// http://6brand.com/articles/2006/06/07/link_to_remote_unless_current
# throw this in one of your controller helpers. # it works just like a combination of link_to_unless_current and link_to_remote def link_to_remote_unless_current(name, options = {}, html_options = {}, *parameters_for_method_reference, &block) if current_page?(options[:url]) if block_given? block.arity <= 1 ? yield(name) : yield(name, remote_function(options), html_options, *parameters_for_method_reference) else name end else link_to_function(name, remote_function(options), html_options) end end