> After trying your scenario, I found that there seems to be a problem  
> with staticmatic 0.9.4, haml 2.0.0, and using partials.  Try this:

> $ sudo gem uninstall staticmatic
> $ sudo gem install -v0.9.3 staticmatic
> $ sudo gem install -v1.8.2 haml
> $ sudo gem uninstall -v2.0.0 haml

> This will leave you with staticmatic 0.9.3 and haml 1.8.2, which  
> should allow your scenario to work:

> some_page.haml:
> = partial("mypartial", :locals => { :title => "My Title" })

> mypartial.haml:
> %h1= title

> I haven't yet investigated why the conflict between staticmatic  
> 0.9.4 and haml 2.0.0 exists, even though staticmatic 0.9.4 is  
> dependent on haml >=2.0.0.

> -Ryan

> On Sat, Jun 21, 2008 at 8:43 AM, liku <lfan...@gmail.com> wrote:

> hi there,
> I'm trying to get partials with locals working. but somehow I am too
> stupid to implement it...
> i followed the exact instructions on the staticmatic-website:

> this in my current file:
> = partial('mypartial', :locals => { :title => 'My Title' })

> than this under partials/mypartial.haml:
> %h1 title

> => this always prints out "title" (and not "My Title")

> i even tried:

> %h1= title or %h1= @title, which seems to make more sense to me, but
> still no luck.

> haml (2.0.0)
> staticmatic (0.9.4)

> any pointers???

> thanks a bunch!