Comment 4 for bug 708653

macslow: aren't we making use of metacity theme hooks anyway; for instance the new enlarged resize grab area (<padding> and <shadow>) are set via a metacity theme (in light-themes) and used in Compiz.

I'm unsure that "Opinion" is correct status here; the bug itself seems clear (perhaps more simply phrased "window manager buttons rearrange themselves when changing to/from maximised"). It might be a low priority to get it fixed, but the bug as described appears to exist.