Use jQuery Mobile $.mobile.showPageLoadingMsg() for other messages/notifications

gistfile1.js

var default_msg = $.mobile.loadingMessage; // set this outside function scope so we can access it later

// you must provide a msg argument.  The delay and theme arguments are optional.
function show_hide_message = function(msg,delay,theme) {
  if (typeof(delay)==='undefined') {
    var delay = 3500; // in milliseconds
  }
  if (typeof(theme)==='undefined') {
    var theme = 'a'; // default theme; setting this to 'e' is nice for error messages
  }
  var css_class = '';
  if (theme==='e') {
    css_class = 'ui-body-e';
  }
  $.mobile.loadingMessage = msg;
  $.mobile.showPageLoadingMsg();
  $(".ui-loader").addClass(css_class).find(".spin:visible").hide(); // hide the spinner graphic
  setTimeout(
    function() {
      $(".ui-loader").removeClass(css_class).find(".spin:hidden").show(); // show the spinner graphic when we are done
      $.mobile.hidePageLoadingMsg();
      $.mobile.loadingMessage = default_msg; // reset back to default message
    }, 
    delay
  );
}

If the only reason you need underscore.js is to provide delay() support then window.setTimeout(fn, delay); will do the same as you don't have any extra parameters to pass

I thought that,too, after I had been away from computer. Thanks for the feedback! UPDATE: I removed UnderScore.js dependency and used setTimeout(). I also forgot to include code to set default page loading message so we can set it back to default when we are done.

Is there anywhere a link to an adequate RoR example which uses this function?

Here is a link to see it in action: http://singapore.highpoint.edu/tix/login

You can simulate a bad login by entering '123' in the barcode field.

You will briefly see the familiar ajax busy dialog for jQuerymobile.

Then you will get an error message about a login failure -- the sort of message that is typical for flash[:notice].

The error message is the ajax busy dialog w/ an alternate message, alternate theme, and with the animated GIF hidden.

Hi tcaddy,
I'm a little bit a rails newbie ...
Can you please provide a rails code snippet to call or include thesample above js function in my controller or view. thx