Hacking Google Talk Themes
It is as simple as browsing to the following directory:
C:\Documents and Settings\[username]\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Google Talk\themes\system\chat\[nameOfTheme]\Contents\Resources
and you will see a “main.css” file. When you open that file you can change any of the CSS tags to change or create your own Google Talk theme.
A little explanation on the different classes. Look for the “DIV.out” tag. This is the container in which the text that you type shows up in. The filter property allows you to change the gradient that shows up behind your text after you type. The startcolorStr is the top color of the gradient, and the endColorStr is the bottom color.
That takes care of the background of the box. But you will still have to change the top and bottom padding color of the box. The top is taken care of with DIV.t-o. Change the background-color to the same one that you chose for startColorStr and for DIV.b-o change it to the same one as endColorStr.
Also in the DIV.out class, you can add a “color:” attribute to change the color of the text. With these basic explanations you can figure out what the other classes in the file or for. The classes with an “in” prefix are for designing the text as it is coming from your buddy.
You can download a theme that I made by clicking Download below. Simply extract the file to this directory:
C:\Documents and Settings\[username]\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Google Talk\themes\system\chat\
Hi,
thanks for your nice articel about google talk themes…. It helped me a lot. And also thanks for your nice theme… Now I use this, all googlethemes are sh*t
Pinguin
Hey! Thanks for checking out my site and blog. It is fairly new, so I am trying to get content that people would be interested in reading on here.
I just created a few of my own – <a href="http://www.aalaap.com/2006/04/windows-xp-google-talk-theme.html">Windows XP</a> and <a href="http://www.aalaap.com/2006/04/dos-box-google-talk-theme.html">DOS Box</a> – and I’m working on several more which I will upload to my site. Check them out!
thx Alaap for the link. Nice Styles, but my favorite is Kyle’s style…
Aalaap, I like the simplicity of the theme. I have a really sweet theme that I am using on my Mac right now for Adium X called Renkoo. It has nice fade transitions for when someone as typed something. Very cool! Apparently these, with a little work, can be transformed into Google Talk themes.
Hey I made a bunch of themes too…
they are available at http://gtalk.anthonysottile.com
Hi! Nice site! I kind of have a problem though-I get as far as the "application data" and "google" folders. . .but there isn’t a "google talk" thing. So I can’t use any of the themes! =( Please help!
Make sure that you have your system files and hidden files showing. Go to Tools -> Folder Options then select the View tab. Under the hidden files and folders heading select "Show Hidden files and folders." Uncheck the "Hide protected operating system files" option. Click yes to confirm and then OK.
Give that a swing.
Thanks for this super cool theme! I am using "Royal Noir" theme on Windows XP which gives it a Vista-ish look. Can you please suggest some changes in GTalk theme which suits well with this color scheme.
hey
we can find some more nice google talk themes at http://www.GoogleTalkThemes.com