Re: .ico files

On Fri, 4 May 2007 14:05:27 +0100, "Gary"
<gpc73@blueyonder.co.uk>
wrote:

>
>I am interested in making a 'favicon.ico' file for my website using 
>Photopaint.
>
>Do I need a plug-in for photopaint to be able to do this? Or, can I simply 
>save the file as a GIF and rename it?
>

I'm no expert but you can't simply rename a gif.  Typically an ico is
two images, 16x16 and 32x32 even though it appears as one.

The site I use for creating them from an exisiting image is:

http://www.htmlkit.com/services/favicon/

The html snippet is included on their creation page.  Not all browsers
recognize favicons.  When testing at your site, make sure you clear
your browser cache first otherwise the existing browser icon will
appear.

There's plenty of software around for editing if you want total
control, Google "ico editor".  I'm just guessing, but what you could
try with PP is to create a 32x32 gif.  Then use that with the above
site.  It should use the 32x32 directly and create the 16x16.  The
smaller image would be a resample and may not be exactly what you
want.

Starman*

"Gary" <gpc73@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
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>
> I am interested in making a 'favicon.ico' file for my website using 
> Photopaint.
>
> Do I need a plug-in for photopaint to be able to do this? Or, can I simply

> save the file as a GIF and rename it?

check out the site favicon.com

The masking is a bit funky with ICO files and PP - you might want to look at 
an app like Microangelo. 

I am interested in making a 'favicon.ico' file for my website using 
Photopaint.

Do I need a plug-in for photopaint to be able to do this? Or, can I simply 
save the file as a GIF and rename it?

Many thanks
Gary 

Hi Gary,

    I did make  my icons in Draw and export to ico. There are some issues 
with this in Draw. Example no transparent backgrounds and you are stuck with 
limited pallet. On export you loose a pixel in size.

    I now use IconEdit2 http://www.iconedit2.com which seems to work well.

    Hopefully one day they will fix the icon issue.

Bob


"Starman*" <starman@connect.ab.ca> wrote in message 
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>
> On Fri, 4 May 2007 14:05:27 +0100, "Gary"
<gpc73@blueyonder.co.uk>
> wrote:
>
>>
>>I am interested in making a 'favicon.ico' file for my website using
>>Photopaint.
>>
>>Do I need a plug-in for photopaint to be able to do this? Or, can I
simply
>>save the file as a GIF and rename it?
>>
>
> I'm no expert but you can't simply rename a gif.  Typically an ico is
> two images, 16x16 and 32x32 even though it appears as one.
>
> The site I use for creating them from an exisiting image is:
>
> http://www.htmlkit.com/services/favicon/
>
> The html snippet is included on their creation page.  Not all browsers
> recognize favicons.  When testing at your site, make sure you clear
> your browser cache first otherwise the existing browser icon will
> appear.
>
> There's plenty of software around for editing if you want total
> control, Google "ico editor".  I'm just guessing, but what you
could
> try with PP is to create a 32x32 gif.  Then use that with the above
> site.  It should use the 32x32 directly and create the 16x16.  The
> smaller image would be a resample and may not be exactly what you
> want.
>
> Starman*
> 

I have successfully made icons by exporting vector or other graphics from 
CorelDraw 11. (it must work with Paint 11). I had to fiddle around with the 
file size to get it right. However, I seem to recall that you have to 
install one of the "ico" export filters from the installation CD as
the 
export to ".ico" feature is not installed as a standard installation.
Use 
the modify installation feature on the CD.

I hope this helps.

Kind Regards
Chris


"Gary" <gpc73@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
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>
> I am interested in making a 'favicon.ico' file for my website using 
> Photopaint.
>
> Do I need a plug-in for photopaint to be able to do this? Or, can I simply

> save the file as a GIF and rename it?
>
> Many thanks
> Gary
>
>