many of these issues can changed to be more old-gmail-like
http://jasoncrawford.org/2012/04/how-to-cope-with-the-gmail-...
1) remove important markers 2) add labels to actions/buttons
1) remove important markers 2) add labels to actions/buttons
Even closer revert-to-old via the Stylish plugin and CSS hacks.
You /could/ fix it, but should you have to?