How can I do nothing until the page loads?

Question

JavaScript

How do I show the loading GIF while the page is loading?
hide after loading.

Answer 1

layout block with position:fixed, 100% width and height, on top of the entire site. put a gif in the background.
on the $(window).load() event you hang the smooth disappearance of this block (fadeOut).
this is one of the options, you can do it differently, but the meaning is the same.