topic How to do busy indicator in ArcGIS API for Silverlight Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-silverlight-questions/how-to-do-busy-indicator/m-p/467291#M12073 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Most of the Silverlight apps I have seen provide a busy indicator of some type while the map is loading. This is usually a sequence of circles like a chase light with percent complete in the center. I thought this was maybe a default Silverlight thing, but although my map takes a while to load, there is no indication anything is happening. So, how do I turn on or create this feature?</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Thanks</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Wed, 16 Feb 2011 13:27:32 GMT DonFreeman 2011-02-16T13:27:32Z How to do busy indicator https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-silverlight-questions/how-to-do-busy-indicator/m-p/467291#M12073 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Most of the Silverlight apps I have seen provide a busy indicator of some type while the map is loading. This is usually a sequence of circles like a chase light with percent complete in the center. I thought this was maybe a default Silverlight thing, but although my map takes a while to load, there is no indication anything is happening. So, how do I turn on or create this feature?</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Thanks</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Wed, 16 Feb 2011 13:27:32 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-silverlight-questions/how-to-do-busy-indicator/m-p/467291#M12073 DonFreeman 2011-02-16T13:27:32Z Re: How to do busy indicator https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-silverlight-questions/how-to-do-busy-indicator/m-p/467292#M12074 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I think you need to customize the existing ProgressBar control. </SPAN><A href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd334413(VS.95).aspx">http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd334413(VS.95).aspx</A><SPAN>. You can also check out SL Toolkit here: </SPAN><A href="http://www.silverlight.net/content/samples/sl4/toolkitcontrolsamples/run/default.html">http://www.silverlight.net/content/samples/sl4/toolkitcontrolsamples/run/default.html</A><SPAN>.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>As for map loading that shows progress bar or busy indicator, this is related thread: </SPAN><A href="http://forums.arcgis.com/threads/23519-Issue-with-LayerCollection-LayersInitialized-event.">http://forums.arcgis.com/threads/23519-Issue-with-LayerCollection-LayersInitialized-event.</A></BODY></HTML> Wed, 16 Feb 2011 18:14:42 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-silverlight-questions/how-to-do-busy-indicator/m-p/467292#M12074 JenniferNery 2011-02-16T18:14:42Z