[Javascript] Question - Page Load Feedback

[mdougherty at pbp.com (Mike Dougherty)]

I didn't think the page was reloading.  I thought a content div was being repopulated by an 
xmlhttp call result.  It would be a good idea to have "normal" pages indentify that you were 
leaving them when going to a slow-loading next page.  I might employ the strategy you're 
describing on the next modification of our intranet site.  (we sometimes launch data-intensive 
applications that take 10-15 minutes before the page returns - the user is looking at the old page 
during that time.  It would be nice to leave a message that says, "Working... be patient" before 
starting the long run time)

On Wed, 20 Jul 2005 11:17:39 -0400
  Shawn Milo <shawn.milo@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I think the simplest thing to do is have the status image/text hidden
> by default by a CSS style setting. Don't bother to put it there and
> then have JS hide it onload().
> 
> When a link is clicked, have the links hidden and the status shown.
> 
> When the page successfully reloads, the image/text will again be
> hidden by default.
> 
> That should be it.
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