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- uncle tom
- Dalva Golden White Colheita 1952
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Many of my bookmarked sites have little icons against their name on the list instead of the ie logo - for example the vintage port site has a nice little bunch of grapes.
How about a nice little barrel for this site??
Tom
How about a nice little barrel for this site??
Tom
I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I shall be sober and you will still be ugly - W.S. Churchill
Favicon
I once made a favicon for jdawiseman.com, so call it my task.
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Sorry, forgot. And now away from my main computer. Will have a go when I return, or maybe sooner. Nudge me on 20th August please.
- Alex Bridgeman
- Graham’s 1948
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Sounds like Conky should have a PC and broadband connection available to visitors to the TPF Offline #2 and then attendees will be able to do something useful with their time, such as:
(1) searching the internet for favourites icons
(2) searching the internet and choosing a graphic
(3) posting tasting notes and photographs live from the event for those of us who would like to attend, but can't make it
(4) other ideas from other people
In fact, add a webcam and microphone and we could watch in real time ... Big Brother, pah! Give me PortCam Live anyday!
Alex
(1) searching the internet for favourites icons
(2) searching the internet and choosing a graphic
(3) posting tasting notes and photographs live from the event for those of us who would like to attend, but can't make it
(4) other ideas from other people
In fact, add a webcam and microphone and we could watch in real time ... Big Brother, pah! Give me PortCam Live anyday!
Alex
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
Four possible favicons
Four possible favicons in my order of preference: (though maybe the first two could be switched—not sure).
The icons are very bandwidth-efficient, each being about 100 bytes. They use only four colours, being (with R:G:B values):
Admin: assuming one of the icons is liked enough (ideally the one of the first two), rename it to favicon.ico and copy it to the root (so it’ll be at www.theportforum.com/favicon.ico). That might be enough for it to work. If it isn’t, there will some switch to throw within the phpBB software.
The icons are very bandwidth-efficient, each being about 100 bytes. They use only four colours, being (with R:G:B values):
- white = 255:255:255 = 100%:100%:100%;
- tawny = 204:153:0 = 80%:60%:0%;
- ruby = 153:0:0 = 60%:0%:0%;
- black = 0:0:0 = 0%:0%:0%.
Admin: assuming one of the icons is liked enough (ideally the one of the first two), rename it to favicon.ico and copy it to the root (so it’ll be at www.theportforum.com/favicon.ico). That might be enough for it to work. If it isn’t, there will some switch to throw within the phpBB software.
Jdaw1,
Aren't they a tad complex for a tiny icon? If thats all we've got, they'll do fine, but how do you get the graphics other sites have got? I thought we were going to look for a Barrel, or similar? Maybe a distinctive TPF ?
As I said, although you asked for input, if its much easier to go with one of those four, any will do me. Your the man who volunteered to put the effort in.
Alan
Aren't they a tad complex for a tiny icon? If thats all we've got, they'll do fine, but how do you get the graphics other sites have got? I thought we were going to look for a Barrel, or similar? Maybe a distinctive TPF ?
As I said, although you asked for input, if its much easier to go with one of those four, any will do me. Your the man who volunteered to put the effort in.
Alan
Complex?
Well, whilst the flattery of “complex† rather than “complicated† is welcome, you’re not entirely wrong. Let’s do this:Conky wrote:a tad complex
- admin, please make the official TPF favicon.
- Meanwhile, those who are inspired, which might at a later date include me, could consider improving it. If an improvement meets general agreement, the new icon can be substituted with ease.
- KillerB
- Taylor Quinta de Vargellas 1987
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Re: Complex?
What a red cross on a white background, are you sure?jdaw1 wrote:Well, whilst the flattery of “complex† rather than “complicated† is welcome, you’re not entirely wrong. Let’s do this:Conky wrote:a tad complex
- admin, please make the official TPF favicon.
- Meanwhile, those who are inspired, which might at a later date include me, could consider improving it. If an improvement meets general agreement, the new icon can be substituted with ease.
Port is basically a red drink
Icon uploading took a moment longer than planed: sorry.
Icon uploading took a moment longer than planed: sorry. There now.
There isn’t a red cross: there’s a ruby “T†, a ruby “F†, and a black “Port†. As in The Port Forum.
There isn’t a red cross: there’s a ruby “T†, a ruby “F†, and a black “Port†. As in The Port Forum.
Last edited by jdaw1 on 17:08 Wed 15 Aug 2007, edited 1 time in total.
Another favicon
Since Conky doesn’t like , how about ?
please post your artwork in this thread
Not on my Mac running Firefox. Not appearing in this show, alas.uncle tom wrote:These icons are looking
Hmmm, what to say? How about: please post your artwork in this thread.uncle tom wrote:Is a nice simple barrel difficult??
- uncle tom
- Dalva Golden White Colheita 1952
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Computer graphics is not my forte, but how about a light brown horizontal ellipse with ends truncated for the barrel, with four dark brown vertical stripes for the rings? (- bunghole is optional!)
I can do this quite easily with the drawing tools in Excel, but I've absolutely no idea how to turn it into the appropriate format for an icon - or to post here!
Tom
I can do this quite easily with the drawing tools in Excel, but I've absolutely no idea how to turn it into the appropriate format for an icon - or to post here!
Tom
I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I shall be sober and you will still be ugly - W.S. Churchill
Barrel icon
Whilst out of network (i.e., without having read the previous post) I made which emphasises the staves rather than the hoops.
- Alex Bridgeman
- Graham’s 1948
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I think that Barrel alone looks just fine!
When you try lettering its just too small. I'm looking down my list of facvourites, as we speak, and no one has more that one letter. A bunch of grapes, a butterfly, a 'T' for Telegraph, an emblem, etc,etc.
I'll have anything, and I feel we may be messing Julian about, but for me, the Barrel on its own.
Alan
When you try lettering its just too small. I'm looking down my list of facvourites, as we speak, and no one has more that one letter. A bunch of grapes, a butterfly, a 'T' for Telegraph, an emblem, etc,etc.
I'll have anything, and I feel we may be messing Julian about, but for me, the Barrel on its own.
Alan
More barrel icons
My preference amongst the barrels is with letters but I’ve also made and
Votes?
FTR, the draft favicons so far: , , , , , , , , ,
Uncle Tom: if you send me a text file, 16 by 16, with letters meaning colours that you define (e.g., R = Ruby), then I can make and post your design.
Edit: also, if wanted, I can convert any of the white backgrounds to transparent, as I have just done with the glass .
Edit edit: my vote is for then, failing that, then
Votes?
FTR, the draft favicons so far: , , , , , , , , ,
Uncle Tom: if you send me a text file, 16 by 16, with letters meaning colours that you define (e.g., R = Ruby), then I can make and post your design.
Edit: also, if wanted, I can convert any of the white backgrounds to transparent, as I have just done with the glass .
Edit edit: my vote is for then, failing that, then
Bottle icons
Some bottles added, such that the draft favicons are now:
, , , , , , , , , , , , ,
My vote is for then then then
I like the letters.
, , , , , , , , , , , , ,
My vote is for then then then
I like the letters.