April 2008
Intermediate to advanced
384 pages
15h 52m
English
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144 GOOGLE APPS HACKS
Please note that due to security restrictions, embedding the Google Talk gadget into a web page works with
many but not all browsers. Internet Explorer 7, for instance, may not allow users to sign in to the gadget if it’s
included on your blog or other web page.
But wouldn’t it be nice to take control over the gadget design as well? Creating a user stylesheet
might come in handy here, though (interestingly enough) this will not work with the
online version of Google Talk, but it will work with the desktop variant. The reason is that the gadget
version of Google Talk actually uses the Flash plug-in instead of being a plain web page, whereas the
desktop version of Talk uses HTML and JavaScript to display its contents. Google Talk desktop also
comes with a set of predened themes. To nd out more about hacking
the desktop Talk CSS, take a look at http://kylehayes.info/blog/index.cfm/2006/4/1/Hacking-
Google-Talk-Themes. To download a selection of ready-made new themes, point your browser to
http://gtalk.anthonysottile.com.
HaCK 59:
You can create your own gadget to add to the Google home page
or share with friends, in a matter of seconds.
There are two basic ways to create your own iGoogle gadgets. The easiest and quickest way is to use
Google’s wizard, described in this hack. For advanced customization, you can also ...
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I'm always learning. So when I got on to O'Reilly, I was like a kid in a candy store. There are playlists. There are answers. There's on-demand training. It's worth its weight in gold, in terms of what it allows me to do.