metamaps--metamaps/app/views/synapses/_new.html.erb

<div class="anypage">
	<%= form_for Synapse.new, url: user_synapses_url(user), remote: true do |form| %>
	  <button id="closenewsynapse" onclick="$('#new_synapse').fadeOut('fast'); $('#new_synapse')[0].reset(); return false;">close</button>
	  <h3>Add Synapse Between Topics</h3> 
	  <%= hidden_field_tag(:category, "Item") %>  
	  <% if Item.all.count > 0 %>
		<label for="node1_id">Choose First Item</label>
		<%= select_tag :node1_id, options_from_collection_for_select(Item.order("name ASC").all, "id", "name") %>
	  <% end %>
	  <label for="item_desc">Describe The Connection</label>
	  <%= form.text_field :desc, class: "description" %>
	  <% if Item.all.count > 0 %>
		<label for="node2_id">Choose Second Item</label>
		<%= select_tag :node2_id, options_from_collection_for_select(Item.order("name ASC").all, "id", "name") %>
	  <% end %>
	  <label for="synapse_permission">Permission</label>
	  <%= form.select(:permission, options_for_select(['commons', 'public', 'private'])) %>
	  <%= form.submit "Add Synapse", class: "add" %>
	<% end %>
</div>