diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index 00d048c35..330d66233 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -1354,14 +1354,8 @@ javax.swing.event, javax.swing.border"/>
                 prefix="net/java/sip/communicator/service/gui"/>
             <zipfileset dir="${dest}/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui"
                 prefix="net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui"/>
-            <zipfileset dir="${resources}/images/logo"
-                prefix="resources/images/logo"/>
-            <zipfileset dir="${resources}/images/impl/gui"
-                prefix="resources/images/impl/gui"/>
-            <zipfileset dir="${resources}/styles"
-                prefix="resources/styles"/>
-            <zipfileset dir="${resources}/colors"
-                prefix="resources/colors"/>
+            <zipfileset dir="${resources}"
+                prefix="resources"/>
         </jar>
     </target>
 
@@ -1561,12 +1555,8 @@ javax.swing.event, javax.swing.border"/>
             manifest="${src}/net/java/sip/communicator/plugin/branding/branding.manifest.mf">
             <zipfileset dir="${dest}/net/java/sip/communicator/plugin/branding"
                 prefix="net/java/sip/communicator/plugin/branding"/>
-            <zipfileset dir="${resources}/images/plugin/branding"
-                prefix="resources/images/plugin/branding"/>
-            <zipfileset dir="${resources}/styles"
-                prefix="resources/styles"/>
-            <zipfileset dir="${resources}/colors"
-                prefix="resources/colors"/>
+            <zipfileset dir="${resources}"
+                prefix="resources"/>
             </jar>
         </target>
 
@@ -1619,6 +1609,8 @@ javax.swing.event, javax.swing.border"/>
             <zipfileset src="${lib.noinst}/jcalendar-1.3.2.jar" prefix=""/>
             <zipfileset dir="${resources}/images/plugin/extendedcallhistorysearch"
                 prefix="resources/images/plugin/extendedcallhistorysearch"/>
+            <zipfileset dir="${resources}/colors"
+                prefix="resources/colors"/>
         </jar>
     </target>
 
diff --git a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/utils/ApplicationProperties.java b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/utils/ApplicationProperties.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0e0a581a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/utils/ApplicationProperties.java
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+/*
+ * SIP Communicator, the OpenSource Java VoIP and Instant Messaging client.
+ *
+ * Distributable under LGPL license.
+ * See terms of license at gnu.org.
+ */
+package net.java.sip.communicator.impl.gui.utils;
+
+import java.util.*;
+
+import net.java.sip.communicator.util.*;
+
+/**
+ * Accesses all application properties saved in the application.properties file.
+ * 
+ * @author Yana Stamcheva
+ */
+public class ApplicationProperties
+{
+    /**
+     * Logger for this class.
+     */
+    private static Logger log = Logger.getLogger(ColorResources.class);
+
+    /**
+     * Name of the bundle where we will search for color resources.
+     */
+    private static final String BUNDLE_NAME
+        = "resources.application";
+
+    /**
+     * Bundle which handle access to localized resources.
+     */
+    private static final ResourceBundle PROPERTIES_BUNDLE = ResourceBundle
+            .getBundle( BUNDLE_NAME);
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the application property corresponding to the given key.
+     *
+     * @param key The key of the string.
+     *
+     * @return the application property corresponding to the given key
+     */
+    public static String getProperty(String key)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            return PROPERTIES_BUNDLE.getString(key);
+        }
+        catch (MissingResourceException e)
+        {
+            log.error("Missing property.", e);
+
+            return "";
+        }
+    }
+}