IM Control Parameter Reference
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| This topic describes functionality that will be obsolete. The information in this topic is provided for legacy purposes only. |
This topic describes the parameters that you can use with the Windows Live Messenger IM Control.
The following table shows the required parameters.
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invitee |
The user receiving the message. The following markup shows an example of this parameter.
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mkt |
Specifies a culture ID that indicates the language to localize the UI text for the control. See Appendix A: Supported Languages.) If this parameter is omitted, a default value of en-US will be used. |
The following table shows the optional parameters.
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useTheme |
Boolean indicating whether custom themes should be applied. |
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foreColor |
Text color. Note "8 characters" text string is always gray colored. |
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backColor |
Background color. |
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linkColor |
Text color for hyperlinks. |
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borderColor |
Border color. |
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buttonForeColor |
Text color for active buttons. |
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buttonBackColor |
Background color for active buttons. |
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buttonBorderColor |
Border color for buttons. |
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buttonDisabledColor |
Background color for a disabled button. |
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headerForeColor |
Text color for the header area. |
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headerBackColor |
Background color for the header area. |
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menuForeColor |
Text color for menus. |
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menuBackColor |
Background color for menus. |
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chatForeColor |
Text color for the text and typing area. |
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chatBackColor |
Background for the text and typing area. |
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chatDisabledColor |
Text color for error messages in the text area. |
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chatErrorColor |
Text color for error messages in the text area. |
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chatLabelColor |
Text color for the text IM Label, for example, "<Display Name>". |
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dt |
Delegation token. |
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wl_sig_source |
Inviter e-mail address. Used only for Delegated Authentication. |
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wl_sig_source_display_name |
Inviter display name. Used only for Delegated Authentication. |
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wl_sig_target_display_name |
Invitee display name. Used only for Delegated Authentication. |
The following code example shows how the markup appears for IM Control parameters.
<iframe src="http://settings.messenger.live.com/Conversation/IMMe.aspx?invitee=12BACD345678%40apps.messenger.live.com&mkt=en-US&useTheme=true&foreColor=040404" width="300" height="300" style="border: solid 1px black; width: 300px; height: 300px;" frameborder="0" > </iframe>
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| JavaScript must be enabled for the IM Control to work. |
The Appendix A: Supported Languages topic shows the supported languages for the Windows Live Messenger IM Control.
