You want to gather a Drupal content/view from afar through any means (javascript the most times), but you don't want to bother yourself parsing results. You just want it xHTML, just like for a AHAH request.
A module for easy embedding and configuring of the jQuery QueryLoader 2 library into any Drupal site. The plugin has been included with the module with permission from the original author.
QueryLoader2 is a jQuery plugin that displays a loading screen whilst preloading all CSS background images and images on the page before allowing a user to interact with the page. It's useful for pages that make heavy use of graphics in their layout or web applications which must fully load before user interaction is to take place. More information about the jQuery plugin is available at http://www.gayadesign.com/diy/queryloader2-preload-your-images-with-ease/.
Features
Adjustable script settings from the Admin configuration page including
Background color
Bar color
Bar height
Animation type
Percentage visualizing
Callback functions
Visibility settings (similar to blocks)
On specific pages
On specific content types
The option to call the QueryLoader manually (with settings set in the admin) using
Drupal.behaviors.queryloader.run($JqueryObject)
Block Sections allows blocks to display different content depending the current path. This way there is no need to create multiple custom blocks in order to vary the content of them.