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  1. #1
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    Create a Google Talk Theme

    Google talk uses an Jabber protocol, a free open source protocol for communication. Since its open source, all its services are free and customizable. You can even view the code and API provided by Google.

    Let us start with the Gtalk appearance customization:

    1) Searching for Google Talk themes:

    %userprofile%\Local

    Copy and paste the above location in the My Computer address bar.Press Enter and you will see the default location for themes.

    2) Create a new folder and name it gtricks.

    3) Let us choose theme ClassicPicture because of its simplicity. Go inside the folder ClassicPicture and you will find another folder named Contents. Copy it.

    4) Navigate back to gtricks folder. Paste the Contents folder inside gtricks folder.

    5) You will discover folder named Resources inside Contents. And inside Resources you will find few more files like main.css, status.html and others.

    So your file structure should look like this :

    ....Google\Google Talk\themes\system\chat\gtricks\Contents\Resources

    Next is providing your own background image:

    6) Choose a image of size 300x250 which will act as theme background.(Preferably a lighter color image). Name it aery.jpg .

    7) Create a folder inside Resources folder and name it Images.

    8) Put image san.jpg inside the folder Images.

    So resultant cutomized backgroung will be
    gtricks -> Contents -> Resources -> Images -> san.jpg

    10) Double click to open it and try to locate this code:

    BODY {
    margin: 6px;
    }
    11) Add background-image: url("Images/san.jpg"); to above BODY class.

    now it should look like :

    BODY
    {
    margin: 6px;
    background-image: url("Images/san.jpg");
    }

    Save it.

    12) You are done for the first part. Close Gtalk from the system tray and restart. Go to settings and them appearance to select theme.

  2. #2
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    Re: Create a Google Talk Theme

    Wow, That's a great tip now i will show you some of my creations soon. I will create some good themes and put it here for downloads.
    "Let us remember that our interest is in concord, not conflict, and that our real eminence rests in the victories of peace, not those of war." -McKinley

  3. #3
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    Re: Create a Google Talk Theme

    I got bored with the same old Gtalk theme. I always wished for a sweet Gtalk theme like those in yahoo messenger 9. Gtalk is a really useful chat messenger. Like the idea that I can make my own themes for it too.

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