     @view = options.view
 
   addOnlineUser: (name) ->
-    viewInstance = @view.addRosterItem {name:name, status: "online"}
-    @participants[name] = viewInstance
-    viewInstance
+    bongo.api.JAccount.one "profile.nickname" : name, (err, account)=>
+      viewInstance = @view.addRosterItem account
+      @participants[name] = viewInstance
+      viewInstance
 
   removeOfflineUser: (name) ->
     viewInstance = @participants[name]

    """
    <div class="formline">
      <div>
        {{> @recipientAutoComplete}}
        {{> @sendButton}}
      </div>
    </div>

      submitValuesAsText  : yes
      dataSource          : (args, callback)=>
        {inputValue} = args
        blacklist = (data.getId() for data in @mentionController.getSelectedItemData())
        @getDelegate().propagateEvent KDEventType : "AutoCompleteNeedsMemberData", {inputValue,blacklist,callback}

    @mentionAutoCompleteView = @mentionController.getView()

  viewAppended: ->
    @setTemplate @pistachio()
