## three column layout.rhtml
<%= render(:partial => "shared/header") %>
    <div id="content">
      <div id="thirdcol">
      	<%= yield :thirdcol %>
      </div><!-- end thirdcol -->
      <div id="maincol">
        <% unless flash[:notice].nil? %>
            <div id="flash"><%= flash[:notice] %></div>
        <% end %>
      	<%= yield :layout %>
      </div><!-- end maincol -->
      <div id="sidecol">
      	<%= yield :sidecol %>
      </div><!-- end sidecol -->
    </div><!-- end content -->
<%= render(:partial => "shared/footer") %>


## views/session/new.rhtml

<% if logged_in? %>
		<h1>Login</h1>
    <h2 class="non-divide"><%= current_user.login %>, you are already logged in! <a href="/">Go home, Silly!</a></h2>
    <p class="right"><%= link_to "Log out &raquo;", logout_url %>

<% else %>
		<h1>Login</h1>
    <% form_tag session_path do -%>
    	<fieldset>
    		<legend>Sign in with your Writr ID</legend>
        <p><label for="login">Username:</label><%= text_field_tag 'login' %>  <label for="password">Password:</label><%= password_field_tag 'password' %></p>
        <p><label for="remember_me">Remember me:</label><%= check_box_tag 'remember_me', 0,false, { :class => 'checkbox' } %></p>
      </fieldset>
      <h3>Or ...</h3>
      <fieldset>
      	<legend>Sign in with your Open ID</legend>
        <p><label for="openid_url">OpenID:</label><%= text_field_tag "openid_url" %></p>
      </fieldset>
      <p class="btn"><%= submit_tag 'Sign In', :disable_with => "Signing in&hellip;" %></p>
    <% end -%>

<% end  %>

<% content_for( :sidecol ) do %>
    <%= render(:partial => "shared/join") %>
    <%= render(:partial => "shared/adsense") %>

<% end  %>
<% content_for( :thirdcol ) do %>
    <%= render(:partial => "shared/login") %>
<% end  %>

## users_controller.rb show action

  # show a profile
  def show

    if logged_in?
      @user = User.find(params[:id] || current_user.id )


      respond_to do |format|
        format.html # show.rhtml
        format.xml  { render :xml => @user.to_xml }
      end
    elsif !params[:id].nil?
      @user = User.find(params[:id])
      @writings = Writing.find_all_by_created_by(@user)

      respond_to do |format|
        format.html # show.rhtml
        format.xml  { render :xml => @user.to_xml }
      end
    else
!!     redirect_to({ :controller => "session", :action => new, :flash => "You are not logged in" })
    end
  end