Custom hyperlink icons

[Streetdaddy]

Does anyone know how to make it so if someone creates a hyperlink to your website, it has a custom icon instead of the default ie or navigator (or whichever is your default browser) for the link. <br>
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e.g. In ie5:<br>
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- go to <A HREF="

http://www.macromedia.com"

TARGET="_new">

http://www.macromedia.com</A><br>

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- drag the url from the Address bar to the Links bar to create a link to the page. <br>
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- Notice that the icon is a Macromedia logo, not the usual ie icon.<br>
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**** PLEASE someone tell me how to do this! ****<br>
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MadArse<br>
<A HREF="

http://tokyo3.rush.com.au"

TARGET="_new">

http://tokyo3.rush.com.au</A>

 

[wahooguy]

This site does an excellent job of describing the 'Favicon': <A HREF="

http://www.favicon.com/"

TARGET="_new">

http://www.favicon.com/</A><br>

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The icon (file extension .ico) is similar to the .ico files used by windows for icons. However, this file must be a true .ico file, not a converted .bmp file. Once you have the .ico file you want, simply place it in the directory your index.html file is and viola, your own favicon.<br>
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This only works for IE 5.0 and up as far as I know.

 

[Streetdaddy]

Thanks Wahoo!<br>
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I can tell ya, im going Wahoo coz Ive been wondering how to do that for ages! Finally!<br>
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Ive voted for you and Im sending the link to vote for you to as many ppl as I can<br>
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good luck with the leather jacket!

 

[rivkah]

How do you ensure that you have a true .ico file?

 

[wahooguy]

I'm not exactly sure. I do know that you can rename a bmp file and use it as an icon in Windows. The favicon site offers a utility that you can draw your own ico file. I tested both methods on a RH Linux 6.0 running Apache 1.3.6 and only the ico generated by favicon.com worked correctly. I don't know if there is a graphics app that will specifically support ico files or not.<br>
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Anyone??

 

[Phred]

i know that metrowerks resource editor v3.x or whatever was a FREE .ico creator...it was very similar to ms paint, and you're garunteed to have a true icon. so check out <A HREF="

http://www.metrowerks.com"

TARGET="_new">

http://www.metrowerks.com</A>

and see if they still have the prog on there. good luck!