Create a *real* top level window

[Adam Jackson]

On Wed, 2010-09-15 at 15:49 -0600, Burton Samograd wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I'm looking for a way to create a full screen window that is 'always on
> top' no matter what is currently running.  I am currently using a
> standard window with OverrideRedirect set that raises itself every few
> seconds, which works in pretty much all cases that I need it to except
> when the user has a screensaver running that locks the station.
> 
> In this case it ends up fighting with the screensaver and password entry
> dialogue. This is not acceptable for what I am doing.
> 
> So the question is: is there a way to create a window that is always
> topmost in the stacking order that can never be overridden?

Short of either being the window manager, or having a convention with
your window manager to achieve that, no.

- ajax
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