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[[Image:SealLogo1'''I'd like to thank everyone once again for their submissions.gif|SealLogo1]]I'm grateful for all the time and effort people put into this. I'm also encouraged by seeing everyone's enthusiam for OrthodoxWiki. I wish I could award everyone a prize!'''

It's nice to see something of a consensus emerging with regard to [[User:HappyGrevling|HappyGrevling]]'s "SealLogo1." I concur with this judgment. Ithink it looks dignified and professional, while capturing the Orthodox character and international scope of OrthodoxWiki. It'd like s challenging to thank everyone once again for their submissionsproduce not only something that is of professional qulity, but also something which really captures the mission.

My only hesitation is that I'm grateful for all d love to see it brightened up a bit, especially the greenish band behind the time and effort people put into thisletters. We could definitely work with it as is, though. According to [[User:Joe Rodgers|Joe]]'s suggestion, I'm d also encouraged by seeing everyone's enthusiam like to ask if [[User:HappyGrevling|H.G.]] would be willing to donate the black and white version for OrthodoxWikiuse on letterhead. I wish I could award everyone a prize!

ItI's nice d like to give runner-up recognition to see something a number of others too:* I'd like to ask [[User:Baker]] if he would be willing to donate his logos for possible use as a consensus emerging with regard decoration for future printed publications.* I'd like to HappyGrevlingask [[User:Rublevpupil]] if he would be willing to donate his logos, especially #2 for use as a promotional link button.* I would like to suggest that [[User:Raphael]] make his first logo available to the fledgling [http://www.copticwiki CopticWiki] if they are interested.* I's d also like to ask "a friend of Magda" if he'd be willing to donate "SealLogo1DEOWlogo2.png" as a possible link button as well. Of course, if anyone else would like to formally donate their logos to OrthodoxWiki, we'd love to be keep them on hand for any future use. We don't want OWiki's visual identity to become too dispersed, but who knows what will come up? Thanks again to everybody! Yours in Christ, [[User:FrJohn|Fr. John]] 14:19, November 16, 2005 (CST) P.S. Inspired by [[User:Joe_Rodgers|Joe]]'s four-fold description of OrthodoxWiki, I concur with this judgment've added a couple bullet points to [[OrthodoxWiki:About]].

I think it looks dignified and professional, while capturing the Orthodox character and international scope of == Any matching OrthodoxWiki. Favicon? ==

It's challenging to produce This is now fully supported in Internet Explorer 7 (not only something that is of professional qulityjust when you bookmark a page, but also something which really captures in the missiontabs and address bar).

My only hesitation is that I'd love to see it brightened up [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Favicon Favicons] must be valid ico files, or images which can later be converted into ico files, and have a bit, especially the greenish band behind the letterssize of 16x16 [http://www.wikicities. We could definitely work with it as is, thoughcom/wiki/Logo_contest#Rules].

According to --[[User:Joe RodgersArbible|JoeArbible]]'s suggestion16:05, November 16, I'd also like to ask if H.G. would be willing to donate the black and white version for use on letterhead.2005 (CST)

:Yep, Iwas thinking about that too. If you'd like to give runner-submit something that's great. Not sure what the best approach would be to reducing the new logo to 16 x 16! If we come up recognition with something nice, I'll stick it into the new [[OrthodoxWiki:Searching#The_OrthodoxWiki_Searchbar|Firefox searchbar extension]] too! [[User:FrJohn|Fr. John]] :P.S. I just submitted this to a number Mozilla for inclusion in the Firefox search plugins page (http://mycroft.mozdev.org/).:P.P.S. Hey! It's already up there -- cool! (See http://mycroft.mozdev.org/download.html?name=orthodox&submitform=Find+search+plugins):P.P.P.S. Hey, thanks for the WikiCities Logo Contest link. I had no idea other wiki projects were doing this kind of others too:thing.

* I::''> If you'd like to ask submit something that's great''::Thanks Father and congratulations on the new look! I would receive a blessing by doing so, but I am not a graphic designer (you can tell from my very humble contributions sent to you some weeks ago via a 'logo submission' Hotmail account: the anonymous [http://www.orthodoxwiki.org/OrthodoxWiki_talk:Logo_Submissions/archive#OOO_WWW_Logo OOO WWW Logo] and [http://www.orthodoxwiki.org/OrthodoxWiki_talk:Logo_Submissions/archive#Circle_Logos Circle Logos] :-).::I can resize the current logo to 16X16 in PaintShop Pro, but as you have rightly mentioned, this won't produce good results. Perhaps HappyGrevling can quickly design a 16X16 ''matching'' icon with just the circle and the cross inside it (and maybe also using fewer colours)? Microsoft and other interested parties provide detailed guidelines on how to produce such "miniature" versions by reducing icon detail and focusing on distinguishing features, etc. (for Windows XP and the forthcoming Vista, but the same principles would apply to favicons)::I personally liked Baker's second icon for its elegance and simplicity, and the way it uses different shades of the same colours. However, I think HappyGrevling's winning logo "''really captures the mission''" of OrthodoxWiki in a far better way than any of the other submissions.::With my prayerful best wishes, --[[User:BakerArbible|Arbible]] if he would be willing to donate his logos 18:23, November 16, 2005 (CST):Thanks, everyone, for possible the kind words. I agree that there were a lot of excellent logo submisisons. I just created and uploaded a .png image we could use as a decoration for future printed publicationsfavicon (not sure how to make it a .ico).- [[User:HappyGrevling|HappyGrevling]]

* I'd like to ask ::The following png2ico converter program might help: http://www.winterdrache.de/freeware/png2ico/::Thank you very much. In Christ, --[[User:RublevpupilArbible|Arbible]] if he would be willing to donate his logos15:59, especially #2 for use as a promotional link button.November 17, 2005 (CST)

* I would like have successfully converted your file using the above tool, but the system won't allow me to suggest that [[Userupload it. You can retrieve it from (right-click to save):Raphael]] make his first logo available to the fledgling [http://wwwstaff.copticwiki|CopticWiki]bath.I'd also like to ask "a friend of Magda" if he'd be willing to donate "DEOWlogo2ac.png" as a possible link button as welluk/mpsmnkb/Temp/favicon.ico

Of course, if anyone else would like to formally donate their logos (It should be copied to the root folder of OrthodoxWiki, we'd love to be keep them on hand for any future use. We don't want OWiki's visual identity to become too dispersed, but who knows what will come up?)

''OK. Finally figured this out -- the .htaccess file was interfering with the template accessing the favicon. Anyway, I also downloaded a free little program called [[Userhttp:FrJohn|Fr//www. Johniconempire.com/free-icon-editor/ Iconomaker]] 14:19in order the make the background transparent instead of white. Finally, November 16, 2005 I've changed the icon for Firefox/Mycroft search plugin too (CSTusing a transparent .gif), and sent an update to the Mozilla site. You may have to clear your browser's cache to see the new favicon. If you already have the search plugin enabled and want the new icon, you have to find your Firefox/Mozilla profile and delere the OrthodoxWiki entries in the "searchplugins" folder. If you don't have it already, why not? You can get it from [http://orthodoxwiki.org/tools/ here].