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Posted by Neredbojias on 04/22/06 16:36
To further the education of mankind, Roy Schestowitz
<newsgroups@schestowitz.com> vouchsafed:
>>>> I wonder if it's a mortal sin to covet thy neighbour's favicon?
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> People seem to hate it actually. I have received complaints (requests
> for removal, desire for a plug-ins that disables such motion). Its
> effect offline (when steering away) can be seen among the bookmarks,
> which is somewhat of a nuisance to most. I simply got used to it, but
> others have not because it stands out too strongly.
I'm a bit the other way. I like it at first but would surely tire of/grow
annoyed with it in time, like mouse trails or marquees.
> Speaking of favicons, last week I realised that Firefox 1.5 makes a
> favicon-like preview/thumbnail for pages that are purely images. Same
> for videos one day? Sounds on MouseHover?
I hope not; too many gimmicks. Basically, that's at least one reason why
people disable javascript.
>>>> Nice page, btw.
> Thanks for the compliment. *smile* I lost confidence in the odd design
> of that page -- a design that goes back to late 2004.
>
> FWIW, I put up instructions for animated favicons at
> http://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2005/12/05/animated-favicons/ .
> I worked on this as soon as I had come across the first animated
> favicon, so I might be among the first few thousands(?). It's rare and
> unusual, so it leaves a mental mark, I think.
I'm sure the devil in me will make me check it out - strictly against my
better judgment, of course. :)
--
Neredbojias
Infinity has its limits.
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