IcoFX Looks like the ticket. Thanks, will check it out. :)
On Thu, Feb 27, 2014 at 4:35 PM, Geoff Appleby <[email protected]>wrote: > +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 <[email protected]>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" <[email protected]> >> 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 <[email protected]>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:* [email protected] [mailto: >>>> [email protected]] *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 < >>>> [email protected]> 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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