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Is there any way to define a ico image that associates with a particular page? i mean if someone saves the url to my webpage as a bookmark is there anyway that the image next to the bookmark should not be the standard ie image but something that i can define?
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Nope, can't change that. The icon is specefic to the operating system and the person's default browser. If I have IE as my default, and I have the IE icon as the icon for all html pages, then that is what it is going to be. I can change things to my system to make it a different icon, but you can't change someone else's system to give them a different icon. Would be similar to changing someone's wallpaper or screen saver, or sounds.
 
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perhaps you are right bill, i am not certain. But if you have a shortcut on your desktop you can change the image associated with that shortcut by opening it in a text editor and changing the line
IconFile= path\imageName
this could be a http address
i used this method to change the icon on my desktop and made it to point to a image on webserver...the problem tho is that it doesn't work on all computers only on some...maybe it is some sort of desktop setting that some comps have switched on...like active desktop or something...i am investigation still :-)
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Still though, you are doing that on your own desktop. What you are asking is changing this on someone elses desktop. Security issues would tell you that it won't be possible, just like with Java applet you can't read or write to a client's files without first getting explicit permission.
But hey, I could be wrong. If you find out how to do this, I would love to see it, even if I never use it. Make sure you post it if you find an answer.
 
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Manav k, while we greatly appreciate your posts, we are trying to implement a naming policy which can be viewed here:
http://www.javaranch.com/name.jsp
Please re-register with a name that meets these standards.
Thanks,
Bill
 
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bill i am guessing you want me to register my "complete" last name too...coz my first name is for real!
though the naming guide says its ok to cut short a long last name
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manav k, we are trying to encourage people not to use initials for last names, so yeah, register your whole last name or an abbreviated version if it is real long. Thanks
 
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See:
http://www.favicon.com/
for how to do this (IE only)
-David

Originally posted by manav k:
Is there any way to define a ico image that associates with a particular page? i mean if someone saves the url to my webpage as a bookmark is there anyway that the image next to the bookmark should not be the standard ie image but something that i can define?
manav


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