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Title: AP Icon for Favourites
Post by: MartyJ on May 17, 2009, 12:11:03 PM: Web design is not my area of expertise so this may be more difficult than I understand.

In my favourites, for many sites I get a small icon which appears next to it and also in the address bar at the top of the browser. Unfortunately for AP all I get is the standard IE logo which is boring.
Is this something that can be done without too much trouble?
Title: Re: AP Icon for Favourites
Post by: Marty Machine on May 17, 2009, 02:56:16 PM: AP admin needs to install a small icon (and code) in it's main page,
( such as this ...... <link rel="shortcut icon" href="../favicon.ico"> )

This will then in turn download the icon to your PC/favourites.

Only AP can change this, us home users will need to wait until it get's updated *%*

MM
Title: Re: AP Icon for Favourites
Post by: Geoffh on May 17, 2009, 03:37:00 PM: here is a small icon lol
Title: Re: AP Icon for Favourites
Post by: Creech on May 17, 2009, 03:43:47 PM: No worries. Leave it with me..
Title: Re: AP Icon for Favourites
Post by: MartyJ on May 17, 2009, 05:05:12 PM: Sounds great!

One last thing, this is more for the promotion of the site rather than my liking little icons in my favourites!

My PC recently updated to IE8. I've noticed that it has the 'suggested sites' area. For example when I go to IPDB and goto selected sites, it brings up a list such as pinball.com at #1.
I don't know how it works, but if we could get Aussiepinball.com in the list I reckon it would be great promotion!
Title: Re: AP Icon for Favourites
Post by: Marty Machine on May 17, 2009, 05:40:12 PM: Hmmmm, i think that's something within the IPDB site, and AP would join/pay to get "into" their promoted sites listings.

Similar to Google, where you can pay to stay up the top of searchlists, and/or get featured in cross-promotional sites, but as always, it costs $$$$$ ^&(
Title: Re: AP Icon for Favourites
Post by: ajlaird on May 19, 2009, 02:14:40 AM: Yeah, a favicon is not hard to implement.

Go for it, guys.
Title: Re: AP Icon for Favourites
Post by: Creech on May 19, 2009, 11:21:23 AM: Sorry, haven't had time to look into this yet guys. Hope to do it tonight at home.
Title: Re: AP Icon for Favourites
Post by: Marty Machine on May 19, 2009, 01:41:45 PM: Quote from: Creech on May 19, 2009, 11:21:23 AM
Sorry, haven't had time to look into this yet guys. Hope to do it tonight at home.

Not sure if we believe you, since your BS meter is peaking... hehehehehehehe :lol
Title: Re: AP Icon for Favourites
Post by: Creech on May 19, 2009, 02:08:18 PM: ha, good one!
Title: Re: AP Icon for Favourites
Post by: Creech on May 19, 2009, 10:03:30 PM: Quote from: Marty Machine on May 19, 2009, 01:41:45 PM
Quote from: Creech on May 19, 2009, 11:21:23 AM
Sorry, haven't had time to look into this yet guys. Hope to do it tonight at home.

Not sure if we believe you, since your BS meter is peaking... hehehehehehehe :lol

Done.

Let me know if it looks OK. Thanks to Geoff who kindly donated the icon.
Title: Re: AP Icon for Favourites
Post by: ddstoys on May 19, 2009, 10:08:50 PM: Good work tony set it apart from the rest of the porn the wife has bookmarked #@#
Title: Re: AP Icon for Favourites
Post by: Creech on May 19, 2009, 10:10:12 PM: Good one. LOL!
Title: Re: AP Icon for Favourites
Post by: Marty Machine on May 19, 2009, 10:57:25 PM: Groovy stuff, thanx Creech, worked well.
Title: Re: AP Icon for Favourites
Post by: Strangeways on May 20, 2009, 06:27:40 PM: Quote from: ddstoys on May 19, 2009, 10:08:50 PM
Good work tony set it apart from the rest of the porn the wife has bookmarked #@#

Your wife bookmarks your porn ?

How good is that !

&&
Title: Re: AP Icon for Favourites
Post by: MartyJ on May 20, 2009, 06:29:58 PM: Looks great!
Title: Re: AP Icon for Favourites
Post by: ddstoys on May 20, 2009, 06:33:57 PM: Quote from: Strangeways on May 20, 2009, 06:27:40 PM
Quote from: ddstoys on May 19, 2009, 10:08:50 PM
Good work tony set it apart from the rest of the porn the wife has bookmarked #@#

Your wife bookmarks your porn ?

How good is that !

&&

Yeah the training is going well just need to teach her to like pinball not just tolerate it lol