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Originally Posted by dharrison
I have adhered to many a step by step guide, used a plug-in for Photoshop CSS to convert the favicon.ico, uploaded it to the root folder and added <link rel="shortcut icon" href="/favicon.ico" /> in the head section of the document.
But it only works properly in Netscape and Opera and not Firefox or MSIE. MSIE seems to be the worst offender. I tried a PNG format before and it woked in FF and nothing else.
Can I use more than one favicon (eg PNG) and how do I get any icon working in MSIE? I have tried clicking Refresh and Ctrl & F5 and adding '?'s to the end of the URL.
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Well, I can't say much about Photoshop, since there doesn't seem to be a Linux version available, but I have had similar problems with other software. Actually, the .ico file type is its own animal. It's a Windows thing, but other systems have picked up the use, primarily for the bookmark/favorite icon. There is an on-line
FavIcon Generator that I have used which seems to do a very good job of converting different files to icons. It preserves transparency, whether you start with a GIF or PNG, and it also supports JPG and BMP formats. As the icon in the browser is 16 by 16 pixels, it's best to start with a square image. This tool can also provide a 32 by 32 pixel desktop icon and a 48 by 48 pixel XP icon. These different versions are all in a single .ico file. That's one of the features of the file type.
Best Regards,
Dan