why does the favicon have to be a .ico file. and not a gif (for example).<br />
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cause i would like to make an animated favicon, is this possible?
<!--content-->no, not possible. it has to be an ico file<!--content-->The way it's set up, right now it has to be an ico file. However, there was a time, not long ago, when ico's weren't available for everyone to change. <br />
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Maybe you can create a program to animate them and then sell your program to Microsoft!<!--content-->why is it that on my site the favicon.ico does not show up in IE, yet it does in netscape and in opera?<br />
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<!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.carpenoctem.tv">www.carpenoctem.tv</a><!-- w --><!--content-->I have noticed that in IE5 it doesn't show up all the time.<br />
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but I have IE6 and it didn't show up either. couldn't tell yuou what is wrong<!--content-->only will show if it is in favorites<br />
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<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.accessfp.net/faviconico.htm">http://www.accessfp.net/faviconico.htm</a><!-- m --><!--content-->Speaking of Fav Icons, I noticed that MozillaNews.org (<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.mozillanews.org/">http://www.mozillanews.org/</a><!-- m -->) has two Fav Icons: one is a .ICO file and the other is an animated GIF.<br />
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I am currently using Phoenix [Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.3a) Gecko/20021228 Phoenix/0.5], and the icon in the browser's tab is animated. Pretty neat.<!--content-->having recently experimented with these little buggers, i can tell you everything there is to know about them.<br />
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not really.<br />
<br />
but i do know that<br />
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1) IE will not display them until and unless you've added the site to your Favorites,<br />
2) Netscape doesn't care and will display them anyway, and<br />
3) favicons can be animated, but hardly anybody ever does this. probably because it is stupid and annoying. or maybe not very many browsers can handle it.<br />
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Irfanview, one of the greatest graphics viewers ever, can convert almost any image to a favicon, too. you can get it from Download <!--more-->.com (<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://Download">http://Download</a><!-- m --> <!--more-->.com.com/3000-2192-10132330.html?tag=lst-0-1)<!--content-->@ CarpeNoctum: try this, add site to favorites, close all IE windows ,open your site again and now it should be working.<br />
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thanx to arctic dragon and transmothra
<!--content-->UREEK-AH i did it :rocker: =:O <br />
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mozilla/(netscape) users check out my animated favicon<br />
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www22.brinkster.com/tariabrink<br />
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<!--content-->haha, that's pretty boss!<!--content-->That's pretty cool. 
Just tried it with Mozilla... I wonder if other browsers will support that in the future.<!--content-->
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cause i would like to make an animated favicon, is this possible?
<!--content-->no, not possible. it has to be an ico file<!--content-->The way it's set up, right now it has to be an ico file. However, there was a time, not long ago, when ico's weren't available for everyone to change. <br /><br />
Maybe you can create a program to animate them and then sell your program to Microsoft!<!--content-->why is it that on my site the favicon.ico does not show up in IE, yet it does in netscape and in opera?<br />
<br />
<!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.carpenoctem.tv">www.carpenoctem.tv</a><!-- w --><!--content-->I have noticed that in IE5 it doesn't show up all the time.<br />
<br />
but I have IE6 and it didn't show up either. couldn't tell yuou what is wrong<!--content-->only will show if it is in favorites<br />
<br />
<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.accessfp.net/faviconico.htm">http://www.accessfp.net/faviconico.htm</a><!-- m --><!--content-->Speaking of Fav Icons, I noticed that MozillaNews.org (<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.mozillanews.org/">http://www.mozillanews.org/</a><!-- m -->) has two Fav Icons: one is a .ICO file and the other is an animated GIF.<br />
<br />
I am currently using Phoenix [Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.3a) Gecko/20021228 Phoenix/0.5], and the icon in the browser's tab is animated. Pretty neat.<!--content-->having recently experimented with these little buggers, i can tell you everything there is to know about them.<br />
<br />
not really.<br />
<br />
but i do know that<br />
<br />
1) IE will not display them until and unless you've added the site to your Favorites,<br />
2) Netscape doesn't care and will display them anyway, and<br />
3) favicons can be animated, but hardly anybody ever does this. probably because it is stupid and annoying. or maybe not very many browsers can handle it.<br />
<br />
Irfanview, one of the greatest graphics viewers ever, can convert almost any image to a favicon, too. you can get it from Download <!--more-->.com (<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://Download">http://Download</a><!-- m --> <!--more-->.com.com/3000-2192-10132330.html?tag=lst-0-1)<!--content-->@ CarpeNoctum: try this, add site to favorites, close all IE windows ,open your site again and now it should be working.<br />
<br />
thanx to arctic dragon and transmothra
<!--content-->UREEK-AH i did it :rocker: =:O <br /><br />
mozilla/(netscape) users check out my animated favicon<br />
<br />
www22.brinkster.com/tariabrink<br />
<br />
<!--content-->haha, that's pretty boss!<!--content-->That's pretty cool. Just tried it with Mozilla... I wonder if other browsers will support that in the future.<!--content-->