Controlling CWEs and Notifications in Lync 2010 Contextual Conversations: Silverlight Applications (Part 2 of 3)

Summary:   This article describes how to add three registry entries in various combinations to control the display of the Conversation Window Extension (CWE) and the start link notification in a Microsoft Lync 2010 contextual conversation.

Applies to:   Microsoft Lync 2010 | Microsoft Lync 2010 SDK

Published:   January 2012 | Provided by:   John Clarkson, Microsoft | About the Author

Contents

• Introduction

• Part 1 and 3

• Additional Resources

Introduction

The examples in this section use the Lync Silverlight contextual applications that are described in the Working with Lync 2010 Contextual Data Methods and Events MSDN article.

• To open Silverlight contextual applications in the Conversation Window Extension (CWE), include the InternalURL and ExternalURL entries in the registry.

• To add the start link notification to a message, add the Path entry to the registry.

To display the CWE and exclude the start link notification

1. In figure 1, when registering the Silverlight application, include the InternalURL and ExternalURL entries. For more information, see Application Registration for Lync 2010 Contextual Applications.

   Figure 1. Registry

   

2. Start the contextual conversation. The conversation window and the CWE open, as shown in figure 2.

   Figure 2. Conversation window and the CWE on the sending computer

   

3. On a computer that receives the message, click the invite, and then the conversation window and the CWE open, as shown in figure 3.

   Figure 3. Conversation window and the CWE on the receiving computer

   

To display the start link notification and exclude the CWE

1. When registering the Silverlight application, include the Path but exclude the InternalURL and ExternalURL entries, as shown in figure 4.

   Figure 4. Registry

   

2. Start the contextual conversation. The conversation window opens and includes a start link notification. The application opens in a separate window. In figure 5, the CWE does not open.

   Figure 5. Conversation window and the CWE on the sending computer

   

3. On a computer that receives the message, click the invite. In figure 6, the conversation window opens and includes the start link notification. To open the contextual application, click the start link. The CWE does not open.

   Figure 6. Conversation window on the receiving computer

   

Part 1 and 3

• Controlling CWEs and Notifications in Lync 2010 Contextual Conversations: Introduction (Part 1 of 3)

• Controlling CWEs and Notifications in Lync 2010 Contextual Conversations: Desktop Applications (Part 3 of 3)

Additional Resources

For more information, see the following resources:

• Lync Developer Center

• Application Registration for Lync 2010 Contextual Applications

• Register Contextual Conversation Packages in Lync 2010

• Walkthrough: Perform Install Registration for an Extensibility Application (Lync 2010 SDK)

• Walkthrough: Perform Run-Time Registration for an Extensibility Application (Lync 2010 SDK)

About the Author

John Clarkson is a programming writer with the Microsoft Lync product team.