Favicon nightmare

[intellix]

got a favicon... made it transparent using a tool online which, when saved as favicon(9).ico or so... looks great, and is transparent....

but in windows if I rename it to favicon.ico it automatically gives it a white background as though its editting the file for me, and then the thing isn't transparent on the site either :'(

what the hell is happening!?

 

[unwashed potato!]

why can't you save it as favicon.ico? surely the (9) is because there is already many others in the same folder it is trying to save so just adds a number to the end? would saving in another folder just as favicon.ico and then moving it work?

 

[intellix]

no no, the (9) is cause there are multiple other instances of the file, but in a directory where there are no others. Saving to the name 'favicon.ico' seems to remove transparency from the thumbnail (if not the actual file) which seems reallllllly strange :/ when you change it back, the transparency is added again lol

 

[monkeysmith]

Does sound odd. What program are you using?

I've used some free online websites to convert a GIF with transparent background to a favicon before, works fine.

 

[PMWD]

Have you got the original? I might be easier to post it here and I or some other kind soul can run it through photoshop and save as a transparent ico.

 

[Dj_Jestar]

^^