Sun Java System Instant Messaging 7.2 Administration Guide

ProcedureTo Customize Tooltip Contents

  1. Extract the files from imbrand.jar.

    See Table 15–1 for default locations for imbrand.jar

  2. Change to the following directory:

    com/sun/im/client/

  3. Open brand.properties.

  4. Add the contact.tooltip.format.html attribute to the file.

  5. Specify the attribute you want to display in the tooltip as the value for contact.tooltip.format.html.

    For example, if you want to display the telephone number and email address of the contact, you would enter:

    contact.tooltip.format.html=mailto: ${attr:mail} tel: ${attr:telephonenumber}

    For more information on customizing the contents of imbrand.jar file, see Customizing the Application (Java Web Start).

  6. Save your changes and close the file.

  7. Repackage imbrand.jar.