[thelist] Bookmarket to copy favicons

[Joshua Olson]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Peter-Paul Koch
> Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2004 5:38 AM
>
> > I was hoping folks on the list could point me towards some
> resources that would help me write a bookmarklet/favelet. I'm
> creating a favicon gallery and I'd like to write a bookmarklet
> that will copy the favicon from a site to my local drive; huge time saver!
>
> That's impossible.
>
> JavaScript cannot write files to your filesystem, because that would
> create an unacceptable security hazard.

Michael,

PPK is correct, but there still might be an approach that will make your
life easier.  You could feasible construct a bookmarklet to simply change
the current URL to the site's favicon, or even open the favicon in a popup
window.  This would make it simple to drop-and-drop the icon to the local
drive.

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Joshua Olson
Web Application Engineer
WAE Tech Inc.
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