Question regarding window manager hints

[Olivier Fourdan]

Hi Jasper,

> I want to be able to use a global option to choose if the panel stays
> ontop. Using _NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_DOCK works only partially: you can set
> it to stay on top, but removing it doesn't work. The hint must be set
> before mapping the window.

The window type cannot be changed once the window is mapped (that would
not make much sense IMO). Therefore, unmap the window, change the type
and remap the window, that should work.

Cheers,
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