--- a/src/browser/sat_browser/contact_widget.py	Mon Mar 09 16:27:20 2015 +0100
+++ b/src/browser/sat_browser/contact_widget.py	Mon Mar 09 16:30:06 2015 +0100
@@ -38,6 +38,13 @@
     """Display a contact in HTML, selecting best display (jid/nick/etc)"""
 
     def __init__(self, host, jid_, display=C.CONTACT_DEFAULT_DISPLAY):
+        """
+
+        @param host (SatWebFrontend): host instance
+        @param jid_ (jid.JID): contact JID
+        @param display (tuple): prioritize the display methods of the contact's
+            label with values in ("jid", "nick", "bare", "resource").
+        """
         # TODO: add a listener for nick changes
         HTML.__init__(self)
         self.host = host
@@ -107,25 +114,36 @@
 
 class ContactBox(VerticalPanel, ClickHandler, libervia_widget.DragLabel):
 
-    def __init__(self, parent, jid_, style_name=None, display=C.CONTACT_DEFAULT_DISPLAY):
+    def __init__(self, host, jid_, style_name=None, menu_types=None, display=C.CONTACT_DEFAULT_DISPLAY):
         """
-        @param parent (ContactPanel): ContactPanel hosting this box
+        @param host (SatWebFrontend): host instance
         @param jid_ (jid.JID): contact JID
+        @param style_name (unicode): CSS style name
+        @param menu_types (tuple): define the menu types that fit this
+            contact panel, with values from the menus type constants.
+        @param contacts_display (tuple): prioritize the display methods of the
+            contact's label with values in ("jid", "nick", "bare", "resource").
+
         """
         VerticalPanel.__init__(self, StyleName=style_name or 'contactBox', VerticalAlignment='middle')
         ClickHandler.__init__(self)
-        libervia_widget.DragLabel.__init__(self, jid_, "CONTACT", parent.host)
+        libervia_widget.DragLabel.__init__(self, jid_, "CONTACT", host)
         self.jid = jid_
-        self.label = ContactLabel(parent.host, self.jid, display=display)
-        self.avatar = ContactMenuBar(self, parent.host) if parent.handle_menu else Image()
-        self.updateAvatar(parent.host.getAvatarURL(self.jid.bare))
+        self.label = ContactLabel(host, self.jid, display=display)
+        self.menu_types = menu_types
+        self.avatar = ContactMenuBar(self, host) if menu_types else Image()
+        try:  # FIXME: dirty hack to force using an Image when the menu is actually empty
+            self.avatar.items[0]
+        except IndexError:
+            self.avatar = Image()
+        self.updateAvatar(host.getAvatarURL(self.jid.bare))
         self.add(self.avatar)
         self.add(self.label)
         self.addClickListener(self)
 
     def addMenus(self, menu_bar):
-        menu_bar.addCachedMenus(C.MENU_ROSTER_JID_CONTEXT, {'jid': unicode(self.jid.bare)})
-        menu_bar.addCachedMenus(C.MENU_JID_CONTEXT, {'jid': unicode(self.jid.bare)})
+        for menu_type in self.menu_types:
+            menu_bar.addCachedMenus(menu_type, {'jid': unicode(self.jid.bare)})
 
     def setAlert(self, alert):
         """Show a visual indicator
@@ -150,7 +168,7 @@
     def onClick(self, sender):
         try:
             self.parent.onClick(self.jid.bare)
-        except AttributeError:
+        except (AttributeError, TypeError):
             pass
         else:
             self.setAlert(False)