As you may be aware, Gmail is piloting the new layout and going to push it out soon. I tried it, and at first look, I didn't like it. Everything got so big, taking too much real estate, especially if you had a small screen.
After a few tweaks, I got it to how I like it. On the right-hand side, there's a gear icon; under it, there's a "Display Density" setting. I chose "Compact" which made it small again.
I'm not sure how many people actually use the integrated chat box. I know I don't. I wanted to completely remove it before, but I know I can't. With the new layout, on the lower left-hand side, there's a icon for "Chat" (would only appear if you had disabled the "Right-side chat" labs feature.) and next to it "Gadgets." Clicking on the "Chat" would minimize the chat box. Clicking on "Gadgets" would minimize the other gadgets.
Now, I have the simple and clean layout that I like. If you don't like the default colors, you can go change the theme. Sounds like a given, but sometimes, people forget about it.
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