This is fine in that context, but increasingly, favicons are being used in other contexts as well, usually larger. Most favicons are created only for the web browser context, which by default is 16x16 pixels. To provide the maximum favicon compatibility and utility, this morning I wanted to work out how to create a multi-resolution favicon.ico file, preferably with proper full alpha transparency. These require icons for new contexts like application launchers, menu bars, toolbars, and on the desktop. They have a further application: recent developments on the web like Mozilla's (open source) Prism project and Adobe's (proprietary) Air allow you to turn web applications into something that behaves more like a desktop application. ![]() and much more recently, Microsoft's laggard Internet Explorer 7.0) and other tabbed document interfaces. This morning, I decided to create a proper favicon, namely a multi-resolution favicon with transparency.įor those who don't know what Favicons are, they're little graphical icons which represent specific websites, that are particularly useful for distinguishing between tabs in modern tabbed web browsers (like Opera, Firefox, Konqueror, and Safari.
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