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Ericsson · 05-19-2005, 09:48 PM

Ah, so it's really simple after all. All I have to do is make an animated .gif and resize it to accomodate standard favicon dimensions, and then re-assign the file extension to '.ico'...
Well, maybe not, I guess I'll give it a try. Thanks.

Offtopic:
I am the topic starter, I apologize for any confusion.

EDIT:
You were absolutely correct, 'animated favicons' only require .gif format animations to be saved under the .ico extension in order to attain detailed display. Unfortunately, this seems to only work properly under Mozilla Firefox and derivative browsers which support a wider variety of image formats dissimilar to windows icon(.ico) images. Presently, there is no support for pulling this off flawlessly for Internet Explorer. I hope Microsoft adds this for their future versions of the browser.

No wonder people are all switching to Firefox, due to the multifarious advantages it weighs over Internet Explorer and the vast quantity of exclusive and innovative features the users acquire for their browsing experience.

PS: Template Ninja -> This is a great site for learning more about animated favicons.

Second edit:
Ah, whatever.

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Ericsson Googler Join Date: May 2005 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Posts: 51 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Ah, so it's really simple after all. All I have to do is make an animated .gif and resize it to accomodate standard favicon dimensions, and then re-assign the file extension to '.ico'... Well, maybe not, I guess I'll give it a try. Thanks. Offtopic: I am the topic starter, I apologize for any confusion. EDIT: You were absolutely correct, 'animated favicons' only require .gif format animations to be saved under the .ico extension in order to attain detailed display. Unfortunately, this seems to only work properly under Mozilla Firefox and derivative browsers which support a wider variety of image formats dissimilar to windows icon(.ico) images. Presently, there is no support for pulling this off flawlessly for Internet Explorer. I hope Microsoft adds this for their future versions of the browser. No wonder people are all switching to Firefox, due to the multifarious advantages it weighs over Internet Explorer and the vast quantity of exclusive and innovative features the users acquire for their browsing experience. PS: Template Ninja -> This is a great site for learning more about animated favicons. Second edit: Ah, whatever.