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Comment by truebosko | Hacker News Reader

They are still left-justified, but they fixed the horrible padding they had in one of the beta releases.

I'm basically used to them, but kind of annoying that my primary app in Ubuntu (Chrome) has them on the right side, as it creates inconsistency. Yes, I realize I can use the native title bar with Chrome but then it's not as pretty ;-)

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You can download a Chrome extension/theme to match the Ubuntu one (it's called Ambiance if I recall) and have Chrome use the system window decoration (right click on a free spot in the tabs area). This way Chrome integrates perfectly.

https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/elnmibmpefhmfgph...

I don't know what it's like on 'standard' Ubuntu (i.e., Gnome) but I found the built in Chrome title bar to be really buggy in KDE. It would snap around and 'stick' to my cursor when resizing or moving, so I had to go with the system title bar.

The info is appreciated. Is there any means by which to set it back to "normal", so to speak, using themes or other customization features?

Some of the other themes in System -> Preferences -> Appearance have the buttons on the right side. For example, select "Clearlooks" as your theme and the buttons will go to the right. Ambiance, Dust, and Radiance have the buttons on the left. New Wave, Clearlooks, Dust Sand, and the high-contrast options are on the right.

This was a change from earlier betas where changing the theme would not change the location of the controls (and, for me, is much appreciated even if I know how to use gconf-editor).

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