metacity no longer uses gconf for its settings but gsettings instead. Install dconf-tools and you can use dconf-editor to browse settings.
I believe you are specifically looking for org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences button-layout . ** Changed in: metacity (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1166090 Title: Metacity paths don't appear in gconf-editor To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/metacity/+bug/1166090/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs