using simplemodal, show loading spinner while content inside iframe loads

Question

Good morning!

I am using the great SimpleModal plugin for jQuery from Eric Martin. Currently, I am loading a modal using an iframe to load my requested pages which

Answer 1

The simple answer for this is to use a load() and then place the code for the modal in load's callback. Here is an example, pseudo-code -

$('.basic').click(function (e) {
    e.preventDefault() // use instead of return false
    var src = "http://localhost" + $(this).attr("href");
    $('iframe details').load('loading.html', function() {
        $.modal('