How to get a JPEG from a favicon file?

[Luis]

Hiya,

Found some info milling around the net:

From: http://www.favicon.com/
'What is an ico file?
An ico file is actually a repository of bitmap like images. They are 
used because in some locations a 16x16 pixel image is desired, and 
sometimes a 32x32 image may be needed. Sometimes a 16 color image is 
desired, and sometimes a 256 color icon is desired. This repository is 
scanned for the image size/color count appropriate for the location and 
the computer's color capability. If the image is not ideal, it may be 
compressed, expanded, and/or colors may be modified producing unexpected 
results.

Isn't an ICO file just a renamed BMP?
NO. Although some people have said an ico is a BMP, this is not true. 
Think of an ICO file as a repository of BMP images. It has its own format.'

Generalised info: http://www.yourhtmlsource.com/promotion/favicon.html

And, as always: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Favicon

Cheers,

Luis.


Jim Sims wrote:
> 
> On Apr 3, 2007, at 4:02 PM, Eric Chatonet wrote:
> 
>> Yes you are right: people often use gif, png or jpeg files for 
>> favicons but this can be known parsing the html code where you can 
>> find something like:
>> <link rel="icon" href="images/favicon.png" type="image/png">
>>
>> My problem is with '.ico' files.
> 
> I thought about this issue some time ago and all I could think of was
> to use altBrowser to display the ico and then export snapshot that area for
> making the jpg.  I never actually did this as I didn't need the dang things
> that badly  ;-)
> 
> ciao,
> sims
> 
> 
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