Getting Access to Certain users in the Buddy List

If there are specific screen names in a buddy list that you want to manipulate programatically, you can get a reference to them with the AIM.util.getElementsByAIMID API:

var screenNameCollection = AIM.util.getElementsByAIMID( "ChattingChuck", document.getElementById("AIMBuddyListContainer"));

The above will provide you with a node reference to every instance of "ChattingChuck" in the Buddy List, allowing you to do whatever you like.

Note: Every user appearing in a buddy list will also have their screen name applied as a class name, so if you are simply wanting to change the visual styling of that screen name, you can do so just with CSS:

.ChattingChuck { color:red; }

This will cause ChattingChuck's name to be displayed in red everywhere it appears in the buddy list.