API extension for Block UI (https://github.com/malsup/blockui) allowing to specify a given element and block every other element. Ideal for modal interactions etc where the rest of the UI is a clearly defined entity. $('#loginForm').blockRest() /* Only #loginForm is interactive */ .on('submit', function(){ $(this).unblockRest(); /* Releases the …

jquery.blockUI.blockRest.js

void function blockRest($){
    function getRest(target){
        var andParent = target.add(target.parents());

        return andParent.siblings();
    }

    $.fn.blockRest   = function(){
        getRest(this).block();

        return this;
    }

    $.fn.unblockRest = function(){
        getRest(this).unblock();

        return this;
    }
}(jQuery);