Disabling the one-click call button in the Skype m...

I want to know how to disable the little "Call Phone" or "Video Call" button that pops up when you hover over a contact's status in the Skype main window. Too many times I have accidentally clicked in this spot to activate the Skype window, only to immediately (and inadvertently) call whichever contact I happened to be hovering over. This should be an option, or at the very least require a double click.
My personal preference is to double click the contact to open the Skype chat window, and then click "Call" from there. Which is obviously an option, provided I don't accidentally click in the minefield that is the Status column in the contacts list.

Hover and single click call is horrible UI design. Which explains why it was adopted by the Skype developers.

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I'm having trouble working out how to create a script that will allow my 70+ year old mother in law make a video call in Skype from a button on the desktop.
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Cheers

OK, have done some digging around and have come up with an Automator workflow that will not only start a video chat, but will speak to my mother in law so that during pauses (like when Skype starts up) she knows what's going on.
There is practically no info online about how to do this so these instructions are for my reference just incase I forget - but others may find it useful.
It looks like a lot of work but in reality it only took me 5mins to put together (I promise) and just makes it easier for people who have limited computer experience to call you.
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