GTalk on top by default in Win7

Is there some 'key' that can be added to the registry, to cause GTalk to be in the foreground WHENEVER it is launched ?

jphilippa wrote:
Is there some 'key' that can be added to the registry, to cause GTalk
to be in the foreground WHENEVER it is launched ?

I don't think there is any way in Windows to set "always on top" for a
program, but there are some free third party utilities that will do it.
I use "DeskPins." I can't find an original source site, but it is
available at most popular freeware sites, like Snapfiles.
http://www.snapfiles.com/get/deskpins.html
--
Crash

"Facts are stubborn things, but statistics are more pliable."
~ Laurence J. Peter ~

Originally Posted by Dave \Crash\ Dummy

jphilippa wrote:
Is there some 'key' that can be added to the registry, to cause GTalk
to be in the foreground WHENEVER it is launched ?

I don't think there is any way in Windows to set "always on top" for a
program, but there are some free third party utilities that will do it.
I use "DeskPins." I can't find an original source site, but it is
available at most popular freeware sites, like Snapfiles.
http://www.snapfiles.com/get/deskpins.html
--
Crash

"Facts are stubborn things, but statistics are more pliable."
~ Laurence J. Peter ~

Sad to say Deskpins, just like 'Windows on Top' and 'Always on Top' does not survive a reboot. I would really like to make 'being in the foreground' a PERMANENT feature of GTalk.

On Thu, 29 Nov 2012 11:44:03 +0000, jphilippa
wrote:

Dave \Crash\ Dummy;3538652 Wrote:
jphilippa wrote:-
Is there some 'key' that can be added to the registry, to cause GTalk
to be in the foreground WHENEVER it is launched ?-

I don't think there is any way in Windows to set "always on top" for a
program, but there are some free third party utilities that will do it.
I use "DeskPins." I can't find an original source site, but it is
available at most popular freeware sites, like Snapfiles.
http://www.snapfiles.com/get/deskpins.html

Sad to say Deskpins, just like 'Windows on Top' and 'Always on Top'
does not survive a reboot. I would really like to make 'being in the
foreground' a PERMANENT feature of GTalk.

Have you put in a feature request to the folks at GTalk?

--

Char Jackson

jphilippa wrote:
Dave \Crash\ Dummy;3538652 Wrote:
jphilippa wrote:- Is there some 'key' that can be added to the
registry, to cause GTalk to be in the foreground WHENEVER it is
launched ?-

I don't think there is any way in Windows to set "always on top"
for a program, but there are some free third party utilities that
will do it. I use "DeskPins." I can't find an original source site,
but it is available at most popular freeware sites, like Snapfiles.
http://www.snapfiles.com/get/deskpins.html

Sad to say Deskpins, just like 'Windows on Top' and 'Always on Top'
does not survive a reboot. I would really like to make 'being in the
foreground' a PERMANENT feature of GTalk.

Well, cheer up because you are wrong (maybe). Look at the Autopins
feature under Options. It works for some programs but not for others. I
won't go into detail here. That is what the Help files are for.
--
Crash

"Never underestimate the power of the Dark Side."
~ Obi-Wan Kenobi ~

Originally Posted by Dave \Crash\ Dummy

jphilippa wrote:
Dave \Crash\ Dummy;3538652 Wrote:
jphilippa wrote:- Is there some 'key' that can be added to the
registry, to cause GTalk to be in the foreground WHENEVER it is
launched ?-

I don't think there is any way in Windows to set "always on top"
for a program, but there are some free third party utilities that
will do it. I use "DeskPins." I can't find an original source site,
but it is available at most popular freeware sites, like Snapfiles.
http://www.snapfiles.com/get/deskpins.html

Sad to say Deskpins, just like 'Windows on Top' and 'Always on Top'
does not survive a reboot. I would really like to make 'being in the
foreground' a PERMANENT feature of GTalk.

Well, cheer up because you are wrong (maybe). Look at the Autopins
feature under Options. It works for some programs but not for others. I
won't go into detail here. That is what the Help files are for.
--
Crash

"Never underestimate the power of the Dark Side."
~ Obi-Wan Kenobi ~

That does indeed cheer me up, and I will have a second look. Thank you.

Char Jackson - No, I have not asked Google for that feature, but I guess it is an option.

Originally Posted by jphilippa

That does indeed cheer me up, and I will have a second look. Thank you.

Char Jackson - No, I have not asked Google for that feature, but I guess it is an option.

I have now had a look at it again, and indeed found the Autopins. I agree with you Dave that there is potential for getting the desired result from that. However, Crash, filling in the available entries would be sheer guess work, so I emailed the 'author' for help, and had the email returned to me as undeliverable. If YOU, Dummy, were to have a clue as to how to proceed with AUTOPINS, and would guide me, it would be much appreciated, and I think a great boon to the users of GTalk, apart from me.

Originally Posted by jphilippa

I have now had a look at it again, and indeed found the Autopins. I agree with you Dave that there is potential for getting the desired result from that. However, Crash, filling in the available entries would be sheer guess work, so I emailed the 'author' for help, and had the email returned to me as undeliverable. If YOU, Dummy, were to have a clue as to how to proceed with AUTOPINS, and would guide me, it would be much appreciated, and I think a great boon to the users of GTalk, apart from me.

I have followed the advice in the Help File to the extent that I could, by putting a name of my choice for 'description; '*' for the different contacts that I might have for the edited version of 'type', whose original was obtained by dragging the icon from beside 'type' to the window on interest; likewise 'chat window' was extracted by dragging the 'class' icon to the window. But alas NO improvement - still does not survive reboot.