Take the tour ×  I have a web page (web app ?) where users click
on some buttons and we fire an ajax call which then eventually
updates some elements of the page.  I am thinking of putting an
indicator (spinner) of when an ajax call is kicked in... are
there best practices to do this ?  I was thinking to put a
spinner on the top/right corner of my app. ?  is that a good
idea ? any resources where something like this is discussed ?
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question by ChrisF, JohnGB, kontur, Benny Skogberg, Ben Brocka
Mar 8 at 19:48   1 Answer  I recommend looking at this article
for inputs on best practices for using ajax loading indicators.
To quote the article   Simple Ajax indicators provide a strong
visual clue that request is in progress. They can be shown as
simple text or as an image, usually animated.    • If it is in a
text form, be sure to provide meaningful message, like “Sending
email…”. Messages like “Waiting…” could confuse users. What am I
waiting for? Is