--- a/frontends/src/quick_frontend/quick_chat.py	Fri Sep 09 23:54:33 2016 +0200
+++ b/frontends/src/quick_frontend/quick_chat.py	Fri Sep 09 23:54:33 2016 +0200
@@ -182,6 +182,17 @@
         self._state = None
 
     @property
+    def data(self):
+        """reconstruct data dict from attributes"""
+        data = {}
+        data['nick'] = self.nick
+        if self._entity is not None:
+            data['entity'] = self._entity
+        data['affiliation'] = self.affiliation
+        data['role'] = self.role
+        return data
+
+    @property
     def jid(self):
         """jid in the room"""
         return jid.JID(u"{}/{}".format(self.parent.target.bare, self.nick))
@@ -273,6 +284,13 @@
         if target.resource:
             self.current_target = target # FIXME: tmp, must use resource priority throught contactList instead
 
+    def recreateArgs(self, args, kwargs):
+        """copy important attribute for a new widget"""
+        kwargs['type_'] = self.type
+        if self.type == C.CHAT_GROUP:
+            kwargs['occupants'] = {o.nick: o.data for o in self.occupants.itervalues()}
+        kwargs['subject'] = self.subject
+
     def onPrivateCreated(self, widget):
         """Method called when a new widget for private conversation (MUC) is created"""
         raise NotImplementedError