thank you for the suggestions. i'll try the redirect approach. if anyone also know of a way to handle this directly with IUI.js.. please post here.
thanks, Al On Jun 13, 4:03 pm, Michael Kaye <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Of course one could use location.replace and then the page isn't added > to the history... > > On 13 Jun 2008, at 19:17, davidroe wrote: > > > > > the downside of that approach is that the loading screen will also > > remain in the history stack, so to return to the previous screen, you > > will have to go back twice as it will first return to "Loading...". > > you will want to hack it so that you slide in the loading screen > > without using the conventional approach of changing the history hash > > to display content. > > > this functionality sort of exists in WebApp.net - if you have not yet > > looked at this framework and are doing iPhone webapp development, you > > should. in the demo app, you will see that the panel for selecting a > > radio option (off the form demo panel) uses a technique to display > > content without changing the URL location hash. although this is not > > directly exposed, you should be able to "hold" your own panels in > > place using a similar technique. > > > alternatively, you could consider putting your "loading..." message on > > the original panel (in a hidden div at the top of the page). clicking > > the link displays the loading message first, before continuing with > > loading and displaying the content. > > > HTH, > > /dave > > > On Jun 13, 3:13 am, Michael Kaye <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I don't know IUI so I'm not sure how IUI loads the next view but one > >> thing you could try is to set your link to goto to "loading view" but > >> also pass a secondary argument like a redirect. Once this view has > >> loaded, it should call the redirect...this way the loading view will > >> remain on screen until the data is returned... > > >> Does this make some sense? > > >> On 13 Jun 2008, at 07:19, Al wrote: > > >>> Hello, > >>> I'm using the standard iui.js in my web app. What's the best way to > >>> insert a "Loading..." type dynamic logo on an iphone webapp when I > >>> click on a link from the home page? My next page takes a few > >>> seconds > >>> to load, and besides the small spinning logo on the right edge of > >>> the > >>> home page's hyperlink.. I'd like to put some larger message and > >>> dynamic spinning logo on the screen upon click.. then when ready, > >>> continue loading the page requested in my main screen's <a href... > >>> request. > > >>> thanks, > >>> Al --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "iPhoneWebDev" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/iphonewebdev?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
