Google merges Gmail with chat

[rpm]

http://www.mybroadband.co.za/nephp/?m=show&id=1888

 

[bwana]

For those who dont see the new Chat - or other new additions to gmail - I read a hint on digg today - go to Settings, General, and change Gmail display language to English (US).

 

[Claymore]

It's pretty cool, logging GoogleTalk converstaions.

Now we need Google to enable sorting of email, by size, sender, etc.

 

[sparklehorse]

I like the direction this is going

Anyone been able to use the web gmail client to chat yet?

 

[bwana]

I like the direction this is going

Anyone been able to use the web gmail client to chat yet?

No but I only just noticed it doesnt support safari so am going to try it with firefox.

EDIT - AHHH - much better now.

 

[jacauc]

I see the "chats" in the left column, but apart from that, don't see anything new. (yet)

 

[native]

Gave it a try these morning and it worked fine on Firefox.

 

[jacauc]

I want mine tooo!!

 

[krycor]

I wish they hurry up wit the whole inter-connect agreement thing between msn, icq googletalk etc then its worthwhile. Rightnow i use msn since most people use it(US) and so this addtion though nice is kinda wasted. BTW there are some cool progs you can get to store files in gmail.

 

[sparklehorse]

try this:
http://www.bigblueball.com/forums/google-talk-news/33739-connect-google-talk-aim-msn-yahoo.html
You can use any jabber chat client that supports the yahoo/msn/aim transports, psi and Exodus will do afaik
A good local server to use is jabber.obsidian.co.za

 

[kilps]

Ok - I got it now, it's pretty cool but takes up some space ... there is also this thing which appears when you hover over contacts, can be a bit anoying - but it would be nice if their was a users online status next to their name ... not in the little popup

 

[sparklehorse]

hides the chat bubble in GMail...
http://blogs.cocoondev.org//dims/archives/004559.html

 

[jacauc]

I always leave my Gmail window open... Think it's necessarry to sign out and back in before this appears?

I have tried this a couple of times, but its frustrating :S
hehehe

Cheers
jacauc

 

[jacauc]

I still dont have it

 

[Telkomisaloser]

I have it

 

[sparklehorse]

Make sure you have en-US language in your settings.
It also does not yet work over https so make sure you access gmail over http and not https.

 

[krycor]

btw now the chat thingy is FULLY intergrated into gmail which is awesome, if only i knew people who use it. Anyways yay google.

 

[.geek]

hides the chat bubble in GMail...
http://blogs.cocoondev.org//dims/archives/004559.html

Brilliant. Thanks.

 

[DVDA]

Now we need Google to enable sorting of email, by size, sender, etc.

Why do you need this when you have search? I normally remember a word or phrase and sender of the email that I'm looking for, type it in, and you find your mail.