Detect when browser receives file download

Question

I have a page that allows the user to download a dynamically-generated file. It takes a long time to generate, so I\'d like to show a \"waiting\" indicator. The problem is,

Answer 1

Create an iframe when button/link is clicked and append this to body.

                  $('');
                                frame.attr('src', url+"?"+ "Content-Disposition: attachment ; filename="+that.model.get('fileName'));
                                $(ev.target).after(frame);
                                setTimeout(function() {
                                    frame.remove();
                                }, cleaningDelay);
                            }, triggerDelay);