I usually use this, this uses the website logo most of the time:
http://www.web2tile.com/
Follow the instructions on the website.
EDIT: The video link on the website shows it in action. For me, this works fine, btw.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BqlgfVDJMA
I am not entirely sure, no. It's some fancy Javascript bookmarklet, but I think it does this:
the web2tile site creates a temporary webpage using the favicon of the website and displays it using javascript. It then redirects the URL to your webpage and delays loading of it for 30 seconds, giving you enough time to pin the page to the homescreen. The tile will then show the image of that temporary page while directly opening the selected URL.
The Javascript used in the link looks really intimidating, though:
javascript:%20%20function%20jsonp(img)%20{%20document.body.style.margin%20=%20'0px';%20document.body.style.padding%20=%20'0px';%20document.body.style.border%20=%20'none';%20document.body.style.fontSize%20=%20'medium';%20document.body.style.color%20=%20'#000';%20document.body.style.backgroundColor%20=%20'#fff';%20%20%20document.body.innerHTML='%20<img%20src="'%20+%20img%20+%20'"%20style="padding:0px;margin:0px;width:100%"/>%20<p%20style="margin:10px">stop%20the%20loading%20+%20pin%20to%20start<\/p>%20';%20}%20%20function%20call()%20{%20var%20s%20=%20document.createElement('script');%20s.src%20=%20'http://www.web2tile.com/icon.php?url='%20+%20document.location.href;%20s.type%20=%20'text/javascript';%20document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(s);%20}%20%20void(call())
EDIT: If one could find the image location in that script, from where it retreives the image now, one could replace that URL with his own URL to an image file and theoretically allow truly custom icons. I am not capable of doing so
EDIT2: HAH! Replace the red part with the URL to your Image: BAM! Done!
Hi,
I am the developer of Bookmark Tile Creator. Thanks for trying my application!
I tried Web2Tile when I first got my WP7 and it was great but I found that it
could be simpler which is why I decided to create an application that served a similar purpose. I developed Bookmark Tile Creator for myself and it is what I use.
Bookmark Tile Creator gets all images that have references like for example 'logo' in them so that they can then all be displayed and the user can select which they prefer to use as a tile.
There is a splash screen that appears very briefly when a user uses a tile created with my app.
The reason for the inital 'splash' screen is that Bookmark Tile Creator is actually launching the browser and this is the only way to do it.
I have recently submitted an update that fixes a few minor bugs and am waiting for it to be certified and published.
Fixed a rare case when an image is selected and the
tile isn't created.
Fixed an issue when back button is pushed after using a tile created by the app and it takes you back to the 'splash' screen.
The next release will support more image formats.
Please feel free to contact me if you have any feedback / suggestions for my Bookmark Tile Creator!
Nice, So the tile is created with its thumb and it does not need to go online to get the thumb? How about uninstalling Bookmark Tile Creator, will the tiles still work as before?
@knee_guts: Just a quick question. With the gif support, and if it's a animated one, will the live tile icon also replicate the animation??
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