I am using ExtJS 3 now, and I really miss setLoading function from ExtJS 4.
Looked throght the docs carefully, did not find it.
How can I set/remove loading state on any component in ExtJS 3.4?
You should create a new LoadMask Object for the component
var loadMask = new Ext.LoadMask(cmp, {msg:'Wait message'});
and then you can show or hide the mask
loadMask.show();
loadMAsk.hide();