Remove minimize and maximize buttons from title bar

The minimize and maximize buttons on the titlebar have lost much of their
utility in GNOME 3: the minimize functionality is largely superceded by
the ability to switch windows in the overview and conveniently use
multiple workspaces, while the maximize functionality is available by
drag to the top gesture or double clicking on the title bar.

Removing these buttons significantly cleans up the default appearance
and avoids exposing a half-done implementation of minimization.

http://mail.gnome.org/archives/gnome-shell-list/2011-February/msg00192.html
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=604237

diff --git a/data/gnome-shell.schemas b/data/gnome-shell.schemas
index 80b36d1f06369b9a64a557943dca8a132d8cd1ea..24cade6513e60eb5f70302631dc6947ea0227cc5 100644 (file)
--- a/data/gnome-shell.schemas
+++ b/data/gnome-shell.schemas
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         <applyto>/desktop/gnome/shell/windows/button_layout</applyto>
         <owner>gnome-shell</owner>
         <type>string</type>
-        <default>:minimize,maximize,close</default>
+        <default>:close</default>
         <locale name="C">
            <short>Arrangement of buttons on the titlebar</short>
            <long>