Comments on: Favicon: A Rough Guide http://blogsolid.com/ideas/2007/favicon-a-rough-guide/ Ideas for better blogging Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:16:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: bizuteria srebrna http://blogsolid.com/ideas/2007/favicon-a-rough-guide/#comment-13580 bizuteria srebrna Sun, 30 Nov 2008 12:12:02 +0000 http://blogsolid.com/ideas/2007/favicon-a-rough-guide/#comment-13580 Thanks Thanks

]]> By: Healing the Body http://blogsolid.com/ideas/2007/favicon-a-rough-guide/#comment-7615 Healing the Body Sat, 21 Jun 2008 23:14:56 +0000 http://blogsolid.com/ideas/2007/favicon-a-rough-guide/#comment-7615 Here, at Cathetel.com, we were able to create a transparent favicon, which is animated on Firefox and Netscape, but static on Internet Explorer. A second file is required by the latter browser, or it will delete the favicon. Regrettably Explorer is still the more heavily used browser. Here, at Cathetel.com, we were able to create a transparent favicon, which is animated on Firefox and Netscape, but static on Internet Explorer. A second file is required by the latter browser, or it will delete the favicon. Regrettably Explorer is still the more heavily used browser.

]]> By: Bountiful Buffet of Bookmarks :: JMorris Online http://blogsolid.com/ideas/2007/favicon-a-rough-guide/#comment-2115 Bountiful Buffet of Bookmarks :: JMorris Online Wed, 12 Dec 2007 05:44:08 +0000 http://blogsolid.com/ideas/2007/favicon-a-rough-guide/#comment-2115 [...] Blogsolid » Blog Archive » Favicon: A Rough Guide - Ideas for better blogging [...] […] Blogsolid » Blog Archive » Favicon: A Rough Guide - Ideas for better blogging […]

]]> By: redwall_hp http://blogsolid.com/ideas/2007/favicon-a-rough-guide/#comment-1890 redwall_hp Wed, 05 Dec 2007 03:45:53 +0000 http://blogsolid.com/ideas/2007/favicon-a-rough-guide/#comment-1890 Marie-Ange, we don't care if your blog is in French...that's what Google Translate is for! "The blogosphere (strange since I do not like that word!) Is changing: search engines cough dedicated to blogs to find a new lease of life, Technorati hesitates, and pointblog.com announced its final closure on November 22 evening." This is supposed to be a joke, by the way. Marie-Ange, we don’t care if your blog is in French…that’s what Google Translate is for!

“The blogosphere (strange since I do not like that word!) Is changing: search engines cough dedicated to blogs to find a new lease of life, Technorati hesitates, and pointblog.com announced its final closure on November 22 evening.”

This is supposed to be a joke, by the way.

]]> By: Blogsolid http://blogsolid.com/ideas/2007/favicon-a-rough-guide/#comment-1826 Blogsolid Sun, 02 Dec 2007 09:06:33 +0000 http://blogsolid.com/ideas/2007/favicon-a-rough-guide/#comment-1826 Hi Marie-Ange, glad you found this useful! I checked your blog now and your favicon works :) Hi Marie-Ange, glad you found this useful! I checked your blog now and your favicon works :)

]]> By: Marie-Ange http://blogsolid.com/ideas/2007/favicon-a-rough-guide/#comment-1825 Marie-Ange Sun, 02 Dec 2007 08:45:00 +0000 http://blogsolid.com/ideas/2007/favicon-a-rough-guide/#comment-1825 Thanks for the link to DynamicDrive.com! At least I have now my own favicon for my (French language, sorry...) blog about travels around the world. Your help in this way is very appreciated!... ;-) as always... I am convinced that favicons help to brand sites or blogs. Thanks for the link to DynamicDrive.com! At least I have now my own favicon for my (French language, sorry…) blog about travels around the world. Your help in this way is very appreciated!… ;-) as always…

I am convinced that favicons help to brand sites or blogs.

]]> By: redwall_hp http://blogsolid.com/ideas/2007/favicon-a-rough-guide/#comment-1665 redwall_hp Wed, 28 Nov 2007 18:47:47 +0000 http://blogsolid.com/ideas/2007/favicon-a-rough-guide/#comment-1665 I use this great Photoshop Plug-in: http://telegraphics.com.au/sw/#icoformat It adds a ".ico" option to the "Save As..." dialog. Renaming graphics as .ico can work in some cases, but not always (beats me why). I think the .ico format is technically just a .bmp file with a .ico extension. I just use the plug-i saves a lot of trouble. :D I use this great Photoshop Plug-in: http://telegraphics.com.au/sw/#icoformat
It adds a “.ico” option to the “Save As…” dialog. Renaming graphics as .ico can work in some cases, but not always (beats me why). I think the .ico format is technically just a .bmp file with a .ico extension. I just use the plug-i saves a lot of trouble. :D

]]> By: Free Fall Creative http://blogsolid.com/ideas/2007/favicon-a-rough-guide/#comment-1612 Free Fall Creative Tue, 27 Nov 2007 18:24:03 +0000 http://blogsolid.com/ideas/2007/favicon-a-rough-guide/#comment-1612 Good article. Since browsers sometimes (used to?) just look for a favicon.ico file in the root directory of the site, I make my favicons in Photoshop, save as “favicon.gif” (as a GIF, obviously) and then rename them to “favicon.ico”. Works well for me. I do the same thing when creating sites. Some people actually don't want/ask for favicons though. Weird because I love them. Good article. Since browsers sometimes (used to?) just look for a favicon.ico file in the root directory of the site, I make my favicons in Photoshop, save as “favicon.gif” (as a GIF, obviously) and then rename them to “favicon.ico”. Works well for me.

I do the same thing when creating sites. Some people actually don’t want/ask for favicons though. Weird because I love them.

]]> By: Julia http://blogsolid.com/ideas/2007/favicon-a-rough-guide/#comment-1610 Julia Tue, 27 Nov 2007 18:03:55 +0000 http://blogsolid.com/ideas/2007/favicon-a-rough-guide/#comment-1610 Hi there! Nice one :o) Thanks also to Martin for the Generator. Imar, I'm sorry I didn't get back to you about writing a guest post, I can only say that year end madness has gotten hold of me too. the Uni-type is the worst kind of stress... have a good few weeks til Christmas ^_^ Hi there! Nice one :o) Thanks also to Martin for the Generator.
Imar, I’m sorry I didn’t get back to you about writing a guest post, I can only say that year end madness has gotten hold of me too. the Uni-type is the worst kind of stress… have a good few weeks til Christmas ^_^

]]> By: redwall_hp http://blogsolid.com/ideas/2007/favicon-a-rough-guide/#comment-1551 redwall_hp Mon, 26 Nov 2007 23:51:29 +0000 http://blogsolid.com/ideas/2007/favicon-a-rough-guide/#comment-1551 No I can't believe IE supported it first. Weird. The biggest problem with favicons is trying to fit something into a 16x16 pixel image. It takes a bit of work to make something that looks good. No I can’t believe IE supported it first. Weird.

The biggest problem with favicons is trying to fit something into a 16×16 pixel image. It takes a bit of work to make something that looks good.

]]> By: Blogsolid http://blogsolid.com/ideas/2007/favicon-a-rough-guide/#comment-1549 Blogsolid Mon, 26 Nov 2007 23:01:42 +0000 http://blogsolid.com/ideas/2007/favicon-a-rough-guide/#comment-1549 Cool German / English favicon generator. Thanks for the link, Martin. Cool German / English favicon generator. Thanks for the link, Martin.

]]> By: Martin http://blogsolid.com/ideas/2007/favicon-a-rough-guide/#comment-1548 Martin Mon, 26 Nov 2007 22:49:09 +0000 http://blogsolid.com/ideas/2007/favicon-a-rough-guide/#comment-1548 Nice Article :) The only thing i´m missing a little are online-tools for favicons like my little project http://www.favicon-generator.de - it is a gallery, too ;) Nice Article :) The only thing i´m missing a little are online-tools for favicons like my little project http://www.favicon-generator.de - it is a gallery, too ;)

]]> By: Bush Mackel http://blogsolid.com/ideas/2007/favicon-a-rough-guide/#comment-1542 Bush Mackel Mon, 26 Nov 2007 20:44:48 +0000 http://blogsolid.com/ideas/2007/favicon-a-rough-guide/#comment-1542 Well I guess first things first and I have to come up with some picture that represents my site. Even though it hasn't been something on the forefront of my mind, I have thought about it for a while and come up with nothing. Maybe it's time I got serious about it. ... If anyone has any suggestions, I'd love to hear them. (#):) Well I guess first things first and I have to come up with some picture that represents my site. Even though it hasn’t been something on the forefront of my mind, I have thought about it for a while and come up with nothing. Maybe it’s time I got serious about it.

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If anyone has any suggestions, I’d love to hear them. (#):)

]]> By: Blogsolid http://blogsolid.com/ideas/2007/favicon-a-rough-guide/#comment-1538 Blogsolid Mon, 26 Nov 2007 19:35:11 +0000 http://blogsolid.com/ideas/2007/favicon-a-rough-guide/#comment-1538 That's interesting, redwall_hp. Can you believe IE was FIRST to actually support something good? Thanks for the link Robert! Anytime, Jeff! Thanks for dropping by. That’s interesting, redwall_hp. Can you believe IE was FIRST to actually support something good?

Thanks for the link Robert!

Anytime, Jeff! Thanks for dropping by.

]]> By: Jeff_ http://blogsolid.com/ideas/2007/favicon-a-rough-guide/#comment-1536 Jeff_ Mon, 26 Nov 2007 18:59:08 +0000 http://blogsolid.com/ideas/2007/favicon-a-rough-guide/#comment-1536 Excellent write-up on favicons. I am honored to be mentioned here at Blogsolid! Thank you so much! Excellent write-up on favicons. I am honored to be mentioned here at Blogsolid! Thank you so much!

]]> By: Robert Eilers http://blogsolid.com/ideas/2007/favicon-a-rough-guide/#comment-1531 Robert Eilers Mon, 26 Nov 2007 18:01:51 +0000 http://blogsolid.com/ideas/2007/favicon-a-rough-guide/#comment-1531 DynamicDrive.com has a web-based favicon generator that I personally use to create favicons. I have my name linked to a blog post I did about it. DynamicDrive.com has a web-based favicon generator that I personally use to create favicons. I have my name linked to a blog post I did about it.

]]> By: redwall_hp http://blogsolid.com/ideas/2007/favicon-a-rough-guide/#comment-1527 redwall_hp Mon, 26 Nov 2007 15:29:01 +0000 http://blogsolid.com/ideas/2007/favicon-a-rough-guide/#comment-1527 The .ico format is supported by IE 5+. I believe IE5 was the first browser to support favicons (another proprietary thing introduced by Microsoft, then incorporated into the standard). .ico is the format Windows uses for all of it's icons by the way. The .ico format is supported by IE 5+. I believe IE5 was the first browser to support favicons (another proprietary thing introduced by Microsoft, then incorporated into the standard). .ico is the format Windows uses for all of it’s icons by the way.

]]> By: Milan http://blogsolid.com/ideas/2007/favicon-a-rough-guide/#comment-1512 Milan Mon, 26 Nov 2007 07:31:58 +0000 http://blogsolid.com/ideas/2007/favicon-a-rough-guide/#comment-1512 Hi nice article an very helpfull tips and links! Thanks a lot :-) Hi nice article an very helpfull tips and links! Thanks a lot :-)

]]> By: Nirav http://blogsolid.com/ideas/2007/favicon-a-rough-guide/#comment-1502 Nirav Mon, 26 Nov 2007 00:49:54 +0000 http://blogsolid.com/ideas/2007/favicon-a-rough-guide/#comment-1502 Good article. Since browsers sometimes (used to?) just look for a favicon.ico file in the root directory of the site, I make my favicons in Photoshop, save as "favicon.gif" (as a GIF, obviously) and then rename them to "favicon.ico". Works well for me. Good article. Since browsers sometimes (used to?) just look for a favicon.ico file in the root directory of the site, I make my favicons in Photoshop, save as “favicon.gif” (as a GIF, obviously) and then rename them to “favicon.ico”. Works well for me.

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