What control will be best for Buddy List?

Question

I'm developing a xmpp chat client in C#.NET. I'm little confused about what control should I use for Buddy list. Buddy list will consist of status icon, name & his buddy pic. Can u please recommend that what control will be best for me to use? (Do u think that ListView will be appropriate?)

Another question, I'm using agsxmpp. Does it support invisible status in Gtalk. Is there any library out there bettre than this ?

Thanks.

Answer 1

I think the ListView would be fine, it supports everything you would need. You could also go with an owner-draw ListBox if you want something with a little more flexibility (though obviously, that'd be more work).

As for your other question, I'm not sure. You might want to check the documentation for the library.

Answer 2

Using TreeView will be the best control, it will help you in grouping buddies. I used it before for the same purpose.

Answer 3

The RosterTree code in Jabber-Net would be a good starting point. It already does owner-draw, and could be pretty easily extended to do avatars by modifying the DrawItem method.