Compose Gmail messages in a floating window

If you don't want the small Compose box docked in the bottom right in gmail, you can:

Hold down 'Shift' when you click 'Compose' to go straight to a floating window.

   OR

Hold down 'Shift' when you click the 'pop-out arrow' in the top right corner.

   OR

Pop the box out into a centered and much larger floating window by using the 'pop-out arrow' in the top right corner.

   OR

Hold down 'Ctrl' when you click 'Compose' to open a new tab with a Compose box which fills the screen.