I want to use `layout false` but I still want to use the CSS that would typically load when I'm rendering the layout - how do I do this? - ruby-on-rails-3

Question

I have a controller where I set layout to false:
class SplashController < ApplicationController
layout false
def index
end
end
But when I load this page there is no css whatsoever - I assume this has to do with how rails handles layout false - but my current knowledge of rails leaves me lost.
How do I not render a layout, but still load all the other assets (css, js, etc. . .) that would typically load if I were to load a layout? (*Note that the layout file has no specific reference to any of these assets)

Answer 1

By default, if you use the :text option, the text is rendered without using the current layout. If you want Rails to put the text into the current layout, you need to add the :layout => true option.
As you need only the information to be displayed, I suggest to use :text to render.
You can send plain text – with no markup at all – back to the browser by using the :text option to render:
render :text => "OK"
NOTE: Rendering pure text is most useful when you’re responding to AJAX or web service requests that are expecting something other than proper HTML.
UPDATE:
Also if you want that assets should be shown but still layout should be false then you have to render layout to false after making the assets available. This means you make some view, then define your required css and js files there and then call that view from controller and then set layout to false.
Setting the layout to false after view will show the css and js stuff but still keep the layout to false.
But setting the layout to false before showing the view that contains css and js will not include assets at all.
The other alternative of the above will work also:
css : <%= eval("render :partial => 'myurl/blah', :formats=> [:css], :layout => false").dump.html_safe %>
You see that how partial view that contains your assets like :css is getting called while layout is false.