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MDamion
Asked: 2020-11-10 17:03:18 +0800 CST

How to change the order of the Windows titlebar buttons when moved over to the left

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Using Ubuntu 20.04 and Gnome Session Flashback, I got accustomed to the title bar icons being on the left. I've found that I prefer the 'close' button to be closest and within reach for quick access, then the 'minimize' button where the 'maximize' button is furthest away; being that by double clicking title bar toggles maximize anyways.

I've tried

gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences button-layout 'appmenu:maximize,minimize,close'

Which results in the orientation of the title bar buttons switched back over to the right. "Gnome Tweak Tool" still shows it on the left.

Any help, much appreciated.

window-buttons titlebar gnome-flashback 20.04 orientation

1 Answers

  1. The colon (:) is the separator for left and right.

    For example:

    gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences button-layout 'appmenu,maximize,minimize,close:'

    enter image description here

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