Easier way to start a IM conversation...

On an average I double click the "little blue person" in the system tray to open the Messenger window to select a contact to start chat.




Would it not be nice is a single click opens up a "search contact" bubble? Once I type the initial few letters of the contact, the dialog box can "unfold" to show matching results.

It would save me 60 double clicks and 60 single clicks (remember, you always end up closing the main messenger window)