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DeleterFX · Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2004 1:42 pm Post subject: Favicon

I posted this in the Testing forum to check my new Avatar, and I remembed that I owe Suzi a Favicon that I said I would make for her.

These are my first attempts at such a SMALL sized image. I'll get it down to a science at some point.

If you can even tell what these are I feel good Mr. Green

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MadameX · Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2004 2:29 pm Post subject:

I like the second (red) one, DFX.

Hard to tell what the first one is.....sorry Wink

might just be my eyes though.

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suzi · Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2004 7:47 pm Post subject:

Kewl - good start! I'm sure it's a real challenge to make such a small image and have it be easy to see.

I think the ones that are easiest to see use light or white backgrounds with a bright or darker color that's more visible.
(hint hint) Very Happy

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radio · Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2004 2:43 am Post subject:

http://radiosplace.com/stuff/sww.ico
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MadameX · Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2004 4:34 am Post subject:

Awwwwww......ain't she cute?

Laughing

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DeleterFX · Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2004 2:28 pm Post subject:

I like Radio's to tell the truth Very Happy

I'll look into that light dark background nonsense
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MadameX · Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2004 4:09 pm Post subject:

DeleterFX · Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2004 4:56 pm Post subject:

yeah I like'em both but Im a bigger fan of the current one she's using
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suzi · Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2004 11:04 pm Post subject:

Radio, that's really, really kewl! Very Happy

I have no clue about how to use it as a favicon for the site though.

I'm glad you all like my avatar. Wink

This one looks more like me than the warrior princess did. I liked that one but I got tired of it. There's a story behind it too - I was getting harrassed by some people who didn't like some things I said here and on my blog. I thought the warrior princess projected a better image of being armed and dangerous. Twisted Evil

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radio · Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2004 2:17 am Post subject:

if you want to use the one I converted...

save the sww.ico file, rename it to favicon.ico, then put it here: spywarewarrior.com/favicon.ico
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suzi · Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2004 7:15 am Post subject:

Thanks radio! I'll give it a try tonight.

Very Happy

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suzi · Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2004 10:26 pm Post subject:

Ok - I did it! Can you all see it?

Thanks so much radio for that! Very Happy

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MadameX · Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2004 10:31 pm Post subject:

Sorry, suzi, it's not showing up in my toolbar.

Do you have it on it's own page?

There are several favicons in my toolbar. I even made one for my marketing site (that I've almost abandoned! Rolling Eyes

) and it worked. I was very surprised.

Crap! I was really hoping to see it in the toolbar Sad

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suzi · Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2004 10:36 pm Post subject:

Empty your browser cache and see if that helps. It's not on a page - it should show up in the addres bar no matter what page you are on in the site.

If you save the site to your favorites, it will show up there too. Or it should. It's working for me.
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wawadave · Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2004 10:44 pm Post subject:

don,t show up in ff9.3 ?
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MadameX · Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2004 10:45 pm Post subject:

Well, I'm not sure how to do that, as I don't think I ever have (probably have without even realizing it, though)

And I'm on FF too

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MadameX · Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2004 10:50 pm Post subject:

Can't figure out why it doesn't show up here.

On my site, I just uploaded to the main directory and really didn't do anything to it as I didn't know what to do with it after that.

When I went to my site, it showed up, which is why I was so surprised.

It usually takes me many attempts to get something right! Rolling eyes

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Trpm · Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2004 12:13 pm Post subject:

Hi all,

I can see it just fine in the address bar, using FireFox .9.2.
Way to go !!! Wink

Have a nice day. Smile

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wawadave · Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2004 12:47 pm Post subject:

its working for me now after daily reboot!
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MadameX · Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2004 2:21 pm Post subject:

Yes!

Working for me too, now, dave. She's so cute! Smile

I've already been on a couple times today, but it didn't show up til this time.

Cool beans!

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wawadave · Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2004 3:36 pm Post subject:

actually its the rouge page works this one does not wonder if i need to kill cookies on reboot?
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MadameX · Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2004 3:41 pm Post subject:

I don't suppose it would hurt, dave,.

What I did was clear the history in FF (I guess that is what Suzi meant when she was talking about the browser cache).

The Rogue page displays it for me and it works here too.

Hope this helps! Wink

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wawadave · Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2004 3:43 pm Post subject:

mx if i clear history i won,t know where i have been i,d be lost!!!

because we all know its garenteed i don,t know where i,m going to!
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MadameX · Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2004 6:49 pm Post subject:

You didn't know where you were going before that......so, how did you get there in the first place? Razz

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Nick · Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2004 8:04 pm Post subject:

I had to clear the cache (you would call it the Temp Internet Files in IE ) with firefox to get the emoticon to show. Firefox relies on the cache more than IE, so sometimes you won't get the most up to date version of a web page.
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MadameX · Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2004 8:38 pm Post subject:

I just made a favicon for my org site and put it in the htdocs (which is the root or parent directory on my host) but it doesn't show.

I think I made it small enough: 30 x 25

Or is that too big? Anyone know?

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suzi · Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2004 9:01 pm Post subject:

Deb, I think it has to be 16 x 16 px file. And it has to be a .ico file.

This site tells all about favicons:

http://www.favicon.com/

Also since IE does not retain favicons very long in the favorites list, the is a program called favorg, (which used to be free when I got it, but I think it's not free anymore), that will search the web for the url's in your favorites and put the favicons back. It' a cool little program, but it can take quite a while to run if you have a few hundred favorites.

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,108438,00.asp
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MadameX · Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2004 9:13 pm Post subject:

Thanks, suzi, I remember now. I used favicon.com to make the other one.

I was thinking it was too big Wink

Well, back to the drawing board!

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MadameX · Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2004 9:36 pm Post subject:

Well, I changed the size, deleted the other from the site, and uploaded the new one.

Still no show.

Rats Brick wall

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MadameX · Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2004 8:15 pm Post subject:

Well, I FINALLY got my favicon to show for me Smile

I did a goog on favicons and checked out a couple of sites for more info.

Changed the size to exactly 16x16 px (Irfanview kept preventing me from making both heighth and width the same til I figured out how to stop it). Then, I changed the colors to 16 bit, as one site suggested.

Named it favicon.ico and uploaded it to my root directory. Still wouldn't show, even though I cleared the history, as I had done when I was trying to see Suzi's.

Going back to the tools button, I found the cache that Nick had talked about. Duh-uhh! I have absolutely NO IDEA why I didn't see it before! Slap me upside the head and stand me in the corner.

And that did the trick!

It's a little dark though, but I don't care. I got the blasted thing there and I'm leaving it alone!!

Deb

PS I got so aggravated with it, I even sent an email to Steve, at UrIT-mate.co.uk asking what I might be doing wrong. He told me everything looked as it should, and mentioned the cache also, but since he doesn't use FF, didn't know where the cache was. That sent me on my little 'quest' and soon everything was fine.
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wawadave · Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2004 9:35 pm Post subject:

aye it worked for me first try!!!
but i,m still lost?? Rolling Eyes

lol
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MadameX · Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2004 9:38 pm Post subject:

Well, I kinda figured it was showing for others, I just wanted to see it too.

Why are you lost?

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wawadave · Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2004 9:45 pm Post subject:

i emptyed my cache last night to see little suzi now i don,t know where i have been!!!! and never did know to where i was going!!1
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MadameX · Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2004 9:47 pm Post subject:

Just keep your eye on Suzi's favicon.....you'll find the way!

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suzi · Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2004 10:32 am Post subject:

No favicons are showing up in my address bar. Crying or Very sad

I ran favorg and they are all showing up in my favorites list, but I can't get any of them to show up in the address bar, not in IE or in Mozilla. I dumped the temp internet files, restarted but no luck.
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MadameX · Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2004 10:39 am Post subject:

MadameX · Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2004 10:54 am Post subject:

Note: I seem to be as lost as Dave! Laughing

Posted this originally in the wrong thread:

Maybe this will help.

Taken from this site:

http://www.4webhelp.net/tutorials/misc/favicons.php