A favicon, shortcut for Favorites Icon, adds a subtle touch of individuality to a website. It is a graphic which is typically displayed next to the website’s name in a browser’s bookmarks or address bar.
Most favicons have a dimension of 16 x 16 pixels, and use the .ico file format. Some newer browsers, however, already support .gif and .png.
1. Download the ICO plugin for Adobe Photoshop at the Telegraphics website. To install, extract the file to your Photoshop's file format folder. This is typically located at C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS2\Plug-Ins\File Formats
Take note that you can use other tools to create favicons. I also use Microangelo and IrfanView. I have a personal preference in the Photoshop-plugin technique because of its flexibility.
2. Using your favorite graphics program (such as Adobe Photoshop or Macromedia Fireworks), create a new canvas. It is recommended that you use a canvas size with a multiple of 16, such as 64 x 64 pixels.
3. Create your graphic. Keep it simple, and don't apply too much anti-aliasing.
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4. Resize your graphic to 16 x 16 pixels. If you are using Adobe Photoshop, navigate to Image > Image Size, and enter 16 pixels in Width and Height. Next, to minimize blurring, select Bicubic Sharper from the drop down. Click OK.
If the graphic looks blurry, experiment with the aliasing and the sharpening filters.
5. It’s now time to convert your image to the .ico format. If you created your file in another graphics program, load it now in Photoshop. From the menu, go to File > Save As. The Save As dialog box will appear. Under Format, select ICO (Windows Icon) from the dropdown. In File name, enter favicon. Click Save.
6. Upload the favicon.ico file in your web directory.
7. In the web pages that you want your favicon to appear, include the following code between the head tags:
link rel="shortcut icon" href="/main/images/favicon.ico
Make sure that you enter the correct path to your favicon in the code. For example, for this website, the following code was used:
link rel="shortcut icon href="/main/images/favicon.ico
source:
http://www.chette.com
Why do so several people love Windows Vista? One of the major reasons is the unbelievable themes that are existing for your desktop. The whole thing from the wallpaper, icons and toolbars can now be personalized. Let's get appear at how to modify a theme.
To choose a desktop theme, trail the below steps:
• go to your desktop and true click on some blank space.
• scroll down to "personalize" and click.
• A conversation box will come up that says: "Personalize manifestation and sounds." correct below it are seven headers. Decide "theme" which is the sixth item, or second to the last item.
• A dialog box appears with the title "theme settings."
• Beneath "theme", you have a little box with a drop down bill of fare. If you click on the rocket, Windows Vista gives you four choices: present theme, Windows Vista, Windows Classic and surf (the peruse option permit you to get a theme that you saved in exact folder. When you want peruse, Vista robotically takes you to you downloads folder wherever you saved the vista theme).
• When you snap on any of the four choices, you get a sample of the theme. Decide one by clicking "apply" or "OK". If you don't similar to any of what you perceive and choose to glue to what you have, merely click "cancel" or shut the dialog box.
Few Things Worth Noting
• Don't baffle Windows vista themes with the pre-built themes in Word 2007, control Point 2007 and Excel 2007. Every of these programs has it’s possess themes package.
• You can locate numerous themes for your desktop by typing in vista themes in several search engines. A good number of the themes are free.
• If you occur to like a theme you adage on the Web, build certain you download it to a file that your keep in mind. Also, build certain that your virus program is up-to-date previous to you download a theme. Some viruses are masked as themes so are careful.
If you're in fact into themes and like to make your have for fun, then you should be a "skinning fan" (themes are from time to time called skins). According to Andy Rat bone, noted Windows specialist, you can employ a third party program like Window Blinds and can download any theme they have at a very unassuming fee. What's even improved is a number of these vista themes are free.
Hope this helps people find ongoing on their way to creating their personal desktop.
By irfan haider 15/05/2009