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1) Make a 16X16 pixel image with 256 colors windows pallet, just like this one:

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2) Go to this site, upload your image, follow the instructions and save the file on your disk

3) Put the result file on the public_html folder

4) Get crazy!

So there, people! Let's get those favicons rolling!
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Ach! my kitty icon is missing!

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This one is mine :) shiney little stars ... wohooo ... ^^

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Ze crappy looking buster sword.

[Edit] whoa that doesn't look like anything, something apparently went wrong

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Here's mine:

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A tiny little sprite version of Macaw's head I whipped up in like 2 minutes.
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Mhh I have this icon now, but I don't get it running on my site... *sigh*
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Don't worry, I see yours.

If you use Mozilla, just keep hitting Refresh. If you use IE, it'll only appear if you bookmark the site.
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:oops:

Thanx, Rodrigo ... *g* I just forgot that I had to remove the old link first ... gah ... should go to bed now ...
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Thanks RPin!

Can .ico's have transparancies? I kept trying, but then gave up. :(
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I went with a miniature Floyd for now...

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Asarea wrote:This one is mine :) shiney little stars ... wohooo ... ^^

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My starship exhaust looks to much like Asarea's stars...
How dare you!!
Now everyone will think I'm a copycat!!
Insolent fool!!! :evil:



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Mr Ekshin wrote:Thanks RPin!

Can .ico's have transparancies? I kept trying, but then gave up. :(
It can be done, I've seen it before.
Have you tried using GIF?
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I've had a transparent icon for my site for a long time. I don't remember exactly how I did it, but I think it involved downloading a transparent icon from another comic and pasting in my own image.
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Terotrous wrote:
Mr Ekshin wrote:Thanks RPin!

Can .ico's have transparancies? I kept trying, but then gave up. :(
It can be done, I've seen it before.
Have you tried using GIF?
Yeah, I was exporting it as a gif with a transparant background. The background came out black.

Must be something about literal palete order, or something else I don't know. I'll just deal for now. :)
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Hi

Im the author of the favicon tool that you mention in this thread - ive seen the hits from here on my web logs.

The transparent background can be done - i have seen it with lots of favicons, but i am not an art-package expert - i think you have to set transparency to a particular value (not color) and then its ok.

Sorry i cant help any more with this. I hope that you have all enjoyed using the tools on my site.
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Hey, thanks for creating such a cool tool!

And thanks to Pin for plugging it!
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Mr Ekshin wrote:
Terotrous wrote:
Mr Ekshin wrote:Thanks RPin!

Can .ico's have transparancies? I kept trying, but then gave up. :(
It can be done, I've seen it before.
Have you tried using GIF?
Yeah, I was exporting it as a gif with a transparant background. The background came out black.

Must be something about literal palete order, or something else I don't know. I'll just deal for now. :)
Which software do you use, Ekshin? Either way, make sure you are choosing the 256 colors Windows Palette (sp?). I made one with transparent background myself too, but I didn't like it, so I went with the dark gray. It fits my comic anyway.
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Superlance wrote:
Asarea wrote:This one is mine :) shiney little stars ... wohooo ... ^^

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My starship exhaust looks to much like Asarea's stars...
How dare you!!
Now everyone will think I'm a copycat!!
Insolent fool!!! :evil:

Don't worry; I'll kill you fast, unlike most of the others I've had dealings with.:wink:
COPYCAT! COPYCAT! *points at Superlance with her finger* I was first! the stars are all mine!!

(Well, I got two cool blasters and a blaster rifle ...what do you have? *g*)
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Asarea wrote:
Superlance wrote:
Asarea wrote:This one is mine :) shiney little stars ... wohooo ... ^^

Image
Image
My starship exhaust looks to much like Asarea's stars...
How dare you!!
Now everyone will think I'm a copycat!!
Insolent fool!!! :evil:

Don't worry; I'll kill you fast, unlike most of the others I've had dealings with.:wink:
COPYCAT! COPYCAT! *points at Superlance with her finger* I was first! the stars are all mine!!

(Well, I got two cool blasters and a blaster rifle ...what do you have? *g*)
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Boom.
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RPin wrote:
Mr Ekshin wrote:
Terotrous wrote: It can be done, I've seen it before.
Have you tried using GIF?
Yeah, I was exporting it as a gif with a transparant background. The background came out black.

Must be something about literal palete order, or something else I don't know. I'll just deal for now. :)
Which software do you use, Ekshin? Either way, make sure you are choosing the 256 colors Windows Palette (sp?). I made one with transparent background myself too, but I didn't like it, so I went with the dark gray. It fits my comic anyway.
I'm using photoshop 5.02. Exporting to a 256 color windows pallete. Can you e-mail me an example or yours with a transparant background? If I can see the color value, I can mimic it.

Are you exporting gif? I can't remember if gifs use the alpha channel. It might be that. But if I can see one, I can re-create it. :)

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