Window buttons

[wlake]

I have installed gOS to my external HD and like it very much. What I
don't understand is why my window buttons (close, minimize and
unmaximize) are on the left of the window border rather than the
right. Can I change this? In the preferences->appearance theme the
picture does show them on the right. Any ideas, anybody?

[C17]

Because gOS theme is a modified 'human theme' to emulate a Mac OS, you
can't change this. You can try to search new themes by these ways:

1. From Synaptic Package Manager and search 'themes' (ex. ubuntustudio-
theme) directly.
2. In the same Synaptic, install gnome-art, and this application lets
to download and install themes, walls, icons, splashes, etc. from
http://art.gnome.org/
3. Or... download and install Emerald Window Manager and then install
themes for Emerald, but need to change the configuration of XCompMgr,
read this discussion: http://groups.google.com/group/goslinux/browse_thread/thread/c97504a0e9f458de

Hope to help you.

[Kevin]

gOS's theme differs from normal GTK Themes and is considered by many
more elegant and also user friendly becaause of how the windows
display and where the close/min/max buttons are. It take adjusting to
get used to but can be more convenient for many users.

Personally I use big huge buttons on my right hand side.

Go checkout gnome-look.org for some other themes if you want different
ones.

[wlake]

Thanks to everyone who replied. I will try out some of your
suggestions.
Regards,
wlake

[curtdodds]

Easy answer found here:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=181034

Copied and pasted here, in case the thread gets lost:

To change the Window decorations i.e the placement of the minimize,
maximize and the close button on a window in gnome please do the
following:
Step1: Alt+ F2 (this will bring a run dialog window)
Step2: Enter: gconf-editor (and hit the RUN button)
Step 3: You will now get a Configuration Editor Window . Please follow
the following directory path: apps>metacity>general>button_layout (in
the options window) and change the layout/sequence as you please.

(Read the directions at bottom of screen)