You could do this various different ways. It could be a subtle as a small status on the page saying "Loading...", or as loud as an entire element graying out the page while the new data is loading. The approach I'm taking below will show you how to accomplish both methods.
The Setup
Let's start by getting us a nice "loading" animation from http://ajaxload.info
I'll be using
Let's create an element that we can show/hide anytime we're making an ajax request:
<div class="modal"><!-- Place at bottom of page --></div>
The CSS
Next let's give it some flair:
/* Start by setting display:none to make this hidden.
Then we position it in relation to the viewport window
with position:fixed. Width, height, top and left speak
for themselves. Background we set to 80% white with
our animation centered, and no-repeating */
.modal {
display: none;
position: fixed;
z-index: 1000;
top: 0;
left: 0;
height: 100%;
width: 100%;
background: rgba( 255, 255, 255, .8 )
url('http://i.stack.imgur.com/FhHRx.gif')
50% 50%
no-repeat;
}
/* When the body has the loading class, we turn
the scrollbar off with overflow:hidden */
body.loading .modal {
overflow: hidden;
}
/* Anytime the body has the loading class, our
modal element will be visible */
body.loading .modal {
display: block;
}
And finally, the jQuery
Alright, on to the jQuery. This next part is actually really simple:
$body = $("body");
$(document).on({
ajaxStart: function() { $body.addClass("loading"); },
ajaxStop: function() { $body.removeClass("loading"); }
});
That's it! We're attaching some events to the body element anytime the ajaxStart
or ajaxStop
events are fired. When an ajax event starts, we add the "loading" class to the body. and when events are done, we remove the "loading" class from the body.
See it in action: http://jsfiddle.net/VpDUG/4952/
Multiple backgrounds!
body {
background: #eb01a5;
background-image: url("IMAGE_URL"); /* fallback */
background-image: url("IMAGE_URL"), linear-gradient(#eb01a5, #d13531); /* W3C */
}
These 2 lines are the fallback for any browser that doesn't do gradients.
See notes for stacking images only IE < 9 below.
- Line 1 sets a flat background color.
- Line 2 sets the background image fallback.
The final line sets a background image and gradient for browsers that can handle them.
- Line 3 is for all relatively modern browsers.
Nearly all current browsers have support for multiple background images and css backgrounds. See http://caniuse.com/#feat=css-gradients for browser support. For a good post on why you don't need multiple browser prefixes, see http://codepen.io/thebabydino/full/pjxVWp/
Layer Stack
It should be noted that the first defined image will be topmost in the stack. In this case, the image is on TOP of the gradient.
For more information about background layering see http://www.w3.org/TR/css3-background/#layering.
Stacking images ONLY (no gradients in the declaration) For IE < 9
IE9 and up can stack images this same way. You could use this to create a gradient image for ie9, though personally, I wouldn't. However to be noted when using only images, ie < 9 will ignore the fallback statement and not show any image. This does not happen when a gradient is included. To use a single fallback image in this case I suggest using Paul Irish's wonderful Conditional HTML element along with your fallback code:
.lte9 #target{ background-image: url("IMAGE_URL"); }
Background position, sizing etc.
Other properties that would apply to a single image may also be comma separated. If only 1 value is supplied, that will be applied to all stacked images including the gradient. background-size: 40px;
will constrain both the image and the gradient to 40px height and width. However using background-size: 40px, cover;
will make the image 40px and the gradient will cover the element. To only apply a setting to one image, set the default for the other: background-position: 50%, 0 0;
or for browsers that support it use initial
: background-position: 50%, initial;
You may also use the background shorthand, however this removes the fallback color and image.
body{
background: url("IMAGE_URL") no-repeat left top, linear-gradient(#eb01a5, #d13531);
}
The same applies to background-position, background-repeat, etc.
Best Answer
Here is a demo. The correct animation CSS:
Some notes on your code:
.image
rule, and that's incorrectfloat:left
won't work on absolutely positioned elements-ms-
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