Topic: Pretty easy request - Bookmark/Tab icon
Started by: David C
Started on: 11/3/2008
Board: Site Discussion
On 11/3/2008 at 7:49am, David C wrote:
Pretty easy request - Bookmark/Tab icon
There is an icon associated with many web pages that appears next to a bookmark or a tab. I would appreciate it if you guys added this for the forge, as I keep my favorite bookmarks on a toolbar on my browser. Having it appear as a generic icon makes it hard to distinguish from the other 50% of the web that also have the generic icon.
Here is more info on how to do this.
Make a tiny image, no larger than 16x16 pixels with no more than 16 colors.
Name the icon favicon.ico
Put this icon into each directory (folder) on your site that you want people to be able to bookmark.
From http://www.hostingct.com/design/tutorials/favicon.shtml. This web page also has links to .ico editors. If you guys want me to make you an icon, I certainly will help. I imagine I'd do the "anvil R."
Thank you for all you do.
-David
On 11/3/2008 at 9:08am, Eero Tuovinen wrote:
Re: Pretty easy request - Bookmark/Tab icon
I seem to remember that Forge had some sort of icon before the latest technical overhaul. But it's probably best if you make a new one, David - it's not that much work, and if you send a ready-made icon to Vincent, he'll be that much more prompt to execute the improvement.
On 11/3/2008 at 2:51pm, lumpley wrote:
RE: Re: Pretty easy request - Bookmark/Tab icon
Eero's super correct. If you wait for me to get to it, it'll be a wait! Send me a cool little graphic and easy instructions, it'll happen much, much quicker.
-Vincent
On 11/3/2008 at 5:04pm, soundmasterj wrote:
how about
http://mt13.quickshareit.com/share/forge1abd55.png
I don´t know how big these should be, tell me and i´ll resize.
On 11/3/2008 at 5:07pm, lumpley wrote:
RE: Re: Pretty easy request - Bookmark/Tab icon
I can't deal conveniently with the .png just now. Maybe resave it as .gif or .ico?
-Vincent
On 11/3/2008 at 5:28pm, jag wrote:
RE: Re: Pretty easy request - Bookmark/Tab icon
If you have a png, it should work relatively easily if you include these directives in your header:
[code]
<link rel="icon" href="PATH_TO_IMAGE/THE_PNG.png" type="image/x-icon" />
<link rel="shortcut icon" href="PATH_TO_IMAGE/THE_PNG.png" type="image/x-icon" />
[/code]
This will also place the icon on the browser tab as well.
James
On 11/3/2008 at 5:39pm, soundmasterj wrote:
RE: Re: Pretty easy request - Bookmark/Tab icon
http://mt15.quickshareit.com/share/forge1f5eef.gif
I didn´t know .gifs could carry an alpha channel. If a .gif should still be needed, here goes.
On 11/3/2008 at 10:22pm, Miskatonic wrote:
RE: Re: Pretty easy request - Bookmark/Tab icon
Vincent,
This icon should just work if you drop it in the site root.
On 11/4/2008 at 5:13am, David C wrote:
RE: Re: Pretty easy request - Bookmark/Tab icon
Wow, nice job guys! Took you like... 14 hours? That's service! Thanks a bunch.