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List:       kfm-devel
Subject:    Re: Bug#24335: konqueror does not reload favorite icons
From:       Malte.Starostik () t-online ! de (Malte Starostik)
Date:       2001-04-18 18:59:51
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On Mittwoch, 18. April 2001 15:38, David Faure wrote:
> On Wednesday 18 April 2001 14:27, Marcus Thiesen wrote:
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> > Am Mittwoch, 18. April 2001 14:46 schrieb Harri Porten:
> > > marcus@thiesenweb.de wrote:
> > > > Package: konqueror
> > > > Version: unbekannt (using KDE 2.1.1 )
> > > > Severity: wishlist
> > > > Installed from:    SuSE RPMs
> > > > Compiler:          gcc version 2.95.2 19991024 (release)
> > > > OS:                Linux 2.4.0 i686
> > > > OS/Compiler notes:
> > > >
> > > > Hi Folks,
> > > >
> > > > I really love konqui, but now the time has come to request a feature
> > > >
> > > > I've very much bookmarks. They're all very good sorted and named by
> > > > hand. The problem is that since Konqui's got this Favicon
> > > > functuonality many open source sites provide icons. But Konqui does
> > > > not apply this to my bookmarks. Would you please either while loading
> > > > a bookmark check weather a icon has become available or add to
> > > > KBookmarkEdit a button "Reload Icons"
> > >
> > > At least automatic checking is a no no. It's a potential privacy risk.
> > > Until yesterday there was something regarding this on www.favicons.com.
> > > No idea where it's gone now.
> > >
> > > Harri.
> >
> > Im not sure if I understand this right. A automatic checking would mean a
> > looking into the bookmarks.xml file - which is privat - and a http get on
> > domain/favicon.ico. Where's the privacy risk? If this is one than any
> > http get on everything - i.e. images, htmlfiles, downloads - would be a
> > privacy risk, too.
>
> The fact that the webmaster could deduce that you have bookmarked his site,
> by the fact that he gets a regular HTTP GET on the favicon from you.
>
> But since konqueror re-queries the favicons regularly anyway, when
> simply browsing, this wouldn't mean much.
>
> Anyway, I'm in favor of a "Reload icons" item, to avoid overwriting icons
> that the user could have set manually (not everything has to be a
> favicon!).
>
> The problem is that although I wrote keditbookmarks I have no clue
> about the favicon stuff so I need some input/code from Malte/Carsten :)
The favicons are rechecked when you visit a page and the local copy is older 
than a week now. IMHO that's enough, but of course I'm open to other 
suggestions.
-Malte

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