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Entry title: Google Talk update!
Date added:  Friday, April 7 2006, 07:16PM
Written by:  Agilo (agilo3@gmail.com)
Entry ID:    193
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Google Talk has updated with some very awesome changes!
Normally I won't post about application updates (other than my own creations),
but this I feel I should mention (for the sake of publicity -- even if my site
doesn't get all that many visitors).

Notable changes:


 Avatars (support for transparent PNGs!)!
 Chat skins (built up using CSS!!)!


Notices:


 Google Talk will convert all avatars to PNG files and store the cache in
C:\Documents and Settings\%username%\Local Settings\Application
Data\Google\Google Talk\avatars\.
 Google Talk keeps chatlogs locally in C:\Documents and
Settings\%username%\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Google
Talk\chatlogs\ (I'm wondering if Google Chat spools these here for GMail's
chatlogs and if these can be messed with in a malicious way).
 Google Talk keeps its skins in C:\Documents and Settings\%username%\Local
Settings\Application Data\Google\Google Talk\themes\, and custom skins in its
user\ directory.
 C:\Program Files\Google\Google Talk\ holds older versions of Google Talk.
 (When a chat is shaded) Tab selects other chats (knew this before) but
CTRL+Tab will move focuss to other chats.
 You can "steal" other people's avatars real easily (not a real challenge nor
useful function, but funny nonetheless). :P


Expectations:


 Overthrow of Microsoft (there's always hope :P).
 Linux client (I know you can use its jabber protocol, but I mean an official
GUI client :P -- I'd use it. :)).
 Interface getting (even more :P) homey (meaning: one can easily feel right at
home).


Todo:


 Create my own skin/theme (or find a dedicated Google Talk theming site). :P


Also, something happened April 1st (A.K.A. April Fools) which I'll put in my
weblog at a later date (I wasn't planning on making any entries before I'd
make that one, but I really wanted to blog this, so..).


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