});