why does spinner gif stop while jquery ajax running?

July 15, 2010

i'm only starting wean myself asp.net updatepanels. i'm controlling jquery jtemplates bond law web use grid, all works fine.

here's thing: i'm perplexing arrangement spinner gif while list being rested ( la updateprogress asp.net) i've got working, solely spinner frozen. what's going on, i've attempted relocating spinner out transform swell div out page where i whole time. spins spins until modernise starts, stays solidified until modernise done, following starts spinning again. unequivocally wish 'please wait' spinner!

this ie7 - haven't luck exam browsers yet. any thoughts? ajax client-side databinding resource-intensive browser amateurish tend the charcterised gifs?

update

here's formula refreshes grid. certain synchronous asynchronous.

updateconcessions = function(e) {
    $.ajax({
        type: "post",
        url: "concessions.aspx/getconcessions",
        data: "{'countries':'ga'}",
        contenttype: "application/json; charset=utf-8",
        datatype: "json",
        success: function(msg) {
            applytemplate(msg);
        },
        error: function(xmlhttprequest, textstatus, errorthrown) {
        }
    });
}

applytemplate = function(msg) {
    $('div#templatetarget').settemplate($('div#templatesource').html());
    $('div#templatetarget').processtemplate(msg);
}

update 2

i only checked $.ajax() slight asynchronous default. only kicks i total this

$.ajax({
    async: true,
    ...

and didn't any difference.

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