Unable to load favicons from local HTML files

Culip

Vivaldi 3.4.2066.76 (Stable channel) for Windows

Store an HTML file and a favicon file in your local Windows 10 workstation.

PS C:\> Get-ChildItem C:\Users\culip\Desktop\folder\

      Directory: C:\Users\culip\Desktop\folder
Mode                 LastWriteTime         Length Name
----                 -------------         ------ ----
-a---          10/20/2020  6:30 PM           5558 favicon.ico
-a---          10/20/2020  4:51 PM            123 favicontest.html
PS C:\>

The HTML file, favicontest.html, has the following structure that simply loads the favicon:

PS C:\> Get-Content C:\Users\culip\Desktop\folder\favicontest.html
<html>
<head>
  <link rel="shortcut icon" href="favicon.ico">
</head>
<body>
  <p>Favicon test</p>
</body>
</html>
PS C:\>

Open the HTML file with Vivaldi 3.4.2066.76 (Stable channel) and I do not see the favicon image in the tab line.

Compare with other browsers:

Google Chrome 86

Firefox Release 82

mepqfilho

I have a locally stored HTML page and I've added a favicon. However, Vivaldi does not display it on the tabs bar when I open it.

I have tried opening the same file on Firefox and it had no troubles displaying the icon. Is there a way to make Vivaldi display it or does it only work with HTML pages rendered through the Internet?

For reference:

<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <title>Something</title>
    <link rel="shortcut icon" href="../assets/icon.ico">
</head>
    <body>
        <div>Something</div>
    </body>
</html>

Thanks in advance, guys, I know it's a stupid need, but it would be nice if I got this to work.

legobuilder26

@mepqfilho I remember hearing about a bug like this, let me check real quick...

Update:

@Gwen-Dragon said in BUG: Unable to load favicons from local HTML files:

That is a old known bug. No need to report to bug tracker.

Bus was reported as VB-73443 "Local HTML file does not load favicon"

Pathduck

It's borked in Stable, but works in latest Snapshot

mepqfilho

@Gwen-Dragon could some platform-related configuration cause this bug to persist? I'm using version 3.5.2115.87 as of now and the favicon still does not load.

Pezo

I'm having the same issue still on the latest stable (both on Windows and Linux).

Here's a similar topic for Windows: BUG: Unable to load favicons from local HTML files

Pezo

I'm having the same issue still on the latest stable (both on Windows and Linux).

Here's a similar topic for Linux: Local Vivaldi favicon not loading

pafflick

I merged the two threads since it's occurring on all platforms apparently. So far, there is an issue with displaying local *.ico favicons - *.png files are displayed correctly. The issue has been reported to the developers already.