AJAX loading. Wait…

Usually

... in order to show the user that on the background of the web application is loading an animated gif like this:



A typical approach is:
1. show a rotating gif in a corner or somewhere in a prominent place
2. start the download (XHttpRequest and Co.)
3. When the download ends, remove the picture.
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Idea

Use cursor animation to display application busyness.

Say, in jQuery, it’s enough to do this:
$("*").css("cursor", "wait");

Return Cursors:
$("*").css("cursor", "");

This snippet will change the state of the cursor over all elements. However, why not limit it to a specific object?

$(".__").css("cursor", "wait");

pros

* No change in markup structure
* No external elements are involved (however, you can use your own * .cur files. A reliable source reports that this feature is supported by all modern browsers)
* Very intuitive in itself

Minuses

* It looks as if the browser is frozen (but if you use a non-standard cursor, it is quite distinct)
* Different axes look different (by the way, this is a minus and a plus)

PS: while I was looking for a preloader, I accidentally found a website: www.loadinfo.net . There you can generate yourself a beautiful preloader =)

Edit:
For example, on a similar thing, it would look very appropriate:
www.extjs.com/deploy/dev/examples/desktop/desktop.html

Edit2:
This cursor, in fact, is even better suited than the "wait":
$("*").css("cursor", "progress");

Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/81994/