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OldManDeath

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Image to Icon Converter
« on: July 25, 2007, 08:51:09 PM »
I was wondering if anyone knows of a good free/open source program for converting image files to .ico icon files?  It needs to work under Vista too.
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Re: Image to Icon Converter
« Reply #1 on: July 25, 2007, 08:56:11 PM »
IrfanView can open a jpeg or gif or watever and save it as an .ico file.
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Re: Image to Icon Converter
« Reply #2 on: July 26, 2007, 10:00:46 AM »
If you're trying to create a favicon just use this online service:

http://tools.dynamicdrive.com/favicon/

It's free and super easy!
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Re: Image to Icon Converter
« Reply #3 on: July 26, 2007, 04:35:10 PM »
Thanks Ryan, that is exactly what I was looking for!  O0
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Re: Image to Icon Converter
« Reply #4 on: July 26, 2007, 07:01:08 PM »
Yeah, I can't even count how many times I've used that service. The people that created it are a genius.  ^-^
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Re: Image to Icon Converter
« Reply #5 on: July 27, 2007, 01:18:47 AM »
I used it or some reasonable facsimile to do mine.
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Re: Image to Icon Converter
« Reply #6 on: August 11, 2007, 12:22:35 AM »
Hi Ryan, I wonder if you could help me out.  I tried to generate a favicon using Dynamic Drive.com but could not get it to work. I created the icon ok, and when I hit Download a window appears giving me the choice of "Open with" or "Save to disk". If I select "Open with" another window pops up saying "Windows cannot open this file", and if I select "Save to disk" it puts an icon on my desktop. Not sure what to do with that. Back on the Dynamic drive page, it says "Upload the generated file ("favicon.ico") to your site."    How do I find the generated file ("favicon.ico") ?   Sorry if my questions seem dumb to you. Mickmac
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Re: Image to Icon Converter
« Reply #7 on: August 11, 2007, 11:41:04 AM »
The file it saves to your desktop is "favicon.ico".  You are supposed to name it that when you upload the file to your website, otherwise internet browsers will not be able to find it when visiting said website.
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Re: Image to Icon Converter
« Reply #8 on: August 11, 2007, 06:40:12 PM »
Hi MetaMan, Thanks for the reply. How do I upload the file to my website ?  Never had to do this before. Mickmac
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Re: Image to Icon Converter
« Reply #9 on: August 11, 2007, 11:28:51 PM »
You need to download an FTP application, such as Filezilla.  When you open the application, there is a box where you can type in the name of your website.  After connecting to your site, it's a matter of copying and pasting files.
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Re: Image to Icon Converter
« Reply #10 on: August 12, 2007, 12:25:18 PM »
Yep, MetaMan is exactly right. If you upload the file to the root of your site browsers will start to recognize the new icon. On each page you'll need code that looks something like this:
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<link rel="shortcut icon" href="http://tech.cybernetnews.com/favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon" />
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