You can turn use "multiple inboxes" to get all mail to the top of the window

1. Go to settings/Labs and select "Multiple inboxes"
2. Save Changes
3. You should now see a "Multiple inboxes" tab in settings.
4. GMail will let you specify a search query. In the first box enter "is:All Mail" without the quotes.
5. Set the maximum page size to a larger number. It didn't complain about using 50, but I don't know if there is a maximum value.
6. Set "Extra panels positioning" to Above the inbox. This will put the "All Mail" label above the main inbox.
7. Save changes

There may be a couple of second lag the first time you go back to the main page, becuse it has to execute the new query.

It does the job with a couple of issues:

• Each inbox has its own < and > button to move through the list
• Each inbox has its own "view all" button which jumps you to the label
• The gear button is only on the tool bar above the main inbox section.

You can turn use "multiple inboxes" to get all mail to the top of the window

1. Go to settings/Labs and select "Multiple inboxes"
2. Save Changes
3. You should now see a "Multiple inboxes" tab in settings.
4. GMail will let you specify a search query. In the first box enter "is:All Mail" without the quotes.
5. Set the maximum page size to a larger number. It didn't complain about using 50, but I don't know if there is a maximum value.
6. Set "Extra panels positioning" to Above the inbox. This will put the "All Mail" label above the main inbox.
7. Save changes

There may be a couple of second lag the first time you go back to the main page, because it has to execute the new query.

It does the job with a couple of issues:

• Each inbox has its own < and > button to move through the list
• Each inbox has its own "view all" button which jumps you to the label
• The gear button is only on the tool bar above the main inbox section.

Note: you will need to ensure that in Settings -> Inbox, your Inbox type is set to "Default".