Re: "Loading" message was RE: GREAT SITE

by "Comharsa" <comharsa(at)clara.net>

Date:	Thu, 22 Jun 2000 15:21:42 +0100
To:	"Villano, Paul" <VillanoP(at)usachcs-emh1.army.mil>, <hwg-basics(at)hwg.org>
References:	army
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> From: Write Now, Inc. [mailto:writer(at)jlc.net]
>
> That was a really interesting site! Thanks for sharing that...
>
> ...and maybe someone can answer a "how did they do that?" question.
>
> How do you get a page to show up that says, for example,
> "Loading - Please Be Patient"
>
> Also, can you control the amount of time that this page would stay up?

Make the first thing in your code a layer (<.div>) that covers the whole
page containing the loading message. To lose it at the right time have an
onLoad event trigger the visibility of the layer to hidden.

Brian
comharsa(at)clara.net

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