window buttons on the left

[sgerdan]

I can put them on the right using gconf-editor. But every time I change theme, it goes back to the left. It's annoying. Is there a way to fix them permanently to the right?

[sgerdan]

Hey, I just figured out a way. Change it to the right, then save a new theme in appearance settings. Sorry for the dumb question :)

[lisati]

Hey, I just figured out a way. Change it to the right, then save a new theme in appearance settings. Sorry for the dumb question :)

No, it wasn't a silly question. It's good to hear that you found a solution - thank you for sharing it.

[sgerdan]

Thanks. Actually, what I proposed above as a solution may not be working. A better solution is to go to gconf-editor and change the value of button_layout to the desired setting and make it permanent by clicking "Set as Mandatory" in the right click menu.

[u-slayer]

You can fix it with 1 line in the terminal:


gconftool-2 --set /apps/metacity/general/button_layout --type string “menu:minimize,maximize,close”

[arma0012]

I followed the terminal advice, which worked, however now my close button has disappeared. Little help?

Cheers,
Sam

[arma0012]

If anyone is trying this, be sure to add a comma following 'close' in the terminal script provided by g-slayer. This solves the lost close button problem I encountered.

Cheers,
Sam