diff -Naur /home/attila/src/mplayer/main/cfg-mplayer.h main/cfg-mplayer.h
--- /home/attila/src/mplayer/main/cfg-mplayer.h	Wed May 15 20:02:02 2002
+++ main/cfg-mplayer.h	Sun May 26 12:50:41 2002
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
 #ifdef HAVE_X11
 extern char *mDisplayName;
 extern int WinID;
+extern int ice_layer;
 #endif
 
 #ifdef HAVE_AA
@@ -241,6 +242,7 @@
 	// x11,xv,xmga,xvidix
 	{"wid", &WinID, CONF_TYPE_INT, 0, 0, 0, NULL},
 	{"rootwin", &WinID, CONF_TYPE_FLAG, 0, -1, 0, NULL},
+	{"icelayer", &ice_layer, CONF_TYPE_INT, CONF_RANGE, 0, 15, NULL},
 #endif
 
 #ifdef HAVE_XINERAMA
diff -Naur /home/attila/src/mplayer/main/libvo/x11_common.c main/libvo/x11_common.c
--- /home/attila/src/mplayer/main/libvo/x11_common.c	Sat May 25 15:38:05 2002
+++ main/libvo/x11_common.c	Sun May 26 13:14:22 2002
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@
 #define vo_wm_IceWM       3
 #define vo_wm_WMakerStyle 4
 
+int ice_layer;
+
 extern int verbose;
 
 static int dpms_disabled=0;
@@ -691,15 +693,30 @@
  
  if ( vo_wm_type == vo_wm_IceWM )
   {
-   mp_dbg( MSGT_VO,MSGL_STATUS,"[x11] IceWM style stay on top ( layer %d ).\n",layer );
-   switch ( layer )
+    XClientMessageEvent xev;
+    Atom ATOM_WIN_LAYER;
+
+    memset(&xev, 0, sizeof(xev));
+    ATOM_WIN_LAYER = XInternAtom(mDisplay, "_WIN_LAYER", False);
+
+    xev.type = ClientMessage;
+    xev.window = vo_window;
+    xev.message_type = ATOM_WIN_LAYER;
+    xev.format = 32;
+    xev.data.l[0] = layer?ice_layer:4; // if not fullscreen, stay on layer "Normal"
+    xev.data.l[1] = CurrentTime;
+
+   mp_dbg( MSGT_VO,MSGL_STATUS,"[x11] IceWM style stay on top ( layer %d ).\n",xev.data.l[0] );
+/*   switch ( layer )
     {
      case -1: layer=2; break; // WinLayerBelow
      case  0: layer=4; break; // WinLayerNormal
      case  1: layer=8; break; // WinLayerOnTop
-    }
+    }/
    XChangeProperty( mDisplay,vo_window,
-     XInternAtom( mDisplay,"_WIN_LAYER",False ),XA_CARDINAL,32,PropModeReplace,(unsigned char *)&layer,1 );
+     XInternAtom( mDisplay,"_WIN_LAYER",False ),XA_CARDINAL,32,PropModeReplace,(unsigned char *)&ice_layer,1 );*/
+     XSendEvent(mDisplay, mRootWin, False, SubstructureNotifyMask, (XEvent *) &
+     xev);
    return;
   }