I'd like to see more contacts at once, without having to go all the way down my contact list. I have already hidden offline and mobile contacts, removed tabs, favorites, news and groups, but I still need more space.

Does anyone know any way (whether by using a script or a Plus! tweak) to break my contact list into two or more columns, like I do with a plain text in Microsoft Word? I mean, there is so much space left on the right side of the messenger window, I think it should be used...

Any ideas? Thanks in advance.

This isn't possible. At all.