is there a better way to show loading message with jquery ui tabs?

Question

using jquery ui tabs, when you load a tab in ajax, the tab changes message to say "Loading . ." i think this is a little subtle.

Is there anyway you can do something in this content area of the tab similar to what block ui does when you are loading a call in ajax.

Answer 1

You would display a loading message within the content area like so (untested):

$('#selector').bind('tabsselect', function(event, ui) {

    // show default $.blockUI loading message
    $('ui.panel').blockUI();
}).bind('tabsload', function(event, ui) {

    // remove loading message
    $('ui.panel').unblockUI();
});