> > for the first problem I actually "hacked" web2py.js (web2py_ajax.js or > so). > the ajax function needs to be modified.... > the basic idea is to replace content of the target with a spinner (in > this case, a div containing the message "loading...") before sending > the request, and upon success replace it with the content actually > loaded... >
Note, if there are no other Ajax requests happening on the page other than the one(s) for which you want to trigger a loading message, you can use the jQuery .ajaxStart() and .ajaxStop() event handlers to show and hide the message, rather than hacking web2py.js. Anthony
