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What about people who don't like or use the Gmail web UI (I use it over IMAP) but would still like to use Google Talk to stay in touch with friends? Is my only
by sid0 15y ago
What about people who don't like or use the Gmail web UI (I use it over IMAP) but would still like to use Google Talk to stay in touch with friends? Is my only option to use third-party clients? I like Google Talk but dislike Gmail, and tying the two together doesn't really work out in my favour.
- seabee 15y agoHey, a client running in a web browser is still a client. You should also probably realize the point of using XMPP is that it's an open standard, and anyone is allowed to make their own implementation; contrast with the uneasy interoperability of, say, MSN Messenger with Pidgin. Now they're using Jingle, do you need a first-party client? You don't expect first-party SSH clients from your hosting provider, or first-party email clients from your ISP. And god knows there are enough IM/VoIP clients out there, so I'm all for thinning the herd...
- nl 15y ago"What about people who don't like or use the Gmail web UI" Well there is always http://talkgadget.google.com/talkgadget/client http://talkgadget.google.com/talkgadget/client Opening a webbrowser window with that and you are set. No Gmail UI, and you get video chat.
- sid0 15y agoThanks, I didn't know about that.
- aphexairlines 15y agoI wonder why the gadget doesn't have an option for calling normal phone lines like the Gmail UI does.