diff -r 759af661093f area.c
--- a/area.c	Thu Jan 04 11:59:36 2007 +0100
+++ b/area.c	Mon Jan 08 10:49:13 2007 +0100
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ create_area(View *v, Area *pos, unsigned
 	a->view = v;
 	a->id = id++;
 	a->rect = screen->rect;
+ 	a->rect.y = AREA_VIEW_Y;
 	a->rect.height = screen->rect.height - screen->brect.height;
 	a->mode = def.colmode;
 	a->rect.width = w;
@@ -109,8 +110,8 @@ place_client(Area *a, Client *c) {
 			x = 0;
 		else
 			x = fr->rect.x / dx;
-		if(fr->rect.y < 0)
-			y = 0;
+		if(fr->rect.y < AREA_VIEW_Y)
+			y = AREA_VIEW_Y;
 		else
 			y = fr->rect.y / dy;
 		maxx = (fr->rect.x + fr->rect.width) / dx;
@@ -146,7 +147,7 @@ place_client(Area *a, Client *c) {
 		f->rect.x = a->rect.x + (random() % (diff ? diff : 1));
 	}
 	if(fit && (p1.y + f->rect.height < a->rect.y + a->rect.height))
-		f->rect.y = p1.y;
+ 		f->rect.y = (p1.y < AREA_VIEW_Y) ? AREA_VIEW_Y : p1.y;
 	else {
 		diff = a->rect.height - f->rect.height;
 		f->rect.y = a->rect.y + (random() % (diff ? diff : 1));
diff -r 759af661093f bar.c
--- a/bar.c	Thu Jan 04 11:59:36 2007 +0100
+++ b/bar.c	Mon Jan 08 10:49:13 2007 +0100
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ resize_bar(WMScreen *s) {
 
 	s->brect = s->rect;
 	s->brect.height = labelh(&def.font);
-	s->brect.y = s->rect.height - s->brect.height;
+ 	s->brect.y = WM_BAR_Y;
 	XMoveResizeWindow(blz.dpy, s->barwin, s->brect.x, s->brect.y, s->brect.width, s->brect.height);
 	XSync(blz.dpy, False);
 	draw_bar(s);
diff -r 759af661093f config.mk
--- a/config.mk	Thu Jan 04 11:59:36 2007 +0100
+++ b/config.mk	Mon Jan 08 10:49:13 2007 +0100
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ CONFVERSION = 3.5
 CONFVERSION = 3.5
 
 # Customize below to fit your system
+BAR_ON_TOP = 0
 
 # paths
 PREFIX = /usr/local
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ LIBS = -L/usr/lib -lc -L${X11LIB} -lX11 
 LIBS = -L/usr/lib -lc -L${X11LIB} -lX11 -L${PREFIX}/lib -lixp -lm
 
 # flags
-CFLAGS = -Os ${INCS} -DVERSION=\"${VERSION}\"
+CFLAGS = -Os ${INCS} -DVERSION=\"${VERSION}\" -DBAR_ON_TOP=${BAR_ON_TOP}
 LDFLAGS = ${LIBS}
 #CFLAGS = -g -Wall -O2 ${INCS} -DVERSION=\"${VERSION}\"
 #LDFLAGS = -g ${LIBS}
diff -r 759af661093f main.c
--- a/main.c	Thu Jan 04 11:59:36 2007 +0100
+++ b/main.c	Mon Jan 08 10:49:13 2007 +0100
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 			| SubstructureRedirectMask | SubstructureNotifyMask;
 		s->brect = s->rect;
 		s->brect.height = labelh(&def.font);
-		s->brect.y = s->rect.height - s->brect.height;
+		s->brect.y = WM_BAR_Y;
 		s->barwin = XCreateWindow(blz.dpy, RootWindow(blz.dpy, blz.screen),
 				s->brect.x, s->brect.y,
 				s->brect.width, s->brect.height, 0,
diff -r 759af661093f view.c
--- a/view.c	Thu Jan 04 11:59:36 2007 +0100
+++ b/view.c	Mon Jan 08 10:49:13 2007 +0100
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ arrange_view(View *v) {
 	scale_view(v, screen->rect.width);
 	for(a=v->area->next; a; a=a->next) {
 		a->rect.x = xoff;
-		a->rect.y = 0;
+		a->rect.y = AREA_VIEW_Y;
 		a->rect.height = screen->rect.height - screen->brect.height;
 		xoff += a->rect.width;
 		arrange_column(a, False);
diff -r 759af661093f wmii.h
--- a/wmii.h	Thu Jan 04 11:59:36 2007 +0100
+++ b/wmii.h	Mon Jan 08 16:22:43 2007 +0100
@@ -14,6 +14,14 @@
 #define BLITZ_FOCUSCOLORS		"#ffffff #335577 #447799"
 #define BLITZ_SELCOLORS		"#444444 #bbbbbb #556088"
 #define BLITZ_NORMCOLORS	"#222222 #eeeeee #666666"
+
+#if BAR_ON_TOP == 1
+#define WM_BAR_Y 0
+#define AREA_VIEW_Y screen->brect.height
+#else
+#define WM_BAR_Y s->rect.height - s->brect.height
+#define AREA_VIEW_Y 0
+#endif
 
 typedef struct Blitz Blitz;
 typedef enum BlitzAlign BlitzAlign;
@@ -376,6 +384,6 @@ extern void update_views();
 extern void update_views();
 extern unsigned int newcolw_of_view(View *v);
 
-/* wm.c */
+/* main.c */
 extern int wmii_error_handler(Display *dpy, XErrorEvent *error);
 extern int win_proto(Window w);