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    #1

    Wait Image

    Does anyone know where I can get a "wait" image for Alpha Anywhere that is a circle of dots like alpha's has in their UX component properties like this
    CSS/A5System/images/wait.gif and can be sized.
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    Have a look here... very cool choices. Not sizeable from this site but there are a lot of different sizes available. Custom colours... great stuff.

    http://www.ajaxload.info/

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      #3
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      Wow those "wait" images are just what I'm looking for. Do you know where I need to copy the image in order to use it from the properties

      "Wait message on Ajax Callback" or any other place in my program?

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        #4
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        If you put the gif into the folder where your components are, and then publish it once you're back into Alpha, then it should end up in your published A5Webroot folder. Or you can just copy it to the A5Webroot/CSS/A5System/Images folder. In the UX Properties, for example, if you just put the name of the gif... no path, then it should get picked up from the A5Webroot folder. Or, leave the default path in place - which should be A5Webroot/CSS/A5System/Images and change the name to your gif.

        Under Wait message on Ajax Callback, if CSS3 Animation is checked, then uncheck it and you'll see the default path.

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          #5
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          Here is another site: http://preloaders.net/en/popular

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            #6
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            Yeah... I like that one 'cause you can size the gif.

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              #7
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              For me to download any of the images do I need to pay for them first? I didn't see anyplace to pay for them. Also the place where you download them is that it or is there something else I need to do to use them? http://preloaders.net/en/popular

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                #8
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                Sweet! ...never thought I'd be so excited over a wait image!
                Mike Brown - Contact Me
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                Independent Developer & Consultant​​

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                  #9
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                  Nope... nothing else to do... just download and enjoy. The best things in life are the little things.

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                    #10
                    Re: Wait Image

                    You are so right. It is the little things and the help from friends like you. Thank you.

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                      #11
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                      I am now able to add the wait images that way I want except for the dark square image that I am getting around the image when I add it to the Alpha program. I've made several images but no matter how I make them I get a dark square image behind the image. Here's what it looks like.

                      Wait Message.png

                      Also here is the properties area of my UX components where I am setting my wait messages and images.

                      Wait Message Properties.png
                      Last edited by BillWFG; 02-04-2014, 01:53 AM.

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                        #12
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                        Just a shoot in the dark - did you save it as gif of png? Try clicking "transparent background" when generating the image and save it as GIF

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                          I think I have this right. This style is part of the wait message stuff and... since it follows all the rules (of course) then you can kinda get at it. If you debug some javascript while an ajax callback is being made then the wait message will stick around and then we can see what it's style is. I'm not sure about this, but I think this is injected when it's needed so overriding the style in your local css doesn't seem to work... at first. Your altered style goes in and then Alpha comes along and whacks it. But... that's ok. !important to the rescue.

                          In your UX Local CSS Definitions you can do this...

                          Code:
                          ._a5WaitMessageCSS {
background:transparent !important;
border-radius: 5px;
color: white;
padding: 30px;
text-shadow: none;
}
                          This is the exact css definition that Alpha inserts... but with the background changed to transparent... and !important added. !important says... well... this is important... I get to override everybody else.
                          Now when an ajax callback is made there is no background... just the spinning gif.

                          The original background was set at...

                          Code:
                          background: rgba(0,0,0,.2);
                          I don't know what long term effects this may have. CSS is a magical place where mysterious things happen... good and evil. I almost understand it... but not really.

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                            #14
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                            I've been trying for WEEKS to find and answer to this wait image issue and finally you've given me something to try. OK I will go through this later today after I get home and I'll let you know what happens.

                            I can't thank you enough for taking the time to look into this question.

                            Rock On!!!

                            Bill

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                              #15
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                              I'm working on a timed wait message so I can keep it on the screen long enough to check the class.

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