wait for mouse pointer changes from an hourglass to the standard pointer

There may not be a visible change but it's obvious that something is still processing.  Can you dialog with the developers and find out what's going on behind the scenes?  Is there a non-visible part of the page with which you can interact to determine whether or not you can proceed?



Again, I'm not saying you can't wait for the pointer to change.  Just that the reason for an hour-glass pointer indicates the application is working on something that may be testable itself.