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[Bhaavan Merchant <532633@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The issue here is that most people in the world are right handed. For
right handed people, it is much more convenient to move mouse to top
right or bottom left. Thus this is where windows controls should be.

I personally feel that the move to shift the button to left was just
"APE"ing the mac.


Also I suggest have a default installed interface to switch the position of the controllers rather than having people to use gconf / dconf editor.

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Title:
  [Master] Window Control buttons: position/order/alignment

Status in “light-themes” package in Ubuntu:
  Won't Fix
Status in “metacity” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  === Master Bug ===
  (As per the design team's request)
  All bugs concerning the window controls are being duped to this master bug.
  All the decisions regarding the position/order/alignment will be dealt as a one.

  === Desire ===
  "Please centre the window title like in previous Human theme, and also re-order the window controls in classic order, positioned on the right side (menu - title - minimize, maximize close)."

  ==== Workaround ====
  1. Only new themes, such as Ambiance and Radiance will have buttons on the left by default. You can continue using old themes, such as Human, in Lucid and those themes will continue to have buttons on the right side (according to http://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/532633/comments/577 ). It is even possible to switch to Human theme and then 'Customize' it to use all the elements from Radiance theme, but the button layout will stay on the right.

  2. To revert to old layout, run in a terminal:
  $ gconftool-2 --set /apps/metacity/general/button_layout --type string "menu:minimize,maximize,close"

  ==== Return to defaults ====
  If you would like to return to the system/theme default then run:
  $ gconftool-2 --unset /apps/metacity/general/button_layout

  ==== Responses ====
  Canonical Design Team Leader (Ivanka Majic) - 2010-03-10 and 2010-03-17
  http://www.ivankamajic.com/?p=281 ("Those pesky buttons")
  http://podcast.ubuntu-uk.org/2010/03/17/s03e03-behind-the-screen/ (30-minute interview starting at 39:10)

  Ubuntu SABDFL (Mark Shuttleworth) replies on this bug report - 2010-03-15 onwards
  http://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/532633/comments/110
  http://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/532633/comments/167
  http://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/532633/comments/179
  http://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/532633/comments/202 to 204
  http://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/532633/comments/218
  http://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/532633/comments/248
  http://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/532633/comments/272
  http://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/532633/comments/388
  http://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/532633/comments/410
  http://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/532633/comments/426 to 427
  http://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/532633/comments/469
  http://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/532633/comments/503
  http://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/532633/comments/564 ("Final decree"; close-min-max ordering)

  Canonical Ubuntu Community Leader (Jono Bacon) response - 2010-03-24
  http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/5683123 (6 minutes starting at 26:24)

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