window decorations on right-hand-side of title bar

[James Page]

After upgrading this morning the window decorations (close/min/max buttons) are now located on the right-hand-side of the window titlebar when windows are not maximized.

Screenshot attached

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: unity 6.6.0-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-15.22-generic 3.5.4
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-15-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.5.2-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: [core,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,vpswitch,snap,mousepoll,resize,place,move,wall,grid,regex,imgpng,session,gnomecompat,animation,fade,unitymtgrabhandles,workarounds,scale,expo,ezoom,unityshell]
Date: Fri Sep 21 12:31:28 2012
SourcePackage: unity
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to quantal on 2012-06-11 (102 days ago)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Edward Donovan (edward.donovan)]

(I think this title matches your description better. 'minimized' windows aren't showing at all, so that word was confusing. Thanks.)

[Charles Kerr (charlesk)]

I'm seeing this too, after a dist upgrade on Friday morning.

org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences is ":minimize,maximize,close"

More interestingly, that's now the =default= value:

$ gsettings reset org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences button-layout
$ gsettings get org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences button-layout
':minimize,maximize,close'

[Jeremy Bícha (jbicha)]

Please make sure ubuntu-desktop is installed and is the latest version. Ubuntu-desktop now depends on ubuntu-settings which includes Ubuntu overrides of GNOME default settings.

[Charles Kerr (charlesk)]

Jbicha's correct, installing ubuntu-desktop WFM

[James Page (james-page)]

It worked for me as well - although I am at a loss as to how I ended up with a desktop install without ubuntu-desktop installed.

[bakytn (bakytn)]

Hi, I am having the same issue. Just installed ubuntu-desktop but it didn't help.

I tired setting via gconf-editor without any success buttons are still on the right. and I want them to be on the left like before.

[bakytn (bakytn)]

ah sorry. I just set this: gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences button-layout 'close,minimize,maximize:'
and it worked.

Thanks!