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gMac
06-19-03, 12:30 PM
Excuse me,

Does sciforums have a favIcon? Just wandering, i'm using Safari and sometimes it doesn't notice them. All my forums have a favicon except this one and I could add one (like the peace sign).

Thanks,
gMac

gMac
06-20-03, 12:48 PM
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spuriousmonkey
06-20-03, 12:51 PM
is that something for a mac?

gMac
06-20-03, 02:43 PM
...no. More and more websites are getting them, PC and Mac doesn't matter. I'll post a screenshot in a sec.

gMac
06-20-03, 02:52 PM
Yes, I am on a Mac. Does it Matter? Don't think so... I'm pretty sure IE for Windows supports FavIcon viewing and always has been for awhile...

The thing in the yellowed circle is the favicon. Below that pic is what it might look like w/o the yellow circle. It just makes it look good in your bookmarks menu. It's the small things that count ;)

gMac
06-20-03, 02:53 PM
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spuriousmonkey
06-20-03, 02:55 PM
do you know how to code for them?

EvilPoet
06-20-03, 03:20 PM
Originally posted by spuriousmonkey
do you know how to code for them?
www.favicon.com (http://www.favicon.com)

gMac
06-20-03, 04:08 PM
Originally posted by EvilPoet
www.favicon.com (http://www.favicon.com)

thx for the link.

EvilPoet
06-20-03, 04:18 PM
Originally posted by gMac
thx for the link.
You're welcome. :)

spuriousmonkey
06-21-03, 05:24 AM
damn..i downloaded the trial version and did what they said...but the favicon doesn't show on my webpage...

grrrr...

edit: oh..

apparently you have to do this:

Internet Explorer submit question Why can’t I see my favicon in the address/location bar? What if I want different icons for different pages? Where will my logo be seen? I used to see favicons, but now they've all disappeared. What happened? I have a favicon.ico file, but I don't see it in my favorites folder when I bookmark or rebookmark my site. What's wrong? Why can’t I see my favicon in the address/location bar? In Internet Explorer, click the icon in the address bar. Hold down the button and move the icon a tiny bit to the right and let go. Try this two or three times. Usually that is all you need to do! suggestion/comment back to Top

like anyone thinks of doing that...stupid..

edit2: anyhoo...I have a favicon now. If it shows for you that is...

gMac
06-22-03, 08:10 PM
Originally posted by spuriousmonkey
damn..i downloaded the trial version and did what they said...but the favicon doesn't show on my webpage...

grrrr...

edit: oh..

apparently you have to do this:



like anyone thinks of doing that...stupid..

edit2: anyhoo...I have a favicon now. If it shows for you that is...

For sciforums.com? Nope, doesn't appear. And I deleted my cookies and everything. Anyone else see it?

spuriousmonkey
06-23-03, 02:35 AM
no, sorry..I meant for my own site...www.******************* (http://www.*******************)

SG-N
06-26-03, 03:30 AM
Here is an other solution (no software needed...) but I didn't tried it.
< link rel="shortcut icon" href="name_of_your_icon.ico" >
You icon needs to be a .ICO one (16*16 or 32*32) but a .BMP can works sometimes. Anyway try to find an interesting name : favicon.ico is always used and it disturbs IE.

If you want a tool for your icon : The IconFactory (http://www.iconfactory.com/ibxp_home.asp)

Edit : I had a problem with the code so I added a space after "<" and an other one before ">".

spuriousmonkey
06-26-03, 03:49 AM
tja...i renamed my icon from favicon to monkeyicon and now it doesn't work anymore for Opera...
great...

SG-N
06-26-03, 03:58 AM
Sorry... (pffff Opera... ;))

Did you tried "my" code?

spuriousmonkey
06-26-03, 04:03 AM
< link rel="SHORTCUT ICON" href="http//www.*******************/monkeyicon.ico" >

(without the spaces)

edit: i now changed it back to favicon and it works again for Opera...