[Javascript] Remote Scripting

[Andrew Gibson]

Thanks Peter, I tried getting another element to show while the remote
script was working but it didn't work. It doesnt seem to work until the
remote script is finished....I cant get it to show at the start.

 >
 >     I don't know if it works cross-browser, but you can change the mouse
 > icon in IE with CSS like this:
 >
 > <STYLE TYPE="text/css">
 > .link {
 >  Cursor:text;
 >  }
 > </STYLE>
 >
 >     This of course only works when your mouse is over the element.
 >
 >     Have you considered showing/hiding an element that indicates
 > progress?
 >
 >     Whatever you figure out, I'd be curious to hear; remote
 > scripting is a
 > cool idea, but they've made it frightfully hard to use.  If only we could
 > use IE for everything (they have a built-in object for that)...
 >
 > ----- Original Message -----
 > From: "Andrew Gibson" <andyg at ihug.co.nz>
 > To: <javascript at LaTech.edu>
 > Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2001 8:53 AM
 > Subject: [Javascript] Remote Scripting
 >
 >
 > > I've been playing around with remote scripting and got it working ok.
 > > The script I'm using grabs some database from a database and
 > drops it into
 > a
 > > Javascript function.
 > >
 > > But I've noticed, while it is getting the data, the mouse just
 > stays as an
 > > arrow and I'd like the mouse to be a hour glass, so the user knows
 > something
 > > is happening.
 > >
 > >
 > > Andrew Gibson
 > >
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