Extended Talk is a free and useful Google Talk plugin.

ET, short for Extended Talk (and for Extra-Terrestrial), is an application developed by two of the moderators from customizetalk.com: Vikke and mEo.

Here are some key features of "Extended Talk":

· Easy button: A button added to the chat windows gives easy access to ET's features
· Active Status: Dynamically change the status of your Google Talk
· You can add the current time, the latest RSS news, or even what you are currently browsing
· Custom images: Send images with Google Talk (Like big emoticons)
· Your friends also need ET for this feature to work
· File Transfer: Transfer files between two users using ET
· commands: such as: /signout, /away and /1337
Smileys: Replace the blue text smilies with graphical ones:
· you can also use your own set of smilies) (only visible locally)
· Desktop friends: Floating contacts on your desktop like Messenger Plus
· Boss protection: Hides all Google Talk windows with a press of the shortcut key
· Locking: Lock Google Talk to prevent anyone from accessing it
· Font color: Change the color of the text you send (only visible locally)
· Chat Background color changer: Change the white background area and the typing area in chat windows to whatever you want (only visible locally)
· Shortcuts: Quickly enters your date, time, IP, Google Talk version, or operation system
· Text filtering: Want to speak 1337? This is the feature for you
· Transparency: Make Google Talk see trough
· Text Recall: Recall the last 5 things you typed
· Underline support: Adds the ability to use underline, a feature left out of Google Talk (only visible locally)
· Bold and Italic support: Adds Ctrl+B and Ctrl+I shortcuts, instantly making text bold and/or italic
· Run at startup: Extended Talk will run every time you start your computer
· And last but not least: Extended Talk is free and contains no spyware, adware

Requirements:

· VB Runtime