diff -ur xine-ui-0.9.18.orig/src/xitk/event.c xine-ui-0.9.18/src/xitk/event.c
--- xine-ui-0.9.18.orig/src/xitk/event.c	2003-01-29 14:27:00 +0300
+++ xine-ui-0.9.18/src/xitk/event.c	2003-02-09 21:23:07 +0300
@@ -989,7 +989,7 @@
   }
 
   gGui->layer_above = 
-    xine_config_register_bool (gGui->xine, "gui.layer_above", 0,
+    xine_config_register_bool (gGui->xine, "gui.layer_above", 1,
 			       _("Windows stacking"),
 			       _("Use wm layer property to place window on top."), 
 			       CONFIG_LEVEL_ADV,