[IxDA Discuss] Hourglass cursor in IE?

[jackbellis.com]

Susan,
1) Are you already familiar with the many JavaScript tips-and-tricks sites, 
my favorite being DynamicDrive.com?

2) Here's the fundamental CSS to cite a pre-existing cursor style:
<style type="text/css">
<!--
myCursorStyle {
 cursor: wait;
}
-->
</style>

It's not rotating. Unless there's now a rotating one built into the 
technology, I guess you need to investigate the many options to implement 
your own GIF for a cursor. Dynamic Drive has several scripts.

3) I'm especially interested in what technicality (is that what you meant by 
infrastructure, or did you mean perhaps a physiological infrastructure?) 
precludes your use of an intermediate message? Sorry, but among the most 
common things in the technical world is to hear claims of constraints---in 
absolutist terms---that are merely an expression of someone's unfamiliarity 
with a solution. The last time this happened to me would have been a 
monumental showstopper on a $1/2M project... and it was a brilliant .NET 
developer who said "can't do it" but I found the answer in 1/2 hr. Story at:
http://www.usabilityinstitute.com/articles/moreTech.htm#freezing.

4) I documented just such a progress mesage solution in a recent article:
http://www.usabilityinstitute.com/reviews/freshbooks/freshbooks.htm#Progress
If yours is the one-in-ten genuine exceptions where it can't be implemented, 
it's important to me that I document it.

In my article, I don't detail the actual code, out of respect for the 
creator's copyright. But the code is easily visible to learn. You have to 
sign up for their totally free account (spamless, zero-pain registration) 
and invoke the function to upload a document. On the page where the "Save" 
button is, look for all instances of "open_progress_window". I am not 
reimbursed by this vendor.

If you need more details on any of these points, just ask.

www.jackBellis.com,
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