[HOWTO] Change order of buttons on the menu bar

In Ubuntu 10.04, the default theme style looks like MacOS. Thus, the button on the menu bar follows the order of MacOS also which is "close", "minimize" and then "maximize" placed on the top right corner.


Some people might not like this arrangement and want to change back to traditional one.

To do so, open a terminal

$ gconftool-2 --set "/apps/metacity/general/button_layout" --type string "menu:minimize,maximize,close"

If you want to switch them back to the left corner

$ gconftool-2 --set "/apps/metacity/general/button_layout" --type string "close,minimize,maximize:"

In fact, you can play around with the order to suit your need. Have Fun!!