how do you change the icon in the address window?
im not sure how to change the icon in the address window. i have seen acouple of site do this but im not sure how (ex. [url=http://www.ticalc.org)]www.ticalc.org)[/url] i dont even know if its html, dhtml, java, or vb. please leave a reply or email me.
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Maverick posted this at 21:25 — 21st December 1999.
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It's not any of those things. It's a small graphic file named favicon.ico
When you bookmark a site that uses favicon files the icon shows up in the IE favorites menu and in the address line.
A few of things you should be aware of.
1) It's currently only supported by IE 5+ No earlier versions of IE and no versions of Netscape or Opera support it.
2) It's temporary. The .ico file is like a cache file. It only sticks around for a while. Once it clears it's gone and unless somebody rebookmarks the site, it won't ever show up for that person again.
3) Check out http://www.favicon.com for further details and a really nifty little utility that lets you create your own favicon.ico file online.
Just my 2 cents: It's a neat toy. But since it's temporary it's of limited value. Until there's a way to make it permanently linked to the bookmark so it ALWAYS show up it's not really much good.
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