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Lucky
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 Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 6:52 am Post subject: Desktop Icons for Google Talk Contacts |
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Ever wanted to start chatting with your friend instantly, by clicking an icon on your desktop? Well you can!  Here's how Alex from Google OS explains us how to do it:
Right click on your desktop, select New > Shortcut and then type the following line in the window that appears:
gtalk:chat?jid=username@gmail.com
Replace username with the real thing and you're off to go  And yeah you can personalize the icon on the desktop
Google Talk is all high voice quality so why only chat with your friends? Well call them:
gtalk:call?jid=username@gmail.com
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mEo
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| Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 8:37 am Post subject: |
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that's pretty cool, I was working on implementing that feature into Extended Talk a while back, never got around to finishing it. I think it was something discussed on these forums, the reason why I did it I mean. It'll prove useful for many people i'm sure.
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vikke
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| Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 6:04 pm Post subject: |
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Wow! That could be used within websites!!
Good find! |
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rapster88
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| Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 6:10 pm Post subject: Cool! |
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Nice tip! 
edit: Shortcut you created will automatically place with Google Talk Icon.
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Lucky
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| Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 8:51 pm Post subject: |
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For me it had an Internet Explorer like icon . .. just like in your Favorites.
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| Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 11:35 pm Post subject: |
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| Works as an URL too |
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Lucky
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| Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2007 5:05 am Post subject: |
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Yes of course. Skype and Yahoo! Messenger have similar features. Probably others too
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| Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2007 4:11 pm Post subject: |
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deAd
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| Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2007 4:29 am Post subject: |
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| You can also open the main window by using a nonexistant parameter: gtalk:open |
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vikke
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| Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2007 7:53 am Post subject: |
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| Yes, because it will run gtalk exe everytime, just use gtalk://. |
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shmoolikipod
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| Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2007 8:37 pm Post subject: |
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thanks
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rapster88
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| Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2007 7:35 am Post subject: |
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Will not work under Windows Vista. 
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Lucky
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| Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2007 1:09 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for telling us this
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| Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2007 2:55 pm Post subject: |
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| It does for me, it's just IE 7 which blocks it, FX works fine. |
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rapster88
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| Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2007 6:15 pm Post subject: |
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No, not work for me, Error " Application Not Found ".
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