** Google Talk Cheat Sheet. by ROCKY13 2010/02/03 18:24
Are you crazy about
Google Talk. Do you want
to be become a master of
Google Talk? Then here is
a source for you to know
each and every secret of
Google Talk. I think this is
a complete list of tips,
tricks, hacks, howtos,
keyboard shortcuts and
few miscellaneous facts
about Google Talk.
Are you crazy about
Google Talk. Do you want
to be become a master of
Google Talk? Then here is
a source for you to know
each and every secret of
Google Talk. I think this is
a complete list of tips,
tricks, hacks, howtos,
keyboard shortcuts and
few miscellaneous facts
about Google Talk.
ROCKY13 2010/02/03 18:26
Tips & Tricks
1. Change the font size
While holding the control
key, move the scroll wheel
on your mouse either up
or down. This trick works
while being focused in
either the read or write
area.
2. Insert line breaks
If you want to have a
message that spans
multiple paragraphs, just
hold shift and hit enter.
You can add as many new
lines as you want to
create.
3. Bold Text
To write something bold,
you can use an asterisk
before and after the
word. For Example
*2wap*
Tips & Tricks
1. Change the font size
While holding the control
key, move the scroll wheel
on your mouse either up
or down. This trick works
while being focused in
either the read or write
area.
2. Insert line breaks
If you want to have a
message that spans
multiple paragraphs, just
hold shift and hit enter.
You can add as many new
lines as you want to
create.
3. Bold Text
To write something bold,
you can use an asterisk
before and after the
word. For Example
*2wap*
ROCKY13 2010/02/03 18:27
4. Italic Text
To use italics, use an
underscore before and
after the word. For
Example _2wap_
5. Switch windows
Hitting tab will cycle
through open windows. It
will select minimized
conversations, to expand
them just hit enter. If you
just want to cycle through
IMs and dont care about
the buddy list, control-tab
will do that and will
automatically expand a
minimized conversation if
you settle on one.
6. Invitation Tips
You dont need to say Yes
or No when someone
wants to add you as a
friend; you can simply
ignore it, the request will
go away. (On the other
hand, someone with
whom you chat often will
automatically turn to be
your friend, unless you
disable this in the
options).
4. Italic Text
To use italics, use an
underscore before and
after the word. For
Example _2wap_
5. Switch windows
Hitting tab will cycle
through open windows. It
will select minimized
conversations, to expand
them just hit enter. If you
just want to cycle through
IMs and dont care about
the buddy list, control-tab
will do that and will
automatically expand a
minimized conversation if
you settle on one.
6. Invitation Tips
You dont need to say Yes
or No when someone
wants to add you as a
friend; you can simply
ignore it, the request will
go away. (On the other
hand, someone with
whom you chat often will
automatically turn to be
your friend, unless you
disable this in the
options).
ROCKY13 2010/02/03 18:27
7. Show Hyperlinks
You can show your
homepage or blog URL
simply by entering it in
your away message (at
the top of the main
window). It will
automatically turn to a
link visible to others.
7. Show Hyperlinks
You can show your
homepage or blog URL
simply by entering it in
your away message (at
the top of the main
window). It will
automatically turn to a
link visible to others.
ROCKY13 2010/02/03 18:28
How Tos
1. Use multiple
identities on Google
Talk
Want to run Google Talk
with multiple Gmail
identities? If you have
several Google Gmail
accounts you also may
want to run multiple
instances of Google Talk
This is especially
important for families that
share a single PC.
Basically, to have Google
Polygamy you need to
run Google Talk with the
following switch: /
nomutex
Right-click on the desktop
Select New -> Shortcut
Paste the following into
the Address box:
C:program filesgoogle
google talk
googletalk.exe /
nomutex
Click Next and choose a
shortcut name such as
Google Talk1, Google
Talk2, or something
related to your Gmail
account for easy
remembering which
account is which.
How Tos
1. Use multiple
identities on Google
Talk
Want to run Google Talk
with multiple Gmail
identities? If you have
several Google Gmail
accounts you also may
want to run multiple
instances of Google Talk
This is especially
important for families that
share a single PC.
Basically, to have Google
Polygamy you need to
run Google Talk with the
following switch: /
nomutex
Right-click on the desktop
Select New -> Shortcut
Paste the following into
the Address box:
C:program filesgoogle
google talk
googletalk.exe /
nomutex
Click Next and choose a
shortcut name such as
Google Talk1, Google
Talk2, or something
related to your Gmail
account for easy
remembering which
account is which.
ROCKY13 2010/02/03 18:29
2. Use Google Talk via a
Web Browser
You want to use Google
Talk anywhere ? Follow
these guidelines
Opens your favourite web
browser.
Go to following Website
http://
www.webjabber.net:8080/
jim/
Follow the instructions of
the Page.
You can talk with your
friends
3. Conference Calls
Open up a copy of Google
Talk on all computers
with which you wish to
conference.
After one copy is opened
make a new shortcut for
Google Talk but at the
end of it add /nomutex.
If you installed it to the
default folder then your
shortcut should read C:
Program FilesGoogle
Google Talk
googletalk.exe /
nomutex.
Open 2nd instances of the
software on every user s
computer.
After this start a chain:
User 1 should connect on
one instance to user 2.
User 2 will connect on his
second instance to user 3.
User 3 will connect using
his second instance back
to user 1. With this chain
everyone is connected to
everyone.
2. Use Google Talk via a
Web Browser
You want to use Google
Talk anywhere ? Follow
these guidelines
Opens your favourite web
browser.
Go to following Website
http://
www.webjabber.net:8080/
jim/
Follow the instructions of
the Page.
You can talk with your
friends
3. Conference Calls
Open up a copy of Google
Talk on all computers
with which you wish to
conference.
After one copy is opened
make a new shortcut for
Google Talk but at the
end of it add /nomutex.
If you installed it to the
default folder then your
shortcut should read C:
Program FilesGoogle
Google Talk
googletalk.exe /
nomutex.
Open 2nd instances of the
software on every user s
computer.
After this start a chain:
User 1 should connect on
one instance to user 2.
User 2 will connect on his
second instance to user 3.
User 3 will connect using
his second instance back
to user 1. With this chain
everyone is connected to
everyone.
ROCKY13 2010/02/03 18:30
4. Change Nickname
You cant change your
nickname in a way that
other people will see it
change. Every nickname in
the Google Talk Contact
List is the part that is
before @gmail.com (only
the alphabetical
characters are used) or
the name you chosen for
your GMail account. To
change the nickname you
need to do the following:
Go to your Gmail account
and change the name
there.
Choose Settings,
Accounts, and then Edit
info. Click on the second
radio button, and enter
your custom name.
As a result all of your
emails will have that nick
as well, there is no way to
seperate the two.
You can add a website in
your custom message, it
will be clickable when
someone opens a
conversation window with
you.
4. Change Nickname
You cant change your
nickname in a way that
other people will see it
change. Every nickname in
the Google Talk Contact
List is the part that is
before @gmail.com (only
the alphabetical
characters are used) or
the name you chosen for
your GMail account. To
change the nickname you
need to do the following:
Go to your Gmail account
and change the name
there.
Choose Settings,
Accounts, and then Edit
info. Click on the second
radio button, and enter
your custom name.
As a result all of your
emails will have that nick
as well, there is no way to
seperate the two.
You can add a website in
your custom message, it
will be clickable when
someone opens a
conversation window with
you.
ROCKY13 2010/02/03 18:30
5. Contacts
You dont need to say Yes
or No when someone
wants to add you as a
friend; you can simply
ignore it, the request will
go away. (On the other
hand, someone with
whom you chat often will
automatically turn to be
your friend, unless you
disable this).
6. Play Music
Its possible to broadcast
music, MP3, etc. through
Google Talk. Follow the
steps given bellow:
Unplug your microphone.
Double click on the
speaker icon in the lower
right corner. This will open
up Volume Control.
Select Options and then
Properties. Then check
the button next to
Recording then click OK.
You may also have to
change your setting under
Mixer Device. Now the
Recording Control screen
should be up.
On my computer I
selected Wave Out Mix.
Click on the green phone
in Google Talk and call
your friend.
5. Contacts
You dont need to say Yes
or No when someone
wants to add you as a
friend; you can simply
ignore it, the request will
go away. (On the other
hand, someone with
whom you chat often will
automatically turn to be
your friend, unless you
disable this).
6. Play Music
Its possible to broadcast
music, MP3, etc. through
Google Talk. Follow the
steps given bellow:
Unplug your microphone.
Double click on the
speaker icon in the lower
right corner. This will open
up Volume Control.
Select Options and then
Properties. Then check
the button next to
Recording then click OK.
You may also have to
change your setting under
Mixer Device. Now the
Recording Control screen
should be up.
On my computer I
selected Wave Out Mix.
Click on the green phone
in Google Talk and call
your friend.
ROCKY13 2010/02/03 18:31
Registry Hacks~
Before applying any of
these Registry Tweaks
follow the steps given
below:
1. Backup your Registry
2. Start -> Run -> Regedit
3. Now Navigate to the
following directory
HKEY_CURRENT_USER
SoftwareGoogle
Google Talk.
4. Make Changes based on
the info given bellow.
5. Restart your PC for the
changes to take effect.
The Google/Google Talk
key has several sub-keys
that hold different option
values:
Registry Hacks~
Before applying any of
these Registry Tweaks
follow the steps given
below:
1. Backup your Registry
2. Start -> Run -> Regedit
3. Now Navigate to the
following directory
HKEY_CURRENT_USER
SoftwareGoogle
Google Talk.
4. Make Changes based on
the info given bellow.
5. Restart your PC for the
changes to take effect.
The Google/Google Talk
key has several sub-keys
that hold different option
values:
ROCKY13 2010/02/03 18:32
Accounts: This one has
subkeys for each different
account that has logged in
on the client. These keys
have different values that
store the username,
password and connection
options.
Autoupdate: Stores the
current version
information. When the
client checks for updates
it compares Google s
response with these
values. If an update is
needed, it will download
and update the new
version.
Options: This is the most
interesting part, where
most of the current hacks
should be used (keep
reading).
Process: Stores the
process ID. Probably used
by Google Talk to detect
if it s already running or
not.
Accounts: This one has
subkeys for each different
account that has logged in
on the client. These keys
have different values that
store the username,
password and connection
options.
Autoupdate: Stores the
current version
information. When the
client checks for updates
it compares Google s
response with these
values. If an update is
needed, it will download
and update the new
version.
Options: This is the most
interesting part, where
most of the current hacks
should be used (keep
reading).
Process: Stores the
process ID. Probably used
by Google Talk to detect
if it s already running or
not.
ROCKY13 2010/02/03 18:33
1. HKEY_CURRENT_USER
SoftwareGoogle
Google TalkOptions
show_pin
If 1, shows a pin next to
the minimize button that
keeps the windows on top
of all the other open
windows when clicked.
2. HKEY_CURRENT_USER
SoftwareGoogle
Google TalkOptions
view_show_taskbutton
If 0, hides the taskbar
button, and leaves the
tray icon only, when the
window is shown
3. HKEY_CURRENT_USER
SoftwareGoogle
Google TalkOptions
away_inactive
If 1, status will be set as
Away after the specified
number of minutes.
4. HKEY_CURRENT_USER
SoftwareGoogle
Google TalkOptions
away_screensaver
If 1, status will be set as
Away after the specified
number of minutes.
5. HKEY_CURRENT_USER
SoftwareGoogle
Google TalkOptions
inactive_minutes
Number of inactive
minutes to become away
if auto-away is on.
1. HKEY_CURRENT_USER
SoftwareGoogle
Google TalkOptions
show_pin
If 1, shows a pin next to
the minimize button that
keeps the windows on top
of all the other open
windows when clicked.
2. HKEY_CURRENT_USER
SoftwareGoogle
Google TalkOptions
view_show_taskbutton
If 0, hides the taskbar
button, and leaves the
tray icon only, when the
window is shown
3. HKEY_CURRENT_USER
SoftwareGoogle
Google TalkOptions
away_inactive
If 1, status will be set as
Away after the specified
number of minutes.
4. HKEY_CURRENT_USER
SoftwareGoogle
Google TalkOptions
away_screensaver
If 1, status will be set as
Away after the specified
number of minutes.
5. HKEY_CURRENT_USER
SoftwareGoogle
Google TalkOptions
inactive_minutes
Number of inactive
minutes to become away
if auto-away is on.
ROCKY13 2010/02/03 18:35
Keyboard Shortcuts
Shortcut Use
Ctrl + E It centralizes the selected
text, or the current line.
Ctrl + R It justifies to the right the
selected text, or the
current line.
Ctrl + L It justifies to the left the
selected text, or the
current line.
Ctrl + I The same thing does that
Tab.
Tab It is giving the area to
each of the windows
opened by Google Talk.
Ctrl + Tab The same thing does that
Tab but in reverse.
Shift + Tab The same thing that Ctrl +
Tab does.
Ctrl + Shift + LSwitch between points,
numbers, letters, capital
letters, roman numbers
and capital roman
numbers
Ctrl + 1 (Key
Pad) It does a simple space
between the lines.
Ctrl + 2 (Key
Pad) It does a double space
between the lines.
Ctrl + 5 (Key
Pad) A space does 1.5 between
the lines.
Ctrl + 1 (Num
Pad) It goes at the end of the
last line.
Ctrl + 7 (Num
Pad) It goes at the begin of the
last line.
Ctrl + F4 It closes the current
window.
Alt + F4 It closes the current
window.
Alt + Esc It Minimize all the
windows.
Windows +
ESC Open Google Talk (if its
minimized, or in the tray)
F9 Open Gmail to send an
email to the current
contact.
F11 It initiates a telephonic
call with your friend.
F12 It cancels a telephonic
call.
Esc It closes the current
window.
Keyboard Shortcuts
Shortcut Use
Ctrl + E It centralizes the selected
text, or the current line.
Ctrl + R It justifies to the right the
selected text, or the
current line.
Ctrl + L It justifies to the left the
selected text, or the
current line.
Ctrl + I The same thing does that
Tab.
Tab It is giving the area to
each of the windows
opened by Google Talk.
Ctrl + Tab The same thing does that
Tab but in reverse.
Shift + Tab The same thing that Ctrl +
Tab does.
Ctrl + Shift + LSwitch between points,
numbers, letters, capital
letters, roman numbers
and capital roman
numbers
Ctrl + 1 (Key
Pad) It does a simple space
between the lines.
Ctrl + 2 (Key
Pad) It does a double space
between the lines.
Ctrl + 5 (Key
Pad) A space does 1.5 between
the lines.
Ctrl + 1 (Num
Pad) It goes at the end of the
last line.
Ctrl + 7 (Num
Pad) It goes at the begin of the
last line.
Ctrl + F4 It closes the current
window.
Alt + F4 It closes the current
window.
Alt + Esc It Minimize all the
windows.
Windows +
ESC Open Google Talk (if its
minimized, or in the tray)
F9 Open Gmail to send an
email to the current
contact.
F11 It initiates a telephonic
call with your friend.
F12 It cancels a telephonic
call.
Esc It closes the current
window.
ROCKY13 2010/02/03 18:35
Googles Secret
Command-Line
Parameters
There are a few secret
parameters you can add
to Google Talk and make
it function differently.
You can use these
parameters as follows:
C:program filesgoogle
google talk
googletalk.exe [PARAMETER]
Parameter Use
/nomutex Allows you to open more
than one instance of
Google Talk
/autostart It will check the registry
settings to see if it needs
to be started or not. If the
Start automatically with
Windows option is
unchecked, it wont start.
/forcestart Same as /autostart, but
forces it to start no
matter what option was
set.
/S upgrade Used when upgrading
Google Talk
/register Registers Google Talk in
the registry, includig the
GMail Compose method.
/checkupdate Check for newer versions.
/plaintextauth Uses plain authentication
mechanism instead of
Google s GAIA
mechanism. Used for
testing the plain method
on Google s servers.
/nogaiaauth Disables GAIA
authentication method.
The same as /
plaintextauth .
/factoryreset Set settings back to
default.
/gaiaserver
servername.com Uses a different GAIA
server to connect to
Google Talk. Used for
debug purposes only,
there are no other known
GAIA servers.
/mailto
email@host.com Send an email with Gmail.
/diag Start Google Talk in
diagnostic mode.
/log Probably has something to
do with the diagnostic
logging
Googles Secret
Command-Line
Parameters
There are a few secret
parameters you can add
to Google Talk and make
it function differently.
You can use these
parameters as follows:
C:program filesgoogle
google talk
googletalk.exe [PARAMETER]
Parameter Use
/nomutex Allows you to open more
than one instance of
Google Talk
/autostart It will check the registry
settings to see if it needs
to be started or not. If the
Start automatically with
Windows option is
unchecked, it wont start.
/forcestart Same as /autostart, but
forces it to start no
matter what option was
set.
/S upgrade Used when upgrading
Google Talk
/register Registers Google Talk in
the registry, includig the
GMail Compose method.
/checkupdate Check for newer versions.
/plaintextauth Uses plain authentication
mechanism instead of
Google s GAIA
mechanism. Used for
testing the plain method
on Google s servers.
/nogaiaauth Disables GAIA
authentication method.
The same as /
plaintextauth .
/factoryreset Set settings back to
default.
/gaiaserver
servername.com Uses a different GAIA
server to connect to
Google Talk. Used for
debug purposes only,
there are no other known
GAIA servers.
/mailto
email@host.com Send an email with Gmail.
/diag Start Google Talk in
diagnostic mode.
/log Probably has something to
do with the diagnostic
logging
ROCKY13 2010/02/03 18:36
Miscellaneous G-talk
Facts
A message can be 32767
characters long.
The Gmail account
user@gmail.com cant be
invited as your friend
Miscellaneous G-talk
Facts
A message can be 32767
characters long.
The Gmail account
user@gmail.com cant be
invited as your friend
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