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Thread: Metacity button layout

  1. #1
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    Metacity button layout

    This is really just a note to self.

    I recently needed to move the window buttons back to the left and I couldn't remember how to do it.

    I think it was the third of these commands that did the trick for gnome classic (no effects) - i.e. metacity:

    Code:
    gsettings set org.gnome.shell.overrides button-layout 'close,minimize,maximize:'
    gconftool --type string --set /desktop/gnome/shell/windows/button_layout "close,minimize,maximize:"
    gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences button-layout close,minimize,maximize:
    And for cinnamon:

    Code:
    gsettings set org.cinnamon.overrides button-layout 'close,minimize,maximize:'
    Last edited by paul_in_london; December 7th, 2012 at 02:33 PM. Reason: Text added

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    Re: Metacity button layout

    Try dconf-tools, navigate to this path > org/gnome/desktop/wm/preferences


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    Re: Metacity button layout

    Quote Originally Posted by serdotlinecho View Post
    Try dconf-tools, navigate to this path > org/gnome/desktop/wm/preferences

    Thanks - yes, I think I did that at the time as well.

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