Index: lib/extensions/action_controller_rendering.rb
===================================================================
--- lib/extensions/action_controller_rendering.rb	(revision 114)
+++ lib/extensions/action_controller_rendering.rb	(revision 116)
@@ -9,15 +9,12 @@
         path_val = params[:adapter] || args[0][:action]
         # ACC I'm setting use_full_path to false here and rewrite_template_path_for_active_scaffold has been
         # modified to return an absolute path
+        show_layout = args[0][:partial] ? false : true
         render :file => rewrite_template_path_for_active_scaffold(path_val),
                :locals => {:payload => render_to_string(args.first, &block)},
-               :use_full_path => false
+               :use_full_path => false,
+               :layout => show_layout
         @rendering_adapter = nil # recursion control
-      elsif self.class.uses_active_scaffold? && args[0] && args[0][:file]
-        # ACC I'm adding this elsif statement so that I can rewrite the file path and set use_full_path to true
-        args[0][:file] = rewrite_template_path_for_active_scaffold(args[0][:file])
-        args[0][:use_full_path] = true
-        render_without_active_scaffold(args[0])
       else
         render_without_active_scaffold(*args, &block)
       end
@@ -42,8 +39,6 @@
     private

     def rewrite_template_path_for_active_scaffold(path)
-      # test for the actual file
-      return path if template_exists? default_template_name(path)
       base = File.join RAILS_ROOT, 'app', 'views'
       # check the ActiveScaffold-specific directories
       active_scaffold_config.template_search_path.each do |template_path|
@@ -52,12 +47,12 @@
         # ACC I'm using this regex directory search because I don't know how to hook into the
         # rails code that would do this for me. I am assuming here that path is a non-nested
         # partial, so my regex is fragile, and will only work in that case.
-        template_file = Dir.entries(search_dir).find {|f| f =~ /^_?#{path}/ }
+        template_file = Dir.entries(search_dir).find {|f| f =~ /^#{path}/ }
         # ACC pick_template and template_exists? are the same method (aliased), using both versions
         # to express intent.
-        return pick_template(template_file) if template_exists?(template_file)
+        return File.join(search_dir, template_file) if template_exists?(template_file)
       end
       return path
     end
   end
-end
+end
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Index: lib/extensions/action_view_rendering.rb
===================================================================
--- lib/extensions/action_view_rendering.rb	(revision 114)
+++ lib/extensions/action_view_rendering.rb	(revision 116)
@@ -73,6 +73,14 @@
     alias_method :render_partial, :render_partial_with_active_scaffold

     private
+    # FIXME hack, this has been removed in edge rails
+    def partial_pieces(partial_path)
+      if partial_path.include?('/')
+        return File.dirname(partial_path), File.basename(partial_path)
+      else
+        return controller.class.controller_path, partial_path
+      end
+    end

     def rewrite_partial_path_for_active_scaffold(partial_path)
       path, partial_name = partial_pieces(partial_path)
Index: lib/helpers/form_column_helpers.rb
===================================================================
--- lib/helpers/form_column_helpers.rb	(revision 114)
+++ lib/helpers/form_column_helpers.rb	(revision 116)
@@ -182,9 +182,18 @@
       ## Form column override signatures
       ##

+      # FIXME hack, this has been removed in edge rails
+      def active_scaffold_partial_pieces(partial_path)
+        if partial_path.include?('/')
+          return File.dirname(partial_path), File.basename(partial_path)
+        else
+          return controller.class.controller_path, partial_path
+        end
+      end
+
       def override_form_field_partial?(column)
-        path, partial_name = partial_pieces(override_form_field_partial(column))
-        file_exists? File.join(path, "_#{partial_name}")
+        path, partial_name = active_scaffold_partial_pieces(override_form_field_partial(column))
+        File.exists? File.join(path, "_#{partial_name}")
       end

       # the naming convention for overriding form fields with partials