diff -r b49d35af54a9 svkbd.c
--- a/svkbd.c	Thu Mar 24 21:02:10 2011 +0100
+++ b/svkbd.c	Thu Mar 24 23:34:10 2011 +0100
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 /* enums */
 enum { ColFG, ColBG, ColLast };
+enum { NetWMWindowType, NetLast };
 
 /* typedefs */
 typedef unsigned int uint;
@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@
 	[Expose] = expose,
 	[LeaveNotify] = leavenotify,
 };
+static Atom netatom[NetLast];
 static Display *dpy;
 static DC dc;
 static Window root, win;
@@ -309,14 +311,21 @@
 void
 setup(void) {
 	int i;
+	XSetWindowAttributes wa;
+	XTextProperty str;
+	XClassHint *ch;
 	XWMHints *wmh;
-	XSetWindowAttributes wa;
+	char *name = "svkbd";
+	char *wintype = "_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_TOOLBAR";
 
 	/* init screen */
 	screen = DefaultScreen(dpy);
 	root = RootWindow(dpy, screen);
 	initfont(font);
 
+	/* init atoms */
+	netatom[NetWMWindowType] = XInternAtom(dpy, "_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE", False);
+
 	/* init appearance */
 	if (!ww)
 		ww = DisplayWidth(dpy, screen);
@@ -324,7 +333,7 @@
 		ww = DisplayWidth(dpy, screen) / (ww * -1);
 
 	if (wh < 0)
-		wh = DisplayHeight(dpy, screen) / (wh * -1); 
+		wh = DisplayHeight(dpy, screen) / (wh * -1);
 
 	if (wy < 0)
 		wy = DisplayHeight(dpy, screen) + wy;
@@ -351,11 +360,27 @@
 			    CWOverrideRedirect | CWBorderPixel | CWBackingPixel, &wa);
 	XSelectInput(dpy, win, StructureNotifyMask|ButtonReleaseMask|
 			ButtonPressMask|ExposureMask|LeaveWindowMask);
+
 	wmh = XAllocWMHints();
 	wmh->input = False;
 	wmh->flags = InputHint;
 	XSetWMHints(dpy, win, wmh);
+	XStringListToTextProperty(&name, 1, &str);
+	ch = XAllocClassHint();
+	ch->res_class = name;
+	ch->res_name = name;
+
+	XSetWMProperties(dpy, win, &str, &str, NULL, 0, NULL, wmh,
+			ch);
+
+	XFree(ch);
 	XFree(wmh);
+	XFree(str.value);
+
+	XStringListToTextProperty(&wintype, 1, &str);
+	XSetTextProperty(dpy, win, &str, netatom[NetWMWindowType]);
+	XFree(str.value);
+
 	XMapRaised(dpy, win);
 	updatekeys();
 	drawkeyboard();