Getting rid of the three top links (Mail, Contacts, Tasks) in Gmail

Question

The Gmail user interface contains the following three top links above the "Compose Mail" button:

• Mail
• Contacts
• Tasks

I'm always on the Mail tab. I'm not using Tasks and I never go to the Contacts tab.

Is it possible to make the links disappear?

Answer 1

I doubt it, since they are not considered labels. However, they are collapsable.

There is also a script that moves those links below the labels.

Script Summary: Move gmail's top-left menu (Mail, Contacts, Tasks) under list of folders. Works in Firefox (with Greasemonkey), Chrome and Opera.