So here's how you can add the minimize button back to all windows.
1) Go to Activities->Applications and click on Add/Remove Software.
2) Search for and install 'gconf-editor' which allows you to browse and modify GConf configuration sources. The application will be installed as 'Configuration Editor' under System Tools.
3) Open the app and drill down to desktop->gnome->shell->windows
4) Modify 'button_layout' and set the values as ':minimize,maximize,close'
5) Now simply use your handy dandy keyboard shortcut ALT+F2 then r followed by enter. Or instead, logout and log back in.
You may also want to read my other post on how to add a shutdown option to Fedora 15.
And please see the Gnome CheatSheet for more keyboard shortcuts.
16 comments:
Great info, you're a life saver. Keep'em comin!
thnx.........
Good, but there is an application for that; "gnome tweak tool"
thanks a lot.
Great! This fixes my biggest complaint about Gnome 3.
great!
cool buddy. thanks a lot. Cheers
i did this with my fedora 15 and now i cant log in into it (maybe because i am using 64bit version) i just get something vent wrong.
very thanks, I really missed these buttons...
Thanks very much for this, I found it also really annoying, and now it is almost perfect. If just I could place widgets on the desktop also...
Thanks. You are a big help. -Tom
I've tried this in Fedora 16 and it isn't working, is there something else that needs to be done? I first tried using gnome-tweak-tool and made this change, so when I went in with gconf-editor the button_layout was already set to :minimize,maximize,close, but I've tried logging out & logging back in and also rebooting but I still just have the close button.
Thanks I can now have more faith in Fedora
Thanks a lot, For your help
Fedora 17: there's no shell entry in gconf-editor anymore. Use gnome-tweak-tool to add the minimize and/or maximize buttons to the window titlebars.
thank you very much..
I was looking for this option..
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