How can I move Chrome's buttons to the right in Gnome3's Shell

Question

I switched from Unity to Gnome Shell in Ubuntu. Now Chrome has the buttons on the left side, but I want them on the right. How can I fix this without switching to the system titlebar?

I also tried gconf-editor and modifying apps>metacity>general>button_layout, but that doesn't make any difference.

score 24 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 09 '12 at 22:33

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if you use

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

You'll keep all the buttons

answered Jan 09 '12 at 22:33

Alvin

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score 11 · Accepted Answer · edited Sep 14 '13 at 20:53

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That works for me in Gnome Shell and Chrome 15.0.874.120. Try from the command line:

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

edited Sep 14 '13 at 20:53

tylerl

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answered Nov 12 '11 at 03:58

regan

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score 3 · Answer 3 · answered Jun 26 '12 at 06:57

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You alternatively make chrome use the system theme in options under appearance. This is for people who are still searching for how to make chrome take on a more native appearance.

answered Jun 26 '12 at 06:57

SirSid

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score -1 · Answer 4 · answered Mar 21 '12 at 08:44

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Works only for all metacity windows, but not for the integrated in new Chrome buttons... To make it work, just need to check the option to see title bar in the browser's settings..

answered Mar 21 '12 at 08:44

elvis_ef

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How can I move Chrome's buttons to the right in Gnome3's Shell

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