To answer questions of what it is, and how to make it, see:
http://www.favicon.com/ (free online tool, too!)
To see an icon I made (shameless plug) using favicon.com, bookmark this page, then look at your favorites menu:
http://www.jokesandgames.com/
I know, though, that these icons will "disappear" from the favorites menu after a while... I think the problem is the expiry date of the file (sorry, but it's been two years since I last played with this)...
To make the icon stay in the favorites menu for longer than the default expiry that apache sets, I would try first telling apache that .ico files are of type "image/x-icon" in your httpd.conf:
AddType image/x-icon .ico
and then add this to your virtual server root directory .htaccess:
# activate mod_expires
ExpiresActive On
# Default expiry for all objects is 1 day
# from when they are last accessed
ExpiresDefault A86000
# Expire images 1 month from when they're accessed to save bandwidth
ExpiresByType image/gif A2592000
ExpiresByType image/jpeg A2592000
# Expire the favicon.ico file only after 12 months
ExpiresByType image/x-icon A31104000
Regards,
Todd
Hey, anyone know how to add one of those little icons to your site so that the IE location bar and Favorites menu (once you Add a Favorite) show a company logo (or whatever)?
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Todd Trann, B.E., B.Sc. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Programmer / Analyst ph (306) 966-2610
Student Affairs and Services fax (306) 966-5092
University Of Saskatchewan http://www.usask.ca/sas/
