GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 628573
Window controls can't be moved
Last modified: 2010-09-02 16:21:04 UTC
gnome-shell 2.31 ignores the gconf settings in /apps/metacity/general/button_layout. This was no an issue in 2.28.
gnome-shell window controls have a different key /desktop/gnome/shell/windows/button_layout So they can be controlled independently of Metacity. (GNOME 3 has a different standard layout with no window menu button.)