I have a module view that contains several grids along with some other data. I would like to be able to load the page initially with the bare minimum data, and then lazy load the grid data in the background with asynchronous calls. I have that working, except that as each grid makes its ajax call to get data the entire page UI is blocked because DNN6 by default puts up the modal loading animation during each call.

I like that default functionality in most places, but in the cases where I am trying to lazy load grid data I want the rest of the page to be responsive. Is there a way to conditionally not show the modal loading animation during an asynchronous call?

Since I don't want to modify the core, I am taking a slightly different tack. The grids are on different tabs of the same view, so I am waiting until the grid's tab becomes visible and then checking to see if the grid has any data yet. If not, I make the call back to bind data to the grid. That seems to be working perfectly.