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Title: Fav Icon
Post by: andy26 on Mar 22, 2008, 20:18:04
Hello

I am trying to build a website using dreamweaver on IDNET and I would like to put a favicon on but I am struggling to do this, I have tried putting html in before the 'head' but this doesn't seem to work.  Can anyone help?

Thanks
Title: Re: Fav Icon
Post by: madasahatter on Mar 22, 2008, 20:31:39
What HTML coding did you use?
Title: Re: Fav Icon
Post by: Simon on Mar 22, 2008, 20:39:24
Hi Andy, and  :welcome:  :karma:

Sorry, I can't help you, but I'm sure someone will be along later who can.  :)
Title: Re: Fav Icon
Post by: madasahatter on Mar 22, 2008, 20:42:12
Quote from: Simon on Mar 22, 2008, 20:39:24
Hi Andy, and  :welcome:  :karma:

Sorry, I can't help you, but I'm sure someone will be along later who can.  :)

You're not a professional "meet and greet" person in real life are you Simon?  ;D

Title: Re: Fav Icon
Post by: Simon on Mar 22, 2008, 20:59:33
It could be one of my many hidden talents, Mad.  In fact, they're so well hidden, even I can't find them!  ;)
Title: Re: Fav Icon
Post by: madasahatter on Mar 22, 2008, 21:01:50
Quote from: Simon on Mar 22, 2008, 20:59:33
It could be one of my many hidden talents, Mad.  In fact, they're so well hidden, even I can't find them!  ;)

:lol:

You'd make a very good meeter and greeter mate  :)
Title: Re: Fav Icon
Post by: Simon on Mar 22, 2008, 21:06:19
:sigh:  I'm wasted here.  (http://si6776.www.idnet.com/smileys/grin.gif)
Title: Re: Fav Icon
Post by: Rik on Mar 23, 2008, 09:00:57
Quote from: madasahatter on Mar 22, 2008, 21:01:50
You'd make a very good meeter

That would be a gas. :out:
Title: Re: Fav Icon
Post by: madasahatter on Mar 23, 2008, 09:45:53
Quote from: Rik on Mar 23, 2008, 09:00:57
That would be a gas. :out:

You know what's coming: 

:grn:  ;D
Title: Re: Fav Icon
Post by: Rik on Mar 23, 2008, 09:46:16
I thank you.  ;D
Title: Re: Fav Icon
Post by: psp83 on Mar 23, 2008, 11:31:41
Quote from: andy26 on Mar 22, 2008, 20:18:04
Hello

I am trying to build a website using dreamweaver on IDNET and I would like to put a favicon on but I am struggling to do this, I have tried putting html in before the 'head' but this doesn't seem to work.  Can anyone help?

Thanks

Heres what i use..

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
<title>content here</title>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
<meta name="description" content="content here" />
<meta name="keywords" content="content here" />
<link href="style/screen.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="screen" />
<link href="style/print.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="print" />
<meta name="language" content="english" />
<meta name="author" content="content here" />
<meta name="copyright" content="content here" />
<link rel="icon" href="favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon" />
</head>

<body>
<div>Site layout</div>
</body>
</html>


Also make sure the .ico is not corrupted.. if it is, it wont show.
Title: Re: Fav Icon
Post by: Rik on Mar 23, 2008, 11:33:06
Hi Paul

Haven't seen you for a while, how goes it? Happy Easter. :)
Title: Re: Fav Icon
Post by: psp83 on Mar 23, 2008, 11:40:07
Hi Rik.

I'm good ta, you?
Yeh, i've not been around much. Been really busy at work, also we have just re-branded etc so thats given more work ontop the rest.

Happy easter, dont eat to much choc  :P
Title: Re: Fav Icon
Post by: Rik on Mar 23, 2008, 11:42:32
Quote from: psp83 on Mar 23, 2008, 11:40:07
I'm good ta, you?

Yes, thanks. :)

Quotedont eat to much choc  :P

Fat chance. ;)
Title: Re: Fav Icon
Post by: psp83 on Mar 23, 2008, 11:47:44
hehe,

no choc for me :( most boxes say "may contain nut traces" so i stay well away.

Do you know if BBC Radio (103.6, Wiltshire for me) have pod casts on there site? My boss was on it the other day and he wants it to put on our site.
Title: Re: Fav Icon
Post by: Rik on Mar 23, 2008, 11:49:11
I don't, sorry. I've never seen anything other than national stations.
Title: Re: Fav Icon
Post by: Dangerjunkie on Mar 24, 2008, 22:50:45
Make a 16x16 pixel image for the icon in 16 colour mode. I believe it may not display (browser dependent) if it isn't 16x16 in 16 colours. Save it as a 16 colour BMP file. Rename the file to favicon.ico and put it in the same folder on the server as the html file and tweak the header accordingly. The browser should sort it out :)

http://www.4webhelp.net/tutorials/misc/favicons.php

Good luck,
Paul.