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Updated LIST of known WEBCLIP Bookmark Icons
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Re: Custom WebClip Icons
I have had mixed success with using sites' favicon.ico files as described here:
http://blog.idecisive.com/?p=5
For my own site (iDecisive) it works, although unnecessary since I specified a different apple-touch-icon anyway. For google and some other sites I've tried that I know have favicons, it doesn't work and I'm not sure why.
However, any other URL to a regular gif/png/jpg image that I've used with that favelet has worked perfectly. The favicon was just supposed to be a useful default (although it seems it may not be that useful) setting for the favelet. Since favicon icons are typically small (actually, maybe the iPhone ignores typical favicons because they're too small, and iDecisive only works because I use a larger favicon.ico size) the real purpose of the favelet is to allow you to specify links to your own library of images or one that others have created.
It looks like I wasn't the only one that put together javascript like this yesterday, and alternatives are starting to pop up, including pre-made icon images for some of the most popular sites.
If I get inspired to spend more time, and if someone would like to contribute icon designs, a favelet that uses an ajax icon browser/search instead of this simple javascript alert would be more convenient.
I have had mixed success with using sites' favicon.ico files as described here:
http://blog.idecisive.com/?p=5
For my own site (iDecisive) it works, although unnecessary since I specified a different apple-touch-icon anyway. For google and some other sites I've tried that I know have favicons, it doesn't work and I'm not sure why.
However, any other URL to a regular gif/png/jpg image that I've used with that favelet has worked perfectly. The favicon was just supposed to be a useful default (although it seems it may not be that useful) setting for the favelet. Since favicon icons are typically small (actually, maybe the iPhone ignores typical favicons because they're too small, and iDecisive only works because I use a larger favicon.ico size) the real purpose of the favelet is to allow you to specify links to your own library of images or one that others have created.
It looks like I wasn't the only one that put together javascript like this yesterday, and alternatives are starting to pop up, including pre-made icon images for some of the most popular sites.
If I get inspired to spend more time, and if someone would like to contribute icon designs, a favelet that uses an ajax icon browser/search instead of this simple javascript alert would be more convenient.
Use this link:
https://www.macrumors.com/
allow it to load fully and then you should see the icon when you select it.
Good Luck
http://PlanetBattlefield.com
Although I had to stick it in a different place on their image server. If you go to the main homepage though it will work. I put the code in showing the path to the image (http://pnmedia.gamespy.com/planetbattlefield.gamespy.com/images/apple-touch-icon.png)
Although I had to stick it in a different place on their image server. If you go to the main homepage though it will work. I put the code in showing the path to the image (http://pnmedia.gamespy.com/planetbattlefield.gamespy.com/images/apple-touch-icon.png)
eSudoku
trackTapp
UK Trains
BT Phonebook
Cinema Listings
IMDb Mobile
All the above webapps are found at http://www.apple.com/webapps/ have webclip icons
trackTapp
UK Trains
BT Phonebook
Cinema Listings
IMDb Mobile
All the above webapps are found at http://www.apple.com/webapps/ have webclip icons
My apologies for being unclear *I meant the ones I listed above were 'all' from http://www.apple.com/webapps/ rather than all webapps on the apple site.
I made my own one for Facebook:
I'm amazed at home many big sites don't have icons (yet have iphone optimized sites)
a really easy way to create your own webclip icons
https://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=4787715&posted=1#post4787715
someone created this really easy website that lets you "upload" your own icon hsicon.com
https://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=4787715&posted=1#post4787715
someone created this really easy website that lets you "upload" your own icon hsicon.com
