Favicons

[Edward]

Does anyone know if there is a way of hiding - and displaying - the favicon
icon in the address bar and alongside favorites in IE6? I have placed and
icon (favicon.con) on my website but it does not show.

TIA

Ed

 

[Alan Edwards]

Try the correct name (favicon.ico)

Try these old notes of mine:

You can look here and see how the author does it:

How to Add a Shortcut Icon to a Web Page
http://msdn.microsoft.com/workshop/author/dhtml/howto/shortcuticon.asp

http://www.favicon.com/

I gather the icon has to be 16 x 16 pixels in dimension and only 16
colours.

....Alan

 

[Edward]

Thanks, Alan.

The extension for the file used was, of course, correct and was created with
an Icon editor at 16x16, as you say. Thanks for the advice, I will go
immediately to check your old notes and I'll let you know how I get on.

Best wishes,

Ed

 

[Edward]

Hi, Alan.

Well, it gets stranger!

I had no luck whatever until I changed the file favicon.ico to Favicon.ico I
now have it in "Favourites". However, is there a way to have it pop up in
the IE6 address bar?

Ed

 

[Jim Byrd]

Hi Edward - Well, it won't solve your problem, but . .

Left click and drag the IE icon in the Address bar toward the right end
until it changes to an arrow and then release.

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Please respond in the same thread.
Regards, Jim Byrd, MS-MVP



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[Edward]

Thanks, Jim.

I now have it showing in the address bar for the opening (home) page but it
looks like I have to carry out some sort of association with every page on
the site for it to be there all the time. With 80 odd pages, I decided to
forget it....!!

.....Unless that is, you have any suggestions? )

Ed