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Re: TECH: Site Icons

From:Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...>
Date:Tuesday, June 6, 2006, 1:16
It has to be the result of GET /favicon.ico, but it also has to be in
a specific format (Microsoft's icon format); it can't be just any old
image file.  Google for "favicon" for all the details.

On 6/5/06, Gary Shannon <fiziwig@...> wrote:
> I've noticed in my web logs that everytime someone > bookmarks my site there is a request for a file name > "favicon.ico". Since I don't have such a file the > server logs an error, but I've often wondered if maybe > that's all it takes is to create such a file. It seems > logical. > > --gary > > --- "David J. Peterson" <dedalvs@...> wrote: > > > Does anyone know how to make those little icons that > > appear > > next to the url on web browsers from scratch? E.g., > > if I created > > a .gif or .png file on my own, does anyone know how > > to turn > > that into a usable icon? Let me know off-list > > (unless others would > > be interested). > > > > -David > > > ******************************************************************* > > "A male love inevivi i'ala'i oku i ue pokulu'ume o > > heki a." > > "No eternal reward will forgive us now for wasting > > the dawn." > > > > -Jim Morrison > > > > http://dedalvs.free.fr/ > > >
-- Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...>