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02/25/2003 2:14 PM
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Originally posted by ADWOFF: My question is this: is there a "special" graphic that needs to be created to be an icon (i.e. size, format, etc.)--or will it adapt whatever file (.gif/.jpg et al) to be the icon?
quote: [qb] The icon you create has to be exactly 16 pixels by 16 pixels.
Try to fool the browser with a larger or smaller size and it will usually ignore you.
You should also stick with 16 Windows colors. Again, more colors can be used in sophisticated icons, but 16 is your safest bet.
There are two routes to creating your icon. You can take an existing graphic, maybe a BMP or a GIF, and convert it using graphics software. A decent converter is available for free at Irfanview. Unfortunately, some icon converters don't do a good job of transforming bitmaps into .ico files.
The alternative is to use a dedicated icon editor. There's one included in Mocrosoft Visual Studio, and an online Java editor you can try at www.favicon.com. In the long run, you'll probably find it faster to use an icon editor to create your graphic from scratch, rather than converting an existing graphic and ironing out the inevitable bugs. [/qb]
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