About Favicon image
Hi to all,
I have a topic for all users here...as i mention in subject favicon image.
Favicon image is a little image which appears just before URL in the address bar.i have a problem in that when i am using IE7 and run my code from my local machine it appears but same thing is not appearing
at the site. i know this favicon image works fine with mozila and firefox but why not in IE.Now when i run my code by IE6 favicon image disappears. i am not doing any thing different.i placed the favicon image in to the same place in my code.cached is empty but why it is not appearing on IE6.i am also using the
<link rel="icon" href="image/favicon.ico" type="image/ico"/>
code in my index.html but still the same problem. plz do reply me.
[777 byte] By [
shail@123a] at [2007-11-27 10:13:57]
# 1
Hi,
It you check for other websites like google or any other you will notice even their favicon icon are not showen in IE6...
i have chcecked in IE6 which is on my server....
i have not tested on local computer...
and it works with IE7.....
may be IE6 doesnt support favicon icon...but i m not tht sure
# 2
Hi,
sorry for previous reply..i read n found out IE5+ supposrts display of favicon...u need to put two lines of code
<link rel="shortcut icon" href="http://example.com/favicon.ico" type="image/vnd.microsoft.icon">
<link rel="icon" href="http://example.com/favicon.ico" type="image/vnd.microsoft.icon">
as some brower checks for value "short cut" and some for "icon" try this out...n check if it works or not....
if u read the GUIDELINES from the webpage you can get some idea
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Favicon
# 6
Hi
i checked other websites foe IE6, it is not working there too.wat does it mean,will it not work with IE6? and for vijay...i already had my favicon image but it is not working with IE6 but it is working with IE7......the URL which u given me for creating favicon images.....neways thanx but please friends if u all can test it on IE6....it's really important for me..thanx..............
# 7
hi shail,
i test in ie6, its working, but we have to do some tricky,
after executing your favicon file, mean that html or jsp which includes favicon,
still you see that IE default icon only display in left of the address bar,
so you just place your mouse cursor on favicon which shows default IE favicon, click and drag outside, like pick and throw,
then refresh,
it will show your favicon,
but its not always possible, but like this way only works in ie6
# 8
HI Shail,
What i found abt favicon for IE6 is you need to add the webpage in the browsers favorite tab.
and then you will able to view it...
i read somewhere tht favicon were design to help browes thru webpages saved under favorites....
so may be thats y in IE6 they work only for favorite...
Check it out....
