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oh... then i think it would make sense for the drawer should pop out when you drag a contact over a single contact's info window, much like the drawer pops out in other apps (like when you drag a message in Mail.app).

I don't think it's a power-user issue at all; it's one nearly every user will face. In fact, the problem was the whole reason I found this forum. I disagree with the following statement, but it turns out to be a non-issue: "Having a separate mode while the info window is open is also asking for...

Instead of having offline users listed separately, I would like an option to "Always show contact", configurable with other per-contact settings. That way I can hide all offline contacts, except for the people I know who regularly set themselves "invisible" that I'll still want t...

What about making it so when you get info on a contact, you can then drag another contact name into the account list? Logical, and unlikely to be done by accident.

i agree dragging in the contact list to merge contacts is asking for trouble, esp. since there is no undo.