[kirillzubovsky]

I love the use of white space and the clean looks of Gmail, but it pains me to see when "UI designers" build an interface where 20% of the screen is taken up by useless objects.

I understand Google wants me to search and to use G+, but for user's sake, could you shove all that into 1 button and make it expand on click, so I could actually use my gmail screen for something like... answering emails.

Is this too much to ask? Google, the new Yahoo!?

p.s. No, the "compact" view doesn't really solve the problem. The objects get smaller and narrower, but the top banner still takes up all the premium space.

[acqq]

I agree that compact view doesn't solve the problem.

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3184606

The problem are non-scrollable regions. What's next, status bar on the page and even more menus?

[kirillzubovsky]

I've got an idea - a ribbon!

[watmough]

Non-scrollable regions containing ads and doodads are a killer for me.

Once this is forced on us, I will withdraw to a native client.

[acqq]

Also:

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3184798