diff -Nur wmii-3.1.orig/cmd/wm/area.c wmii-3.1/cmd/wm/area.c
--- wmii-3.1.orig/cmd/wm/area.c	2006-06-17 07:44:30.000000000 -0400
+++ wmii-3.1/cmd/wm/area.c	2006-06-19 23:58:25.000000000 -0400
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 	a->view = v;
 	a->id = id++;
 	a->rect = rect;
+	a->rect.y = AREA_VIEW_Y;
 	a->rect.height = rect.height - brect.height;
 	a->mode = def.colmode;
 	a->rect.width = w;
@@ -185,8 +186,8 @@
 			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;
@@ -226,7 +227,7 @@
 	}
 
 	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 -Nur wmii-3.1.orig/cmd/wm/bar.c wmii-3.1/cmd/wm/bar.c
--- wmii-3.1.orig/cmd/wm/bar.c	2006-06-17 07:44:30.000000000 -0400
+++ wmii-3.1/cmd/wm/bar.c	2006-06-19 23:59:55.000000000 -0400
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 	unsigned int i, j;
 	brect = rect;
 	brect.height = height_of_bar();
-	brect.y = rect.height - brect.height;
+	brect.y = WM_BAR_Y;
 	XMoveResizeWindow(dpy, barwin, brect.x, brect.y, brect.width, brect.height);
 	XSync(dpy, False);
 	XFreePixmap(dpy, barpmap);
diff -Nur wmii-3.1.orig/cmd/wm/view.c wmii-3.1/cmd/wm/view.c
--- wmii-3.1.orig/cmd/wm/view.c	2006-06-17 07:44:30.000000000 -0400
+++ wmii-3.1/cmd/wm/view.c	2006-06-20 00:00:54.000000000 -0400
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@
 	for(i = 1; i < v->area.size; i++) {
 		Area *a = v->area.data[i];
 		a->rect.x = xoff;
-		a->rect.y = 0;
+		a->rect.y = AREA_VIEW_Y;
 		a->rect.height = rect.height - brect.height;
 		xoff += a->rect.width;
 		arrange_column(a, False);
diff -Nur wmii-3.1.orig/cmd/wm/wm.c wmii-3.1/cmd/wm/wm.c
--- wmii-3.1.orig/cmd/wm/wm.c	2006-06-17 07:44:30.000000000 -0400
+++ wmii-3.1/cmd/wm/wm.c	2006-06-20 00:01:55.000000000 -0400
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@
 
 	brect = rect;
 	brect.height = height_of_bar();
-	brect.y = rect.height - brect.height;
+	brect.y = WM_BAR_Y;
 	barwin = XCreateWindow(dpy, RootWindow(dpy, screen), brect.x, brect.y,
 			brect.width, brect.height, 0, DefaultDepth(dpy, screen),
 			CopyFromParent, DefaultVisual(dpy, screen),
diff -Nur wmii-3.1.orig/cmd/wm/wm.h wmii-3.1/cmd/wm/wm.h
--- wmii-3.1.orig/cmd/wm/wm.h	2006-06-17 07:44:30.000000000 -0400
+++ wmii-3.1/cmd/wm/wm.h	2006-06-20 00:03:07.000000000 -0400
@@ -10,6 +10,15 @@
 #include <ixp.h>
 #include <blitz.h>
 
+#if BAR_ON_TOP == 1
+#define WM_BAR_Y 0
+#define AREA_VIEW_Y brect.height
+#else
+#define WM_BAR_Y rect.height - brect.height
+#define AREA_VIEW_Y 0
+#endif
+
+
 /* WM atoms */
 enum {
 	WMState,
diff -Nur wmii-3.1.orig/cmd/wmiimenu.c wmii-3.1/cmd/wmiimenu.c
--- wmii-3.1.orig/cmd/wmiimenu.c	2006-06-17 07:44:30.000000000 -0400
+++ wmii-3.1/cmd/wmiimenu.c	2006-06-20 00:04:44.000000000 -0400
@@ -20,6 +20,12 @@
 #include <blitz.h>
 #include <cext.h>
 
+#if BAR_ON_TOP == 1
+#define MENU_Y 0 
+#else
+#define MENU_Y DisplayHeight(dpy, screen) - mrect.height
+#endif
+
 VECTOR(ItemVector, char *);
 static Bool done = False;
 static int ret = 0;
@@ -376,7 +382,7 @@
 
 	mrect.width = DisplayWidth(dpy, screen);
 	mrect.height = draw.font.ascent + draw.font.descent + 4;
-	mrect.y = DisplayHeight(dpy, screen) - mrect.height;
+	mrect.y = MENU_Y;
 	mrect.x = 0;
 
 	win = XCreateWindow(dpy, RootWindow(dpy, screen), mrect.x, mrect.y,
diff -Nur wmii-3.1.orig/config.mk wmii-3.1/config.mk
--- wmii-3.1.orig/config.mk	2006-06-17 07:44:29.000000000 -0400
+++ wmii-3.1/config.mk	2006-06-20 00:06:30.000000000 -0400
@@ -12,10 +12,11 @@
 
 # includes and libs
 LIBS = -L${PREFIX}/lib -L/usr/lib -lc -L${X11LIB} -lX11
+BAR_ON_TOP = 0
 
 # Linux/BSD
 CFLAGS = -O3 -I. -I${PREFIX}/include -I/usr/include -I${X11INC} \
-	-DVERSION=\"${VERSION}\"
+	-DVERSION=\"${VERSION}\" -DBAR_ON_TOP=${BAR_ON_TOP}
 LDFLAGS = ${LIBS}
 
 # Solaris