Loading animation doesn't show up until after ajax call completes

Question

Possible duplicate: Same problem (unresolved)

I show loading DOM before the Ajax call and after the Ajax call, I hide it. For some reason, the loading image appears

Answer 1

This could be another way.

var $ani = $('#loading-popup').hide();
$(document)
  .ajaxStart(function () {
    $ani.show();
  })
  .ajaxStop(function () {
    $ani.hide();
  });