Bug 196685

Summary:	On top applications are above panel
Product:	[Plasma] kwin	Reporter:	snkmchnb
Component:	general	Assignee:	KWin default assignee <kwin-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE
Severity:	normal	CC:	aseigo, finex
Priority:	NOR
Version:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Compiled Sources
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:

Description snkmchnb 2009-06-15 23:41:20 UTC

Version:            (using Devel)
OS:                Linux
Installed from:    Compiled sources

If you have the panel settings set to 'Windows go below' and an individual application's advanced option to 'Keep above others' the panel should still be on top of said application.

Comment 1 Aaron J. Seigo 2009-06-16 00:47:28 UTC

kwin probably needs to prioritize dock windows when doing the "who wins the stay above tie" calculation.

Comment 2 FiNeX 2010-10-10 23:19:04 UTC

Confirmed with KDE 4.5.2

Comment 3 Thomas Lübking 2012-03-18 14:04:33 UTC

windows of type _NET_WM_TYPE_DESKTOP

windows having state _NET_WM_STATE_BELOW

windows not belonging in any other layer

----> windows of type _NET_WM_TYPE_DOCK (unless they have state _NET_WM_TYPE_BELOW) and windows having state _NET_WM_STATE_ABOVE

focused windows having state _NET_WM_STATE_FULLSCREEN

i ❤ that spec ;-)
compiz acts as demanded in this regard, openbox like kwin, sawfish puts all docks to the bottom ....

please see https://git.reviewboard.kde.org/r/104297/
i'd consider this a dupe of bug #203931 and the patch will allow fine grained control about this (the dock or in doubt a rule can alter the stacking - at least for kwin)

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 203931 ***