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+<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
+    android:layout_width="match_parent"
+    android:layout_height="match_parent"
+    android:background="#f9f9f9">
+
+    <EditText
+        android:id="@+id/new_conversation_search"
+        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
+        android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
+        android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
+        android:ems="10"
+        android:inputType="textEmailAddress"
+        android:hint="Search or enter Jabber ID"
+        android:background="#ffffff"
+        android:layout_marginTop="12dp"
+        android:layout_marginBottom="12dp"
+        android:layout_marginLeft="8dp"
+        android:layout_marginRight="8dp"/>
+
+    <ScrollView
+        android:id="@+id/scrollView1"
+        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
+        android:layout_height="fill_parent"
+        android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
+        android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
+        android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
+        android:layout_below="@+id/new_conversation_search"
+        android:background="#e5e5e5" >
+
+        <LinearLayout
+            android:layout_width="match_parent"
+            android:layout_height="380dp"
+            android:orientation="vertical"
+            android:padding="8dp" >
+
+            <TextView
+                android:id="@+id/phone_contacts_header"
+                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:text="Phone Contacts"
+                style="@style/sectionHeader"/>
+            <LinearLayout
+                android:id="@+id/phone_contacts"
+                android:layout_height="fill_parent"
+                android:layout_width="fill_parent"
+                android:orientation="vertical">
+                
+            </LinearLayout>
+            <TextView
+                android:id="@+id/jabber_contacts_header"
+                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:text="Jabber Contacts"
+                style="@style/sectionHeader"/>
+            <LinearLayout
+                android:id="@+id/jabber_contacts"
+                android:layout_height="fill_parent"
+                android:layout_width="fill_parent"
+                android:orientation="vertical">
+                
+            </LinearLayout>
+            <TextView
+                android:id="@+id/new_contact_header"
+                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:text="create new contact"
+                style="@style/sectionHeader"
+                android:visibility="gone"/>
+            <LinearLayout
+                android:id="@+id/create_new_contact"
+                android:layout_height="fill_parent"
+                android:layout_width="fill_parent"
+                android:orientation="vertical"
+                android:visibility="gone">
+                
+            </LinearLayout>
+        </LinearLayout>
+    </ScrollView>
+</RelativeLayout>
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