The upside is my chat roster is not pushed down really far. I know of the labs feature to put the roster on the right side but that ends up having annoying layo

The upside is my chat roster is not pushed down really far. I know of the labs feature to put the roster on the right side but that ends up having annoying layout quirks (and, admittedly, irrational ugliness) which make that even less desirable. And then of course the punch line is I don't chat much in Gmail these days anyway.