suttonelections/views/candidates.haml

%h1= "Candidates"

%nav.letter_index
  - ("A".."Z").each do |letter|
    %a{ :href => "##{letter}" }<
      = letter

- first_letter = ''

%table
  - candidates.each do |c|
    - if c.surname[0] != first_letter
      - first_letter = c.surname[0]
      %tr.noborder
        %td &nbsp;
        %td 
      %tr.noborder{ :name => first_letter, :id => first_letter }
        %td.strong{ :style => "font-size: 300%;" }= first_letter.upcase
        %td 
      %tr
        %td
        %td 
    %tr
      %td
        %a{ :href => "/candidates/#{c.id}" }
          = c.surname
      %td= c.forenames