+1 IcoFX. Haven't needed to use it in a couple of years but it's simple but powerful.
On Thu, Feb 27, 2014 at 7:24 PM, Joseph Cooney <joseph.coo...@gmail.com>wrote: > Iconfx or icofx (can't quite recall the name) was open source until > recently and there are free versions still around. I think the gimp can > make windows icons too. > > Joseph > On Feb 27, 2014 4:55 PM, "Stephen Price" <step...@perthprojects.com> > wrote: > >> Ok thanks. New can of worms. ;) >> >> It seems to be working (on a different computer atm) but when I dragged >> it to the taskbar (how you can pin a website) it shows a large version of >> the default one. I think I need to add those multiple sizes to the ico. If >> I edit my current one in VS it shows the small one but not alternate sizes >> (like how the default one does...) >> >> Which leads me to a new question, what's the best (easiest/cheapest) way >> to import images into an ico file. Any freebie ICO editors about? I don't >> fancy doing it by hand in Visual Studio. Hmm I wonder if VS has an import >> image in its editor? Not looked before... >> >> >> On Thu, Feb 27, 2014 at 2:30 PM, Ken Schaefer <k...@adopenstatic.com>wrote: >> >>> From memory, if IE fails to find a favicon.ico file in the past, it >>> doesn't ask for one again (basically, why generate another request that >>> will result in a 404?) Not sure what the "timeout" period is, but if you >>> bookmark the site/add to favourites, it makes another request for >>> favicon.ico. >>> >>> >>> >>> Cheers >>> >>> Ken >>> >>> >>> >>> *From:* ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto: >>> ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] *On Behalf Of *Stephen Price >>> *Sent:* Thursday, 27 February 2014 3:19 PM >>> *To:* ozDotNet >>> *Subject:* Re: Favicons >>> >>> >>> >>> Oh ok... >>> >>> I cleared the cache. I could see it with Chrome but not IE. Not sure >>> what's up with that. Cached somewhere as you say but clearing the cache vis >>> F12 dev tool menu didn't seem to help. Maybe need to close browser entirely. >>> >>> >>> >>> I added the route then took it out... so not sure if your screenshot was >>> with or without. I think I'll add it back in and do some more testing. >>> >>> >>> >>> Looking with fiddler, it's not that its failing to download/find the >>> favicon.ico file, it looks more like the browser isn't even asking for it. >>> (IE11) >>> >>> >>> >>> thanks for the help. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Feb 27, 2014 at 12:07 PM, Fredericks, Chris < >>> chris.frederi...@hp.com> wrote: >>> >>> It may be local to you, a cached page somewhere. The icon is showing >>> in IE11 on my desktop and in IE8 and Chrome 33.0 on my laptop: >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> -- Geoff Appleby Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/geoff.appleby
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