Would This Be Possible?

Would it be possible to have a docklet that could show a different icon for a web browser depending on what website was loaded?

So for example if you were looking at wincustomise you could have their logo for that particular running task.... kinda like the favicons that show in the IE favourites list.

I personally would have no idea how to do it, but I think it would be really cool if someone could make this :)

#91740

Hmmm cool idea, I will do some research on this :)

#91742

isn't it just url icon ? when you add it as your favorite, you can change the icon

then, you just have to put it on the dock ...

#91758

The web server has an icon on the root directory that is named favicon.ico.

So the link to A-S icon is:

http://www.aqua-soft.org/favicon.ico

That is where the icon comes from, just in case you need to know.

#91778

But those icons are only 16 x 16.

#91788

not necessarly, the webmaster can put 48*48 XP icon, or 128*128, but loading the page will be long ...

#91791

Instead of it loading a file the webmaster specifies tho, I'd rather you could specify a local file, that way you can have the icon match your dock theme.

That's if it's even possible :D

AndreasV - hope you can figure it out (Y)

#91799

I have some ideas for it, but first working on another project (docklet X).

#91801

Don't suppose you ever had a look at making this Andreas??

#124608

Wait for AveDesk1.1 and maybe you will be surprised :)

#124621

I'm not really sure about this idea - because either I'm already looking at the site so no need for the icon on my desktop or I'm not on the site and doing something else - I certainly wouldnt go to my desktop just to see what I had in my browser.....

I really can't wait for 1.1 :naughty:

#124639

Originally posted by DoubleD@Mar 5 2004, 06:51 PM

I'm not really sure about this idea - because either I'm already looking at the site so no need for the icon on my desktop or I'm not on the site and doing something else - I certainly wouldnt go to my desktop just to see what I had in my browser.....

I really can't wait for 1.1  :naughty:

yeah, but think about it, maybe its possible to also have two arrows in the desklet that let you scroll tabs in firefox so that you could just scroll untill you find the right favicon, and then click on it and bring up the browser!!! that would be handy, especially if it had a online(active, or task-like state) and offline(scroll then click to open your browser and site) state.

#124658

As a programmer I think it's possible :D

I never did a docklet but I know that you can 'search' for the window title so the docklet could 'read' the browser window title, compare it to a list and show the correct icon (local on your machine).

The docklet when active probably will scan for any change in the window title every minute or so.

Now let's see if we got the docklet from Albiek or AndreasV ;)

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