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Where is the BMG Favicon?

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Allow me the liberty to improve upon an already great site..

I’ve created a favicon for BMG based on the logo above. Since the favicon is 16 by 16 pixels, it cannot be too complicated so I simplified the logo then shrunk it down to the proper size.

Here it is:

To make the favicon show up on your favorits bar, the administrator has do do a simple HTML trick.

Administrator: First take the mini-logo and put it where ever you store BMG images (it’s a JPG file)

Then, add the following line of code to the page template (put it before the “head” tag):

<link rel=”shortcut icon” href=”image URL” type=”image/x-icon”/> (BTW, I see in the site’s coding, a reference to a favicon, so you already know about this trick)

Once the administrator has done his or her trick, then all users should re-bookmark BMG and the favicon will show up on your favorites toolbar.

Best,

Mark

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  1. You are absolutely right, er, left. I’ve sent your most excellent favicon to the site administrator at soapblox.

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    Have a great weekend.

  2. I had been idly wondering how people get those nifty icons (didn’t even know they had a name) up in the menu bar, but hadn’t bothered to do anything about it.

    • Thanks again for creating the icon, and for telling us how to install it.  Actually, I didn’t put the code exactly where you said since I don’t have access to that part of the html, but apparently the spot I chose worked.

  4. I had been thinking about this, but hadn’t bothered to diary about it — and I certainly wouldn’t have created one.  So, major kudos to you.

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    On a side note, I’m a big fan of meta-BMG diaries; that is, diaries about BMG itself, not about the topics BMG discusses.  This reflection helps improve user experience, and I think it’s important for users like us to give feedback.  So, well done again.

  5. So, here’s two ways you might make the icon a bit better:

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    1.  Use a transparent background instead of a white one.  It makes the icon look much slicker when highlighted or otherwise cast on a non-white background.

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    2.  Maybe make the blue a hair darker.  I know it was chosen to match the site, but in other contexts (like an RSS reader, cough cough) it’s a bit light.

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