How to change the position of the close/maximize/minimize button in the Ubuntu program window

For Wndows users, the Minimize/Maximize/Close button is placed in the upper right corner of the system window for a positive. Most of the friends become Ubuntu users after becoming Wndows users, so it is not accustomed to use these buttons in the upper left corner of the Ubuntu program window. The next small series will introduce you to the way to change the position of the close/maximize/minimize button in the Ubuntu program window.

1. Open the terminal and enter gconf-editor, or by interface operation & ldquo; clicking the upper left corner of the application - System Tools - Configuration Editor & rdquo ;, thereby opening the Configuration Editor dialog Ubuntu frame.

2.Find the ”apps/metacity/general” item, find the "button_layout” key in the list on the right, double-click to modify it to:

menu:minimize,maximize, Close

3. Save and close the Configuration Editor.

done!

The syntax for this key-value is this:

The items to the left of the ‘:’ are placed to the left of the title bar of the window; the right is placed to the right. ‘, & rsquo; is the item separator. For example: menu,maximize :minimize,close, put the menu item and maximize button to the left, minimize and close the button to the right.

The above is how to change the position of the close/maximize/minimize button in the Ubuntu program window. Is it more accustomed to use these buttons after setting them in the upper right corner of the window?