A TR Favicon file?

Gez · Post by **Gez** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 2:43 pm

As you know, http://tamriel-rebuilt.org/favicon.ico is a 404 error.

But wouldn't it be nice to have a small favicon for our site?

So I took PoHa!'s ingenious "single-letter TR" combination (from the logo competition thread) and turned it into a favicon. It was in my opinion the only design simple enough to still be meaningful once reduced to the 16Ãƒâ€”16 or 32Ãƒâ€”32 format of favicons. It's attached below, in compressed .rar format (can't attach .ico files).

I humbly propose it to the site's admin, if they want to use it. (If they don't, well, nevermind.)

If you have other ideas for favicons, or have a bias against them for whatever reason, say so!

PoHa! · Post by **PoHa!** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 5:06 pm

Forgive my ignorance, but what is a favicon?

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 5:18 pm

I think its that little icon that appears on your favourites list or link bar rather than the page/e icon.

Gez · Post by **Gez** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 5:26 pm

Yes it is. When you go on a website and it has a special little icon that appears on its tab and next to its URL bar, then it has a favicon.ico file. You can see it by going to www.randomsite.extension/favicon.ico.

For example, here's the favicon for my junk webspace: [img]http://gez117.free.fr/favicon.ico[/img]. Now when you browse my (a silly idea, since there's nothing of interest), you'll see it wherever you go.

Zephyr · Post by **Zephyr** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 8:01 pm

This is great, I never know how to make these. I thought these were supposed to go in the server settings or something. Thanks for making it, I've uploaded the icon now.

PoHa! · Post by **PoHa!** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 9:22 pm

Hmm... if that's all there is to it, then something must have been done wrong, somewhere. I don't see it either under Favorites or next to the url in the address bar. The first link works now, but its kinda small (obviously), doesn't look like TR, IMO.

If there's a way to fix it, and you can make it better from the original .psd, I can send it or upload it.

Gez · Post by **Gez** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 11:49 pm

It would probably be better if it were darker.

But for me, it works. Try going to http://www.tamriel-rebuilt.org/ in a first time... That's what it took to get my browser to peek around.

I can't use a .psd file (don't think the GIMP can open them), but a transparent .gif version could be useful for making a new version.

Making an icon file is rather easy, though. Grab a program like [url=http://www.bouffler.freeserve.co.uk/icon_edit.htm]this one[/url] (freeware), import your image in it and there you go. You need a 32Ãƒâ€”32 and a 16Ãƒâ€”16 version of your icon, in 16 or 256 colors, for it to work.

You can provide more versions if you want, but they must all be in the same file. For example, you can have three size (16Ã‚Â², 32Ã‚Â², and 48Ã‚Â²), all in two depths (16 colors and 256 colors) for a total of six icons in the same file. The browser will use whatever's the most appropriate.

PoHa! · Post by **PoHa!** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 11:57 pm

Actually, the Gimp can open them (I just checked). I'd do it myself, but I haven't the time. So, if you want it, or if you just want the .gif, I'll post it later.

cougar · Post by **cougar** » Sun Oct 09, 2005 1:59 pm

I don't see any favicon with my mozilla either...

For a favicon to work properly with any browser, I think you have to add the following line of code to te head section of the html code:

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<link rel="shortcut icon" href="favicon.ico"/>

wishmaster · Post by **wishmaster** » Sun Oct 09, 2005 2:49 pm

I see the Icon with FireFox

Nomadic1 · Post by **Nomadic1** » Sun Oct 09, 2005 11:43 pm

I too have Firefox and see the favicon.

Does any else think that it looks like a faded "R" though? IMO it could do with some snazzy-ing up

fanfas · Post by **fanfas** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 2:07 am

Yes, it can use a little work :d

PoHa! · Post by **PoHa!** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 10:09 pm

I know this topic is old, but now that I've got Firefox and can actually see the favicon, I thought I'd use my rarely used Necromatic powers, and post the original file. Perhaps someone can improve upon the current one with it? I would, but I've currently got little time to do so.

Gez · Post by **Gez** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 11:51 pm

This one should be a bit better...

PoHa! · Post by **PoHa!** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 6:40 pm

ooh... nice. I think that'll work much better...

Zephyr! oh, Zeeeeephyr! Gez has favicon for you!

Negrodomous · Post by **Negrodomous** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 11:21 am

How about [img]http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/7773/trpng7hh.png[/img]?

Gez · Post by **Gez** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 8:28 pm

It needs to be in .ico file, and preferably in all four (or more!) versions: 16x16 16 colors, 16x16 256 colors, 32x32 16 colors, 32x32 256 colors.

Negrodomous · Post by **Negrodomous** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 11:15 pm

Like this?

Resadyn · Post by **Resadyn** » Mon Nov 07, 2005 4:09 pm

Very nice! I can see it much better know.