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I like the way Google Chrome puts the tabs above the address bar, but I don't like the way the minimize, restore, close buttons are a different shape to every other program's. It means that if I sit the mouse in the top corner and minimize everything, I find that I've restored Chrome, not minimized it.

Is there any way to get these buttons to a normal shape and size?

Google Chrome above; Firefox below

That's Firefox in front, looking normal, like every other program, and Chrome above and behind, with the buttons at an off-standard position and size.

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I guess you use something else than Windows. Because here, (Windows 7) its perfectly the same size, position, shape, etc etc. – Shiki Dec 21 '10 at 11:09
Chrome on OS X looks fine, too. – Daniel Beck Dec 21 '10 at 11:18
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The Chrome folks probably hard-coded the Vista/7 window style, which would look out of place for Windows XP. – Daniel Beck Dec 21 '10 at 11:32
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@Arjan looks combined for the contrast between Chrome's window style and a regular window. Seems I was right earlier :-) – Daniel Beck Dec 21 '10 at 14:21
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@TRiG, in many browsers, alt is only visible when no image is shown. For a tooltip, you could have used title instead, like [1]: http://i.imgur.com/xPOaE.png "Google Chrome above; Firefox below" in your current post, or ![Alt text](http://i.imgur.com/xPOaE.png "Google Chrome above; Firefox below") in an alternative syntax. – Arjan Dec 21 '10 at 14:29
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If it's Linux, there's an option Use Classic Theme or Use GTK Theme. Clicking Use GTK Theme should make it look like all other windows.

UPDATE

Ah, you're on Windows XP.

What theme are you using? I guess the only way is to use the standard Windows XP theme (or try the Windows Classic theme if not).

It lines up OK for me in Windows Vista/7.

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More information in the updated post and the comments to the question. – Daniel Beck Dec 21 '10 at 14:22
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I see that you are using a custom theme in Google Chrome. This, I think, will alter the appearance of the entire Chrome window. If you use the default theme, all UI elements will be the native, Windows, ones. At least this is how my Google Chrome 11 works on Windows 7.

Without a custom theme:

Default theme

With a custom theme:

Custom theme

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OK, so you're on Windows, and you want to minimize everything.

Why not just press Windows + M (minimize all) or Windows + D (show desktop)?

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I usually do go for Windows + M, but sometimes I just want to minimise most things. – TRiG Dec 22 '10 at 10:37
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