Re: [Usability] Usability Digest, Vol 33, Issue 9



On Sun, 2007-01-07 at 21:22 +0000, Alan Horkan wrote:
> > put window controls on the left or bottom sides of windows?
> 
> When you say window controls I assume you are referring to the buttons for
> things like Maximize, Minimize, and Close.  While there is no easy way to
> put these controls on the other side of window I'm sure it is
> theoretically possible.  I should point out that themes do make it
> possible to adjust the order and position of those controls but I'm fairly
> sure you would need to get down to a lower level to make more drastic
> changes as you seem to be proposing.

Metacity lets you re-order the window buttons with the GConf
key /apps/metacity/general/button_layout.  I have it set to
"close:minimize,maximize".

Ross
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