Greetings!
I'm wondering how to put an image in my viewer's address bar. It's a little hard to explain what I'm talking about, but http://www.google.com is a good example.
When you go to Google, there is an image of a 'G' infront of the URL.
Thanks!
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The Webmistress posted this at 15:19 — 29th November 2003.
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That is called a favicon and it only appears if the person has bookmarked your site.
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Lunch[box] posted this at 08:13 — 30th November 2003.
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Thanks! I'll do some checking into that. It's not a big concern for my sites, but it's just one of those little things I've been wondering about.
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Princess4ubabe posted this at 22:11 — 4th December 2003.
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This page might shed some light!
http://www.tamingthebeast.net/articles/favicon.htm
I myself am in the process of getting this done.
If you've found some more info, feel free to pass it on.
Austers posted this at 14:16 — 6th December 2003.
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I no that when you make a favicon you must use a proper icon maker and not a paint program.
Sorry but i dont no where there are any logomakers from I have one but i cant rember where i got it from!
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Timewell posted this at 15:53 — 6th December 2003.
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To be honest, they may look nice and all that, but I don't think it adds anything to the site in terms of "wow" factor.
Just my 2 pence!
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Suzanne posted this at 16:42 — 6th December 2003.
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There is a value in the favicon beyond "WOW" -- it helps with branding, sure, but it also helps users by marking bookmarks (in some browsers) and providing a visual identification of where they are.
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Greg K posted this at 19:30 — 6th December 2003.
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Netscape 7 (for windows) displays them even if the site is not bookmarked.
Myself, I like them.
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Lunch[box] posted this at 14:23 — 7th December 2003.
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I've started on this project, I'll post any information such as problems/solutions in this post.
Thanks for the help everyone!
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