@@ -361,7 +361,6 @@ 
     /* adjust the frame to the client's size before showing or placing
        the window */
     frame_adjust_area(self->frame, FALSE, TRUE, FALSE);
-    frame_adjust_client_area(self->frame);
 
     /* where the frame was placed is where the window was originally */
     placex = self->area.x;
@@ -570,7 +569,7 @@ /* free the ObAppSettings shallow copy */
     g_free(settings);
 
     ob_debug("Managed window 0x%lx plate 0x%x (%s)\n",
-             window, self->frame->plate, self->class);
+             window, self->frame->window, self->class);
 
     return;
 }
@@ -621,7 +620,7 @@ guint j;
     GSList *it;
 
     ob_debug("Unmanaging window: 0x%x plate 0x%x (%s) (%s)\n",
-             self->window, self->frame->plate,
+             self->window, self->frame->window,
              self->class, self->title ? self->title : "");
 
     g_assert(self != NULL);
@@ -2857,16 +2856,14 @@ 
     /* if the client is enlarging, then resize the client before the frame */
     if (send_resize_client && (w > oldw || h > oldh)) {
         XWindowChanges changes;
-        changes.x = -self->border_width;
-        changes.y = -self->border_width;
+        changes.x = self->frame->size.left - self->border_width;
+        changes.y = self->frame->size.top -self->border_width;
         changes.width = MAX(w, oldw);
         changes.height = MAX(h, oldh);
         changes.border_width = self->border_width;
         XConfigureWindow(ob_display, self->window,
                          CWX|CWY|CWWidth|CWHeight|CWBorderWidth,
                          &changes);
-        /* resize the plate to show the client padding color underneath */
-        frame_adjust_client_area(self->frame);
     }
 
     /* find the frame's dimensions and move/resize it */
@@ -2918,13 +2915,10 @@ }
 
     /* if the client is shrinking, then resize the frame before the client */
     if (send_resize_client && (w <= oldw && h <= oldh)) {
-        /* resize the plate to show the client padding color underneath */
-        frame_adjust_client_area(self->frame);
-
         if (send_resize_client) {
             XWindowChanges changes;
-            changes.x = -self->border_width;
-            changes.y = -self->border_width;
+            changes.x = self->frame->size.left - self->border_width;
+            changes.y = self->frame->size.top -self->border_width;
             changes.width = w;
             changes.height = h;
             changes.border_width = self->border_width;

@@ -1171,7 +1171,7 @@ client_unmanage(client);
         break;
     case ReparentNotify:
         /* this is when the client is first taken captive in the frame */
-        if (e->xreparent.parent == client->frame->plate) break;
+        if (e->xreparent.parent == client->frame->window) break;
 
         /*
           This event is quite rare and is usually handled in unmapHandler.

@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ #include "moveresize.h"
 #include "screen.h"
 #include "render/theme.h"
 
-#define PLATE_EVENTMASK (SubstructureRedirectMask | FocusChangeMask)
 #define FRAME_EVENTMASK (EnterWindowMask | LeaveWindowMask | \
-                         ButtonPressMask | ButtonReleaseMask)
+                         ButtonPressMask | ButtonReleaseMask | \
+                         SubstructureRedirectMask | FocusChangeMask)
 #define ELEMENT_EVENTMASK (ButtonPressMask | ButtonReleaseMask | \
                            ButtonMotionMask | PointerMotionMask | \
                            EnterWindowMask | LeaveWindowMask)
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ visual = check_32bit_client(client);
 
     /* create the non-visible decor windows */
 
-    mask = CWEventMask;
+    mask = 0;
     if (visual) {
         /* client has a 32-bit visual */
         mask |= CWColormap | CWBackPixel | CWBorderPixel;
@@ -107,12 +107,8 @@ visual, AllocNone);
         attrib.background_pixel = BlackPixel(ob_display, ob_screen);
         attrib.border_pixel = BlackPixel(ob_display, ob_screen);
     }
-    attrib.event_mask = FRAME_EVENTMASK;
     self->window = createWindow(RootWindow(ob_display, ob_screen), visual,
                                 mask, &attrib);
-
-    mask &= ~CWEventMask;
-    self->plate = createWindow(self->window, visual, mask, &attrib);
 
     /* create the visible decor windows */
 
@@ -172,7 +168,6 @@ 
     self->focused = FALSE;
 
     /* the other stuff is shown based on decor settings */
-    XMapWindow(ob_display, self->plate);
     XMapWindow(ob_display, self->label);
 
     self->max_press = self->close_press = self->desk_press = 
@@ -710,14 +705,10 @@ XMapWindow(ob_display, self->right);
             } else
                 XUnmapWindow(ob_display, self->right);
 
-            /* move the plate */
-            XMoveWindow(ob_display, self->plate,
-                        self->size.left, self->size.top);
-
             /* when the client has StaticGravity, it likes to move around. */
             XMoveWindow(ob_display, self->client->window,
-                        -self->client->border_width,
-                        -self->client->border_width);
+                        self->size.left - self->client->border_width,
+                        self->size.top - self->client->border_width);
         }
     }
 
@@ -836,13 +827,6 @@ XChangeWindowAttributes(ob_display, self->rgripbottom, CWCursor, &a);
     }
 }
 
-void frame_adjust_client_area(ObFrame *self)
-{
-    /* resize the plate */
-    XResizeWindow(ob_display, self->plate,
-                  self->client->area.width, self->client->area.height);
-}
-
 void frame_adjust_state(ObFrame *self)
 {
     framerender_frame(self);
@@ -873,8 +857,7 @@ send a mapnotify or we create race conditions.
     */
 
     /* reparent the client to the frame */
-    XReparentWindow(ob_display, self->client->window, self->plate,
-                    -self->client->border_width, -self->client->border_width);
+    XReparentWindow(ob_display, self->client->window, self->window, 0, 0);
 
     /*
       When reparenting the client window, it is usually not mapped yet, since
@@ -887,11 +870,10 @@ ++self->client->ignore_unmaps;
 
     /* select the event mask on the client's parent (to receive config/map
        req's) the ButtonPress is to catch clicks on the client border */
-    XSelectInput(ob_display, self->plate, PLATE_EVENTMASK);
+    XSelectInput(ob_display, self->window, FRAME_EVENTMASK);
 
     /* set all the windows for the frame in the window_map */
     g_hash_table_insert(window_map, &self->window, self->client);
-    g_hash_table_insert(window_map, &self->plate, self->client);
     g_hash_table_insert(window_map, &self->innerleft, self->client);
     g_hash_table_insert(window_map, &self->innertop, self->client);
     g_hash_table_insert(window_map, &self->innerright, self->client);
@@ -952,7 +934,7 @@ 
            Reparent events that are generated by us are just discarded here.
            They are of no consequence to us anyhow.
         */
-        if (ev.xreparent.parent != self->plate) {
+        if (ev.xreparent.parent != self->window) {
             reparent = FALSE;
             XPutBackEvent(ob_display, &ev);
             break;
@@ -970,7 +952,6 @@ }
 
     /* remove all the windows for the frame from the window_map */
     g_hash_table_remove(window_map, &self->window);
-    g_hash_table_remove(window_map, &self->plate);
     g_hash_table_remove(window_map, &self->innerleft);
     g_hash_table_remove(window_map, &self->innertop);
     g_hash_table_remove(window_map, &self->innerright);
@@ -1250,13 +1231,6 @@ return OB_FRAME_CONTEXT_CLIENT;
     }
 
     self = client->frame;
-    if (win == self->plate) {
-        /* conceptually, this is the desktop, as far as users are
-           concerned */
-        if (client->type == OB_CLIENT_TYPE_DESKTOP)
-            return OB_FRAME_CONTEXT_DESKTOP;
-        return OB_FRAME_CONTEXT_CLIENT;
-    }
 
     /* when the user clicks in the corners of the titlebar and the client
        is fully maximized, then treat it like they clicked in the

@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ {
     struct _ObClient *client;
 
     Window    window;
-    Window    plate;
 
     Strut     size;
     Rect      area;
@@ -203,7 +202,6 @@ void frame_adjust_theme(ObFrame *self);
 void frame_adjust_shape(ObFrame *self);
 void frame_adjust_area(ObFrame *self, gboolean moved,
                        gboolean resized, gboolean fake);
-void frame_adjust_client_area(ObFrame *self);
 void frame_adjust_state(ObFrame *self);
 void frame_adjust_focus(ObFrame *self, gboolean hilite);
 void frame_adjust_title(ObFrame *self);

@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ win = client->frame->window;
                 mode = GrabModeAsync;
                 mask = ButtonPressMask | ButtonMotionMask | ButtonReleaseMask;
             } else if (CLIENT_CONTEXT(i, client)) {
-                win = client->frame->plate;
+                win = client->window;
                 mode = GrabModeSync; /* this is handled in event */
                 mask = ButtonPressMask; /* can't catch more than this with Sync
                                            mode the release event is