Icon display?

Icon display?

OK, I know this isn't an ASP question. But I'm hoping someone here knows the 
answer. How do I get *my* icon to display in the address bar instead of the 
standard browser's icon, like e.g. on the MSDN website? Also, I'd like to 
add a link to create a desktop shortcut to my website using said icon. 
Anyone?

Thanks!

date: Thu, 15 Nov 2007 15:13:08 -0800 author: Ron Hinds

Re: Icon display?

Ron Hinds  wrote:
> How do I get *my* icon to display in the address
> bar instead of the standard browser's icon

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Favicon

> Also, I'd like to add a link to create a desktop shortcut to
> my website using said icon.

In other words, you want a web page to be able to write files on the 
user's machine. This is not allowed, for obvious reasons.

You can prompt the user to add your site to Favorites:

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms535926.aspx

-- 
With best wishes,
    Igor Tandetnik

With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine. However, this is not 
necessarily a good idea. It is hard to be sure where they are going to 
land, and it could be dangerous sitting under them as they fly 
overhead. -- RFC 1925

date: Thu, 15 Nov 2007 18:36:21 -0500 author: Igor Tandetnik

Re: Icon display?

"Igor Tandetnik"  wrote in message 
news:Og6fDH%23JIHA.536@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Ron Hinds  wrote:
>> How do I get *my* icon to display in the address
>> bar instead of the standard browser's icon
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Favicon

Hi and thanks. I tried this and it still isn't showing up. Do I need to 
delete my browser cache or something?

>> Also, I'd like to add a link to create a desktop shortcut to
>> my website using said icon.
>
> In other words, you want a web page to be able to write files on the 
> user's machine. This is not allowed, for obvious reasons.

Really? ;-)

> You can prompt the user to add your site to Favorites:
>
> http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms535926.aspx

Actually, what I wanted to do was prompt the user, then if they accept, have 
them run a script of some sort (perhaps a MSI script) that would place an 
Internet Shortcut on their desktop to my website with my icon and company 
name.

> -- 
> With best wishes,
>    Igor Tandetnik
>
> With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine. However, this is not 
> necessarily a good idea. It is hard to be sure where they are going to 
> land, and it could be dangerous sitting under them as they fly 
> overhead. -- RFC 1925
>
>

date: Thu, 15 Nov 2007 16:12:21 -0800 author: Ron Hinds

Re: Icon display?

"Ron Hinds"  wrote in message
news:%23yJccV%23JIHA.4272@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl
> Actually, what I wanted to do was prompt the user, then if they
> accept, have them run a script of some sort (perhaps a MSI script)
> that would place an Internet Shortcut on their desktop to my website
> with my icon and company name.

You can of course have a link pointing to an MSI or EXE file that can do 
pretty much whatever you want. The user will be prompted with a standard 
security dialog before they can run it.
-- 
With best wishes,
    Igor Tandetnik

With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine. However, this is not 
necessarily a good idea. It is hard to be sure where they are going to 
land, and it could be dangerous sitting under them as they fly 
overhead. -- RFC 1925

date: Thu, 15 Nov 2007 21:23:41 -0500 author: Igor Tandetnik

Re: Icon display?

Gazing into my crystal ball I observed "Ron Hinds"  
writing in news:#yJccV#JIHA.4272@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl:

>>> How do I get *my* icon to display in the address
>>> bar instead of the standard browser's icon
>>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Favicon
> 
> Hi and thanks. I tried this and it still isn't showing up. Do I need to 
> delete my browser cache or something?
> 
> 

If you are using a modern browser, it should show up right away.  If you 
are using IE6 and older, then you have to save to favorites, and then it 
_should_ show up.  My suggestion is to get a better browser.

-- 
Adrienne Boswell at Home
Arbpen Web Site Design Services
http://www.cavalcade-of-coding.info
Please respond to the group so others can share

date: Fri, 16 Nov 2007 07:30:46 GMT author: Adrienne Boswell

Re: Icon display?

"Adrienne Boswell"  wrote in message 
news:Xns99E9EF0314B49arbpenyahoocom@69.28.186.121...
> Gazing into my crystal ball I observed "Ron Hinds" 
> writing in news:#yJccV#JIHA.4272@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl:
>
>>>> How do I get *my* icon to display in the address
>>>> bar instead of the standard browser's icon
>>>
>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Favicon
>>
>> Hi and thanks. I tried this and it still isn't showing up. Do I need to
>> delete my browser cache or something?
>>
>>
>
> If you are using a modern browser, it should show up right away.  If you
> are using IE6 and older, then you have to save to favorites, and then it
> _should_ show up.  My suggestion is to get a better browser.

Using IE7. It finally did show up after I deleted my history, cookies, and 
temporary internet files.

>
> -- 
> Adrienne Boswell at Home
> Arbpen Web Site Design Services
> http://www.cavalcade-of-coding.info
> Please respond to the group so others can share
>

date: Fri, 16 Nov 2007 10:12:31 -0800 author: Ron Hinds