Ubuntu – Maximizing a Window moves minimize,maximize and close button to the left

11.04

I want when i maximized a window for the minimize,maximize and close buttons to not go left but stay right like in Ubuntu 10.10.

Thanks

Best Answer

To clarify the question, I believe this relates to the Unity interface in Ubuntu 11.04. If the window controls are switched to the right of the screen, they function correctly when an application is running in a window. However, if the application is maximized, the window controls switch to the left side of the screen.

While this may be considered to be a bug, since the user has indicated a preference for the "normal" (i.e. historical) location of the window controls by changing the system configuration, it is apparently a designed-in feature, related to positioning the controls in the top panel.

See http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/natty/panel where it is stated that "When you maximize an application, the window controls (Close, Minimize, Maximize) are moved into the panel to give you more vertical working space."