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Change Windows Control Position on Lucid Lynx
Author: Bharath M Urs
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Change Windows Control Position on Lucid Lynx
Steps to change the default Window Control Position in Lucid Lynx.
By default the Windows Control position are placed to the left side of the Window, as below
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But many of us like the control position to be placed to the right side of the Window, as below.
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So, How do we change it.?
> Step 1 : Right click on the Application Menu -> Edit Menus. When you click Edit Menus, you get the below screen.
Now select on System Tools and check the Configuration Editor under Items, and close.
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> Step 2 : Now goto, Applications -> System Tools -> Configuration Editor.
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> Step 3 : Now in the Configuration Editor, navigate to apps->metacity->general and in general double click on button_layout.
By default the value will be " close,minimize,maximize: "
Change the value to " :minimize,maximize,close "
Now you will be able to see your controls onto the right side of the window.
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[Thanks to http://tombott.com/ ]
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