grey out the page while showing the loading image

[gk0110]

Hi friends,

I need to do this:
Scroll down the scroll bar
grey out all my page and show a loading gif
load, thru ajax, content from the db server
turn off grey and loading gif
update current page content.

how can i do this without using jQuery?

Many thanks in advance

[network18]

Hi friends,

I need to do this:
Scroll down the scroll bar
grey out all my page and show a loading gif
load, thru ajax, content from the db server
turn off grey and loading gif
update current page content.

how can i do this without using jQuery?

Many thanks in advance

I think you looking something like this

[IllBeTheJudge]

I don't know about loading the content from the DB via Ajax, but if you are using asp.net then I find this a nifty toolkit and is a great way of holding the popup in place