Re: Icons in Internet Explorer bookmarks

> > I have recently noticed that when i create a shortcut to a website on my
> > desktop(using Win98 IE5) it is not always the WinExplorer icon.
> > Sometime the icon is a customized "look" relative to the site.
> > Is this an html trick i have yet to come across?
> > How do they do this?

> No, it's an Internet Explorer 5 (IE5) trick.
> I'll let you in on the secret.  When you bookmark a site with IE5, it
looks
> for a file called "favicon.ico" and if it finds that file (and it is in a
> suitable format), will load that image and use it for your shortcut.  Some
> icons work, some don't.  Sorry, I can't quite remember what format they
had
> to be, but try 32x32 pixels in 256 colours, which worked for me.  The icon
> file has to be in the same directory as the file that is bookmarked.
>
> Bert Doorn, Web Developer
> http://www.betterwebdesign.com.au/

I just tried this and it worked. Way cool! Thanx for the info. BTW, 48x48
pixels works too.

Steve
santonio(at)delanet.com

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