Help Help Help.How to get your own Image on address bar? - GoFuckYourself.com

timethief · 04-14-2002, 03:23 PM

Hey,

I m too tired to look it up from somewhere. Anybody know how to place your own image in the address bar?

You know right now there is the explorer button in the address bar. And when you bookmark It places your own image aswell.
If you have abookmark to GFY you can see it in the favorites.

Any Ideas?

mule · 04-14-2002, 03:43 PM

Make a 16X16 pixel image and save it as favicon.ico
Upload to your root directory

RK · 04-14-2002, 03:44 PM

you'll need a favicon.ico file in your root dir

timethief · 04-14-2002, 03:47 PM

thanks guys.

drunkmonkey · 04-14-2002, 03:47 PM

create an icon (good program IconCool Editor at cnet.com) 16x16 pixels and upload to your root directory. The icon MUST be called favicon.ico

It is very tricky to get it to show up in your own computer address bar. You basically only get one shot at it because it stores the icon in cache which is very difficult to get rid of. You have to make sure you get it right the first time or you will have to use a different computer to check your everytime you change it.

Kat - Fast · 04-14-2002, 03:59 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by drunkmonkey
create an icon (good program IconCool Editor at cnet.com) 16x16 pixels and upload to your root directory. The icon MUST be called favicon.ico

It is very tricky to get it to show up in your own computer address bar. You basically only get one shot at it because it stores the icon in cache which is very difficult to get rid of. You have to make sure you get it right the first time or you will have to use a different computer to check your everytime you change it.

this works on IE6 so don't flame me on other OS...
if you click and drag the icon that's in the address bar (in front of the http) into the address bar - it reloads the page and will reset the favicon for that page

timethief · 04-14-2002, 04:03 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by drunkmonkey
You basically only get one shot at it

thanks.
it didnt show.
when i add it to favorites its shows up though.

timethief · 04-14-2002, 04:16 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Kat

this works on IE6 so don't flame me on other OS...
if you click and drag the icon that's in the address bar (in front of the http) into the address bar - it reloads the page and will reset the favicon for that page

thanks for the tip. It reloaded it once ok.
but when i changed the icon the next time it doesnt seem to work.

timethief · 04-14-2002, 04:23 PM

To Whom that are interested.
If you cant get it to refresh. bookmark the url.
go to favs , rightclick props , change icon.
but the address bar seems to stay the same with me.

drunkmonkey · 04-14-2002, 09:04 PM

another trick is to search for a file called shelliconcache (no file extension. it is a hidden file in windows/system if i remember correctly) copy it to another directory and then delete the original. Create another file in its place with the same name and restart. This file is where all the icons are cached (duh).

I had success with this but my computer is so damned hacked and tweaked it is hard to tell what fucking works and what is just my computer crying for me to leave it alone.

My computer is my bitch.

04-14-2002, 03:23 PM	#1
timethief Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 129	Help Help Help.How to get your own Image on address bar? Hey, I m too tired to look it up from somewhere. Anybody know how to place your own image in the address bar? You know right now there is the explorer button in the address bar. And when you bookmark It places your own image aswell. If you have abookmark to GFY you can see it in the favorites. Any Ideas? __________________ ..aspiring to defy time

04-14-2002, 03:43 PM	#2
mule Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: hamsterdam Posts: 6,085	Make a 16X16 pixel image and save it as favicon.ico Upload to your root directory __________________ Converting like a mofo

04-14-2002, 03:44 PM	#3
RK Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: In a Bunker Posts: 868	you'll need a favicon.ico file in your root dir __________________ Does anyone look down here?

04-14-2002, 03:47 PM	#4
timethief Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 129	thanks guys. __________________ ..aspiring to defy time

04-14-2002, 04:23 PM	#9
timethief Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 129	To Whom that are interested. If you cant get it to refresh. bookmark the url. go to favs , rightclick props , change icon. but the address bar seems to stay the same with me. __________________ ..aspiring to defy time

04-14-2002, 03:47 PM	#5
drunkmonkey Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: behind you Posts:1,075,324 Posts: 799	create an icon (good program IconCool Editor at cnet.com) 16x16 pixels and upload to your root directory. The icon MUST be called favicon.ico It is very tricky to get it to show up in your own computer address bar. You basically only get one shot at it because it stores the icon in cache which is very difficult to get rid of. You have to make sure you get it right the first time or you will have to use a different computer to check your everytime you change it.

04-14-2002, 09:04 PM	#10
drunkmonkey Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: behind you Posts:1,075,324 Posts: 799	another trick is to search for a file called shelliconcache (no file extension. it is a hidden file in windows/system if i remember correctly) copy it to another directory and then delete the original. Create another file in its place with the same name and restart. This file is where all the icons are cached (duh). I had success with this but my computer is so damned hacked and tweaked it is hard to tell what fucking works and what is just my computer crying for me to leave it alone. My computer is my bitch. Last edited by drunkmonkey; 04-14-2002 at 09:07 PM..