The buttons are not there because just connecting a mouse does not switch it to windowed mode on a phone. You can force it with:
$ gsettings set com.canonical.Unity8 usage-mode Windowed We're working on some UI for that as well. While minimize and maximize make no sense in the phone UI, a close button could potentially be added (maybe visible on hover). We likely need it in the right-edge switcher, similar to the windowed one, as swiping apps away with a mouse is awkward. That said, mouse connected to a phone is not our priority, as it's an esoteric enough use case. ** Changed in: unity8 (Ubuntu) Status: New => Opinion ** Also affects: ubuntu-ux Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Summary changed: - buttons dissapeared from the bar + Staged mode is not mouse-friendly -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to unity8 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1545498 Title: Staged mode is not mouse-friendly Status in Ubuntu UX: New Status in unity8 package in Ubuntu: Opinion Bug description: When you connect a mouse to bq 4.5 ubuntu ed. In vertical mode the buttons for close, minimize and maximize aren't shown for maximized windows. Looks like it haven't space. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-ux/+bug/1545498/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp