[FX.php List] Displaying Status Animated GIF

[Alex Gates]

So how about putting the loading .gif on the current page and let it
display as the target page is loading?

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Thanks Alex,

This didn't quite work as desired.  I get the same results as 
before...the current page is displayed until the target page is 
ready....and then the animated graphic flashes for just a moment. 
This, as opposed to the having the target page loaded immediately and 
display the animated gif until the page is completely drawn.

I imagine that is has something to do with the order of processing: 
FMP vs PHP vs HTML.

J

At 11:10 AM -0500 10/20/06, Alex Gates wrote:
>Hi Jonathan-
>
>Here is a link to a javascript tutorial that may do what you are
looking
>for -
>http://www.tutorialized.com/tutorial/Javascript-Wait-While-Loading-Page
-
>Display-Image/13151
>
>The grapgic they use in their example is pretty ugly - - but it works
>with any animated .gif
>In fact, this site will let you customize an animated gif and download
>it... free... http://www.ajaxload.info/
>
>This method above will hide/unhide a div when the browser is
loading....
>
>The only drawback (I'm sure it can be modified though) is that it will
>show the animation any time the page loads... not just after you hit a
>submit button...
>
>I'd be interested in hearing if anyone else is doing something like
>this...
>
>Alex P. Gates
>G&R Publishing Co.
>507 Industrial Street
>Waverly, IA 50677
>Ph: 319-352-5391 x 319
>
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>
>Is anyone using a "Loading" page before displaying a page that might
>take some time to display results?   I'm seeing impatient users click
>the submit button several times rather than waiting.  The "loading"
>page would simply display one of those animated GIF thingees until
>the target page was ready.
>
>I have tried several approaches, but the loading page doesn't
>display...just the original starting page, along with the URL showing
>the the target page address...until the target page finally displays
>
>Thanks
>
>Jonathan
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