Which component do you mean?For both dhtmlxtree and dhtlmxgrid onXLE and onXLS events can be used to show|hide any kind of loading message.
Please check http://www.dhtmlx.com/docs/products/kb/index.shtml?cat=search&q=948&ssr=yes&s=onXLS http://www.dhtmlx.com/docs/products/kb/index.shtml?cat=search&q=2137&ssr=yes&s=onXLS