Window Icons on wrong side.

Larry Shields larryesu at charter.net
Fri Apr 9 20:41:29 UTC 2010


Tom H wrote:
> On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 2:19 PM, Larry Shields <larryesu at charter.net> wrote:
>   
>> Tom H wrote:
>>     
>>> On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 1:30 PM, Kipton Moravec <kip at kdream.com> wrote:
>>>       
>
>   
>>>> I loaded 10.4 beta 2 on an old computer and noticed the icons for
>>>> minimizing, resizing, and closing windows have been moved from the upper
>>>> right side of the window to the upper left side of the window.
>>>> How do I move them back?
>>>>         
>
>   
>>> Run
>>> gconftool-2 -s /apps/metacity/general/button_layout -t string
>>> "menu:minimize,maximize,close"
>>>       
>
>   
>> I have a question, the run commands in the above that you have shown, if
>> one types in everything as you have it, will it change the layout of
>> closing,minimizing,unmaximize windows from the left too the right...???
>> Will this take effect after one reboots or what...???
>>     
>
> The command above will change the Lucid button layout to the
> Karmic-Jaunty-... one (with a menu click-down button at the far left)
> immediately.
>   
/*Hello again Tom,

I forgot to mention that I am running Karmic, and the commands do not 
work for it to switch from the left too the right...
Any ideas... ???

Thanks Larry
*/

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