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StickBoy
10-07-2008, 09:40 AM
Firefox 3x displays favicons in a really nice way. Separate from the URL and sort of unintrusively highlighted.
But I noticed today that PayPal has a huge favicon - except the extra text to the right is not actually part of the icon. At first I thought it had to do with it being secure, but I couldn't replicate this on other secure pages.
Can someone please explain how this is done and can I do it? :)
Also, as you can see in the attached images, the two secure sites have coloured backgrounds that aren't part of the favicon. Is that a signal of a secure site or something I can add as well?
Thanks!

Medyman
10-07-2008, 02:23 PM
There was a post (http://dynamicdrive.com/forums/showthread.php?t=37294) about this earlier. djr33 explains it's purpose there.

StickBoy
10-07-2008, 04:38 PM
Strange. I did a search before posting and only found information on how to create favicons. Now I did the same search and found the post you mention as the second hit. Sorry to waste space - I did try not to post unnecessarily. :rolleyes:
Thanks!