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Post by jty » Tue Oct 21, 2008 11:11 pm

Well, we have to look pretty now don't we.

In catalog/template/default/layout.tpl, insert the line, up the top where the stylesheet is defined

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<link rel="shortcut icon" href="catalog/template/<?php echo $this->directory; ?>/image/favicon.ico" />
Then put your favicon in the template images folder.

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Post by Qphoria » Wed Oct 22, 2008 12:19 am

Good call.

Maybe this should be there in the core. So the framework is all there, you'd just need to change the favicon.ico image to your custom one

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Post by jty » Wed Oct 22, 2008 12:48 am

I was thinking of an Open Cart favicon that comes standard with the download package but I couldn't see any logo that would lend itself to an Ouvre Carte icon
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Post by hm2k » Wed Oct 22, 2008 2:04 am

We're looking at new branding, but that's a separate issue.

As for being in the core, I'm not sure it's a good idea, simply because by default we'll have to plaster our logo all over your site, unless you decide to customise it or remove it.

I'd rather keep the customisation to the end user.

Perhaps once the new branding comes in this is something we can look at again.

Thanks for the input though.

Update: I'll investigate a generic GPL carts images to use as to not to be imposing, and the favicon.ico can be replaced for customisation.
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Post by hm2k » Wed Oct 22, 2008 5:28 am

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The original favicon feature was created by Microsoft for Internet Explorer which would request a favicon from a set URL (/favicon.ico) on every website.
This would mean that the favicon may not always work using the method, but i'm going to go ahead and add it in the core anyway.

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Post by jty » Thu Oct 23, 2008 1:49 am

That's a very pretty favicon in RC3
Can we have it in the admin section too. LOL  :D
It looks great.
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Post by hm2k » Thu Oct 23, 2008 2:44 am

touché.

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Post by Qphoria » Tue Nov 04, 2008 11:00 pm

Just to round this thread off.
This has been added to the front & backend in the latest version of 0.7.9 in SVN

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Post by nextgenxx » Wed Nov 05, 2008 9:07 am

How long does it take for the favicon to appear? I have emptied the cache, clear private data, tried other browsers...
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Post by Qphoria » Wed Nov 05, 2008 12:05 pm

lol its instant. Are you using the fix that jty offered? or are you using 0.7.9 RC3?

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Post by jty » Wed Nov 05, 2008 12:33 pm

It's not instant if "changing" the favico
I usually upload the new favico, then go to bed and wait for Firefox to think about it
I never worked out why or where it's cached. It was easier to just go to bed and wait
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Post by nextgenxx » Thu Nov 06, 2008 12:47 am

Wait a couple hours, clear/empty all private data, quit all browsers and then reopen browsers and then it works!
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Post by SoCal » Tue Nov 11, 2008 3:39 pm

Gentlemen,

I'm trying to replace your favicon.ico  with my own image.  ..... but I can't seem to open the file .

My programs don't recognize it.  I figured I would simply modifiy my image/logo and save as

favicon.ico  but cant recognize the file type?    any ideas.    actually  I did find one program to open it, but then it wouldn't let me save it as a .ico file  ... didn't recognize that format .?
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Post by jty » Tue Nov 11, 2008 3:49 pm

Hello
It is an .ico (not .png, jpg, gif) So you need a .ico editor to edit it.

Instead, why don't you just turn your jpg, gif, png into an ico from here
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Post by hm2k » Tue Nov 11, 2008 5:00 pm

Actually these days it doesn't actually matter. Although by default browsers look for /favicon.ico, due to css you can define it as any web image format. It ultimately depends on the browser, firefox in particular now supports pngs/gifs/jpgs as favicons, or you can simply rename your image.png or such to favicon.ico, and it'll work too.

However, for the sake of it, it's probably in your best interest to convert it to a proper ico.

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