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WebClip Icons

Posted by on 19th Jan 2008 Design & Coding 3 comments

features_addtohome20080115.pngAt Mac World WebClips were announced for the iPhone and iPod Touch, allowing users to add a bookmark to the home screen that launch Safari to the bookmarked page. By default the application grabs a screenshot of what’s visible in Safari when you create the Web Clip, and some people have resorted to zooming into a logo of the site to get better view of which WebClip is what. But you can also set your own custom WebClip icon to save users the trouble.

First you’ll need a PNG image with a 1:1 aspect ratio named “apple-touch-icon.png”. The size is not really that important as it is automagicly scaled and cropped to 57×57. About 47×47 of that 57×57 area in your image is actually used, and the rest is Apples “glassy” overlay and border making it appear like a built in icon.

Next and somewhat similar too the 16×16 favicons that appear in the url bar in standard browsers, it’s as simple as putting the file at the root directory of your web site. You also can add a <link> element in the <head> of the document as such <link rel=”apple-touch-icon” href=”apple-touch-icon.png”/> to override and specify a specific file and location.

And you’re done.

So in short, Put a PNG named “apple-touch-icon.png” into the root folder.

John Leschinski is the creative director and founder of Leschinski Design. John's skill and talent is sought after by large and small companies and organizations, both local to the Rainy River district, London Ontario, and globaly. His experience and knowledge are also used in classrooms to groom the next generation of web developers and business seminars discussing e-commerce and the value of good design.

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  • Posted by Download Free AC97 a on 19th Jan 2008

    WOw Is it really work well with new ware of Iphone