[Javascript] Onload and onunload spinner

[Tobias Parent]

Terry -
  Are you wed to the frames idea? Doing this with AJAX would be trivial, 
as an XMLHttp returns status codes, which you can use to trigger exactly 
what you're talking about.

Regards!
 -Toby

Terry Riegel wrote:
> Well, no use beating a dead horse. I am guessing this problem is not 
> doable? I for one have spent way to much time on it.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Terry
>
>
> On Jan 4, 2007, at 10:32 AM, Terry Riegel wrote:
>
>> It may not be possible, but I am looking for a way to trigger an 
>> event everytime a web connection starts, then another event when it 
>> finishes.
>>
>> I have a Frames based page like...
>>
>>   +---------------------------+
>>   |buttons                *   |
>>   +---------------------------+
>>   |path                       |
>>   +-------+-------------------+
>>   |browse |details            |
>>   |       |                   |
>>   |       |                   |
>>   |       |                   |
>>   +-------+-------------------+
>>
>> I am trying to figure out how to have "buttons" monitor activity on 
>> "details" when a page is requested turn on the spinner, when it is 
>> loaded turn off the spinner. Onload and onunload do not seem to be 
>> consistent for this. The content in details is from the same domain 
>> as all of the other pages, but will not be managed by this, so adding 
>> js to this page will not work.
>>
>> Any Ideas?
>>
>>
>> Terry
>>
>>
>>
>> On Jan 3, 2007, at 2:32 PM, Terry Riegel wrote:
>>
>>> This is what I have that fires sometimes.
>>>
>>> top.frames['details'].window.onload=top.frames['browse'].a;
>>> top.frames['details'].window.onunload=top.frames['browse'].b;
>>>
>>> My js library loads in the browse frame, and the a function turns 
>>> the spinner off, the b turns it on.
>>>
>>> Terry
>>>
>>>
>>> On Jan 3, 2007, at 2:08 PM, Terry Riegel wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> I have an application that uses frames. I would like to set one 
>>>> frame to monitor what is going on in the other and turn a spinner 
>>>> on when it unloads, and turn it off when it loads. any quick 
>>>> thoughts on how I should proceed.
>>>>
>>>> Terry
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