Tuesday, 6 March 2012

Move the Min, Max, Close buttons to the other side


Although it is a new experience to have the Min, Max, Close buttons on the left of a window, I prefer the old way. Here is how I did it by using gconf-editor:
  1.  Open gconf-editor:
    • Open the "run box" (Alt+F2 by default) and type "gconf-editor" followed by Enter
      or
    • Open a Terminal window and enter the command "gconf-editor" followed by Enter
  2. Navigate to "apps->metacity->general"
  3. Check for the string "button_layout" and modify its value.
    Use these as guidelines:
    • The string "menu" adds a menu button and displays the context menu when clicked
    • The button you want to the right should be placed after ":"
    • The button that you want to the left should be placed before ":"

      Eg:
      :minimize,maximize,close

      minimize:maximize,close

      menu:maximize,close,minimize

      minimize,maximize,close:

      :menu,maximize,close,minimize


2 comments:

Anonymous said...

On Xubuntu 12.04 simply open System Settings>Windows Manager and drag buttons to whatever side and order you want.

Anonymous said...

^^ Good call. That was much easier lol. Thanks for the information from everyone though.

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