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:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>
>
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