Created attachment 9898 programs do position their buttons on different positions This is not a bug report, but a enhancement request. Problem: ----------- Different programs do position "yes", "no" and "cancel" buttons on different places. (I have a picture attached with an example.) This is an annoyance because we must remember, to always read what is written on the buttons first, and cannot routinely just press the middle button automatically to "cancel". We must always be alert, because it can always be different. This slows down the flow of work. So what is my request? ----------------------------- In Xfce we can already customize the position of buttons in the title bar system-wide. (See attached picture.) My suggestion is, to just add a setting where we can also customize, where the buttons "yes", "no" and "cancel" should be placed system wide.
Created attachment 9899 Position of the buttons in the title bar
Window buttons can be repositioned because this part is handled by Xfce's window manager. Buttons in dialog windows are set up by the individual programs, and therefore cannot be controlled system-wide.
Can't buttons be controlled via some *gtkrc* files?
If that was the case, you should be able to point me to the site where this is documented.
https://forum.xfce.org/viewtopic.php?id=7027 According to this, it should work with "Gtk-based applications", but not with "KDE applications". (No idea, if this is right). But I guess, if this works with "Gtk-based applications", there could be a similar solution for "KDE applications" ? (No idea. I am just a normal user. And this also only for a short time.) Please note: I have not tried it out. I am looking for a GUI-variant.
That forum thread is from 2012. Please provide up-to-date information.