Force Gmail to always pop out the compose window

Question

I dislike the compose window anchored to the side of my Gmail window. Is there a way to force Gmail to default to the pop-out window without having to select it with every email?

Answer 1

To enable the new compose feature do the following:

• Click compose
• Look for the link "Try out the new compose experience" it is on the same line as send/save now/ discard/labels.
• Click through the demo screens and now you are set to always use the new compose pop out feature.

To go back tot he old style of compose:

• Click compose
• In the lower right corner of the pop out window is a small menu next to the trashcan.
• The first item in the menu is "switch back to the old compose"

Answer 2

You can press shift when clicking compose. Would be good if you didn't even need to do that though.