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I have a dual head setup (NVidia Twinview) which makes is possible to have two windows maximized at the same time (one on each monitor).

The problem is that Unity only displays the Close|Min|Max buttons on the window that has the focus, which results in that I cannot close a maximized window that does not have the focus with a single click. I first need to give the window focus by clicking inside it (causing probably also an unwanted event in the window), then the buttons appear, and then I can click the close button.

How can I make the buttons stay visible all the time?

PS: I think it is very bad practice to hide things like buttons and menus on inactive windows. It is confusing and requires more clicks than necessary.

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This isn't a design feature it's actually a bug: bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+bug/741603 – Jorge Castro Jun 24 '11 at 11:04
What to do with questions that describe known bugs? this has been reported on Launchpad and as such is now closed. – Marco Ceppi Jul 19 '11 at 10:14

closed as off topic by Marco Ceppi Jul 19 '11 at 10:14

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