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# Threadjack:
Anyone have any info on creating icons akin to the faviocon up there in the b3ta address or simple windows icons for executibles and the like? Is the IconForge program the best option or are there others? I had XnView but that doesn't seem to output transparent icon files....
(, Tue 15 Feb 2005, 17:13, archived)
# it`s just a 16x16 256 colour .bmp renamed as favicon.ico
from what I remember

edit: ignore that.. have been doing a quick google, and that appears to be bollocks!

although I don`t remember doing a lot to get my favicon.ico going
(, Tue 15 Feb 2005, 17:16, archived)
# i used favicon.gif for mine and it worked
(, Wed 16 Feb 2005, 9:39, archived)
# I messed about
with microangelo a while ago - that looked pretty good
(, Tue 15 Feb 2005, 17:18, archived)
# I got a free plugin for photoshop
that saves in the proper .ico format (apparently the bitmap thing is wrong)

try google - that's how I did it

it just needs to be 16x16 and called favicon.ico for a favicon (oh and just put it in the root directory of your site)
(, Tue 15 Feb 2005, 17:19, archived)
# I got a free thing
called iconart. I used it once, it worked!
(, Tue 15 Feb 2005, 17:26, archived)
# There's a nice free online java based editor
(, Tue 15 Feb 2005, 23:20, archived)