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A two part question this....

1... what do we call the little icon thingies that some websites apply to your bookmark. ie. Tesco use a red T ; RSVR have a sort of chequered flag ; Metcheck have a stylised rising sun. This icon also shows in the url address bar.

2.... can we have one?

Oh go on.........



............. please

easy enough to do - they are a small graphic file with a specific name that is in the root directory of the index file

Yup I know what you mean!

That'd be for the hamster to implement.

HAMMY!! The Peasants are revolting again.....

Im sure the learned fellow with the furry paws would be able to rustle something up..

He is busy so please do bear with him! we have a list of things to do.. all seemingly in his intray not mine...

Ah well, choose yer trade, n all that..

So what are they called then?

And - let's open it up to create one for when/if we put one up.

favicon

(favourites icon)

it's easy to do, like has been said. either dropping the image in the root( correct sort of file name), or putting the link in the right place in the header code for the site

http://www.html-kit.com/favicon/

Save the resulting icon to somewhere you can find it. (favicon.ico)

to manually enable it, do the following in IE

1. Save RS / ARS to links.
2. Ensure your links bar is showing,
3. right click over the IE icon.
4. Select Properties and click 'change Icon'

Find that icon you just created, select it, click save.

Et Voila. Youve formatted your HDD..

just kidding, the icon will show for your RS / ARS link..

I do like the idea of having a session whereby it's opened up for the creative peeps to design one.

Yaay!! Create an RS Icon! (hard to do one for RS one for ARS.. unless done manually by yourself as listed above)

Something Swish.. exciting.. clever... cool...

Hmm.. Sounds like a Triumph..

Kwackerz wrote:http://www.html-kit.com/favicon/

Save the resulting icon to somewhere you can find it. (favicon.ico)

to manually enable it, do the following in IE

1. Save RS / ARS to links.
2. Ensure your links bar is showing,
3. right click over the IE icon.
4. Select Properties and click 'change Icon'

Find that icon you just created, select it, click save.

Et Voila. Youve formatted your HDD..

just kidding, the icon will show for your RS / ARS link..

I've got an ickle RS V3 sticker thats my favicon

Fausto wrote:A two part question this....

1... what do we call the little icon thingies that some websites apply to your bookmark. ie. Tesco use a red T ; RSVR have a sort of chequered flag ; Metcheck have a stylised rising sun. This icon also shows in the url address bar.

2.... can we have one?

Oh go on.........




............. please

....... but don't we already have one ???

I have absolutely no idea what it's supposed to be, but my browser has put this icon next to my bookmark for this site:



... however, unless anyone can tell me what it's supposed to be, I think we could do with a better one !

Thats a phpBB icon. Dunno why tho' Ive not got it! youre running firefox?

http://www.phpbb.com/

see!

You're right! (well, of course you are - you'd not have posted it otherwise)

Yes - Firefox is my browser.

Gio wrote: I've got an ickle RS V3 sticker thats my favicon

Can you post it up so we can see it?

Kwackerz wrote:

Gio wrote: I've got an ickle RS V3 sticker thats my favicon

Can you post it up so we can see it?

yep.

I'll find it and stick it up on my pic site

the faveicon is actually very small - so is hard to make one that is good - I seem to recall it is 60x60??