Comments on: Little animated-gif indicator AJAX thingos http://mrspeaker.webeisteddfod.com/2007/11/24/ajax-spinners/ Questions, music, noise, and computer nerditry. Sun, 20 Jul 2008 17:05:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5 by: hank http://mrspeaker.webeisteddfod.com/2007/11/24/ajax-spinners/#comment-81505 Mon, 26 Nov 2007 08:21:10 +1100 http://mrspeaker.webeisteddfod.com/2007/11/24/ajax-spinners/#comment-81505 FIRST! I believe in some circles they call 'em "Throbbers", although in other circles a throbber means something else entirely. You make a good point though, I'm trying to stick to the rule of "if it's a visual cue for a javascript controlled event then it should be shown and hidden by javascript" (gotta think of a catchier name for that rule), but I am guilty of throwing a spinner into a background via CSS - it's just so damn easy... btw ur site totally pwns lolz. kkthxbai! FIRST!

I believe in some circles they call ‘em “Throbbers”, although in other circles a throbber means something else entirely.

You make a good point though, I’m trying to stick to the rule of “if it’s a visual cue for a javascript controlled event then it should be shown and hidden by javascript” (gotta think of a catchier name for that rule), but I am guilty of throwing a spinner into a background via CSS - it’s just so damn easy…

btw ur site totally pwns lolz. kkthxbai!

]]> by: Sparkles http://mrspeaker.webeisteddfod.com/2007/11/24/ajax-spinners/#comment-81506 Mon, 26 Nov 2007 11:22:14 +1100 http://mrspeaker.webeisteddfod.com/2007/11/24/ajax-spinners/#comment-81506 I like to use JavaScript to apply/remove a class to the holder of the throbber. Then CSS is still in control the presentation and JavaScript is locking down the behaviour. And it's still just so darned easy ... I like to use JavaScript to apply/remove a class to the holder of the throbber.
Then CSS is still in control the presentation and JavaScript is locking down the behaviour.
And it’s still just so darned easy …

]]> by: Mr. Speaker http://mrspeaker.webeisteddfod.com/2007/11/24/ajax-spinners/#comment-81507 Mon, 26 Nov 2007 12:49:42 +1100 http://mrspeaker.webeisteddfod.com/2007/11/24/ajax-spinners/#comment-81507 Sparkles? Sparkles?

]]> by: hank http://mrspeaker.webeisteddfod.com/2007/11/24/ajax-spinners/#comment-81508 Mon, 26 Nov 2007 20:18:09 +1100 http://mrspeaker.webeisteddfod.com/2007/11/24/ajax-spinners/#comment-81508 Yeah of course Sparkles. It is pretty easy, no excuse to be sloppy really. By the way, <a href="http://ajaxload.info/" rel="nofollow">never make your own throbber again</a>. Yeah of course Sparkles. It is pretty easy, no excuse to be sloppy really.

By the way, never make your own throbber again.

]]> by: Mr. Speaker http://mrspeaker.webeisteddfod.com/2007/11/24/ajax-spinners/#comment-81509 Mon, 26 Nov 2007 21:23:05 +1100 http://mrspeaker.webeisteddfod.com/2007/11/24/ajax-spinners/#comment-81509 Tee hee... make your own throbber. Err. Shut up! Tee hee… make your own throbber.

Err. Shut up!

]]> by: Renoir http://mrspeaker.webeisteddfod.com/2007/11/24/ajax-spinners/#comment-81515 Fri, 30 Nov 2007 00:20:14 +1100 http://mrspeaker.webeisteddfod.com/2007/11/24/ajax-spinners/#comment-81515 This little blog entry has most definitely inspired me to fix my recent band wagon hop on of broken throbber(ers): Err before they pop up everywhere I've been; like some rampant vagrant flasher that found an abandoned briefcase full of Viagra on the park bench. :)+' This little blog entry has most definitely inspired me to fix my recent band wagon hop on of broken throbber(ers): Err before they pop up everywhere I’ve been; like some rampant vagrant flasher that found an abandoned briefcase full of Viagra on the park bench. :)+’

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