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.
kwin probably needs to prioritize dock windows when doing the "who wins the stay above tie" calculation.
Confirmed with KDE 4.5.2
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 ***