button layout not working!

[hadrons123]

F17 gnome button layout doesn't work the way i try to set

gconftool-2 -s -t string /desktop/gnome/shell/windows/button_layout "close:"

I don't know why?

[DBelton]

try "menu:minimize,maximize,close"

You have close on the wrong side of the colon. That would try to put the close box in the upper left corner of your windows.

You are actually better off using gsettings rather than gconftool-2 though..

gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences button-layout 'close:'

gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences button-layout 'menu:minimize,maximize,close'

[hadrons123]

No joy.

I wanted it on the left side.

It doesn't respect the settings , Dont know why.

[DBelton]

did you try using gsettings instead of gconftool-2? I haven't tried putting the close box on the left, but I get the other buttons working.

It should work putting the close box on the left, I just haven't tried it here.[COLOR="Silver"]

Edit:

If you use the gconftool-2 you will have to restart gnome shell, and also make sure that gsettings-data-convert is being run when Gnome starts. That is what takes the gconf settings and converts them to the newer dconf.

[hadrons123]

I tried it, logged out and logged in . no joy.

[DBelton]

looking at things.. it looks like the key name has changed...

try setting org.gnome-shell.overrides button-layout using gsettings.

[hadrons123]

I searched for overrides. But don't really know how it works.

edit:
Ok. I found it and set the key too. but still no change.

[DBelton]

what value does that key have in it if you run dconf-editor or even gsettings?

[Me@tower20 ~]$ gsettings list-recursively org.gnome.shell.overrides
org.gnome.shell.overrides attach-modal-dialogs true
org.gnome.shell.overrides button-layout 'menu:minimize,maximize,close'
org.gnome.shell.overrides dynamic-workspaces true
org.gnome.shell.overrides edge-tiling true
org.gnome.shell.overrides workspaces-only-on-primary true

The standard arrangement works here. I will try settings the close button on the left and see what happens.

Edit:

It did work here to set the close box to the left of the title bar.

[hadrons123]

[candice@f17 ~]$ gsettings list-recursively org.gnome.shell.overrides
org.gnome.shell.overrides attach-modal-dialogs true
org.gnome.shell.overrides button-layout ':close'
org.gnome.shell.overrides dynamic-workspaces true
org.gnome.shell.overrides edge-tiling true
org.gnome.shell.overrides workspaces-only-on-primary true
[candice@f17 ~]$ gsettings set org.gnome.shell.overrides button-layout "close"
[candice@f17 ~]$

Now it works.
thanks a lot Dbelton!