@@ -46,3 +46,7 @@ $ #TopBottom
 # Top to Bottom
 $ #BottomTop
 # Bottom to Top
+$ #IgnoreShaded
+# Ignore shaded windows
+$ #IgnoreMax
+# Ignore full-maximized windows

@@ -229,6 +229,11 @@ insert(i18n(ConfigmenuSet, ConfigmenuTopBottom, "Top to Bottom"),
          BScreen::TopBottom);
   insert(i18n(ConfigmenuSet, ConfigmenuBottomTop, "Bottom to Top"),
          BScreen::BottomTop);
+  insert(i18n(ConfigmenuSet, ConfigmenuIgnoreShaded, "Ignore shaded windows"),
+         BScreen::IgnoreShaded);
+  insert(i18n(ConfigmenuSet, ConfigmenuIgnoreMax,
+              "Ignore full-maximized windows"),
+         BScreen::IgnoreMaximized);
   update();
   setValues();
 }
@@ -255,6 +260,9 @@ setItemSelected(6, tb);
   setItemSelected(7, ! tb);
   setItemEnabled(6, e);
   setItemEnabled(7, e);
+  
+  setItemSelected(8, getScreen()->getPlaceIgnoreShaded());
+  setItemSelected(9, getScreen()->getPlaceIgnoreMaximized());
 }
 
 
@@ -359,6 +367,21 @@ getScreen()->saveColPlacementDirection(BScreen::BottomTop);
 
     setItemSelected(6, false);
     setItemSelected(7, true);
+
+    break;
+  
+  case BScreen::IgnoreShaded:
+    getScreen()->savePlaceIgnoreShaded(! getScreen()->getPlaceIgnoreShaded());
+
+    setItemSelected(8, getScreen()->getPlaceIgnoreShaded());
+
+    break;
+
+  case BScreen::IgnoreMaximized:
+    getScreen()->
+      savePlaceIgnoreMaximized(! getScreen()->getPlaceIgnoreMaximized());
+
+    setItemSelected(9, getScreen()->getPlaceIgnoreMaximized());
 
     break;
   }

@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ "European" : "American");
 }
 
 
-void BScreen::saveClock24Hour(Bool c) {
+void BScreen::saveClock24Hour(bool c) {
   resource.clock24hour = c;
   config->setValue(screenstr + "clockFormat", resource.clock24hour ? 24 : 12);
 }
@@ -510,6 +510,20 @@ config->setValue(screenstr + "workspaceNames", names);
 }
 
 
+void BScreen::savePlaceIgnoreShaded(bool i) {
+  resource.ignore_shaded = i;
+  config->setValue(screenstr + "placementIgnoreShaded",
+                   resource.ignore_shaded);
+}
+
+
+void BScreen::savePlaceIgnoreMaximized(bool i) {
+  resource.ignore_maximized = i;
+  config->setValue(screenstr + "placementIgnoreMaximized",
+                   resource.ignore_maximized);
+}
+
+
 void BScreen::save_rc(void) {
   saveSloppyFocus(resource.sloppy_focus);
   saveAutoRaise(resource.auto_raise);
@@ -534,6 +548,8 @@ #else // !HAVE_STRFTIME
   saveDateFormat(resource.date_format);
   savwClock24Hour(resource.clock24hour);
 #endif // HAVE_STRFTIME
+  savePlaceIgnoreShaded(resource.ignore_shaded);
+  savePlaceIgnoreMaximized(resource.ignore_maximized);
 
   toolbar->save_rc();
   slit->save_rc();
@@ -639,9 +655,8 @@ } else
     resource.placement_policy = RowSmartPlacement;
 
 #ifdef    HAVE_STRFTIME
-  if (config->getValue(screenstr + "strftimeFormat", s))
-    resource.strftime_format = s;
-  else
+  if (! config->getValue(screenstr + "strftimeFormat",
+                         resource.strftime_format))
     resource.strftime_format = "%I:%M %p";
 #else // !HAVE_STRFTIME
   long l;
@@ -655,6 +670,14 @@ if (! config->getValue(screenstr + "clockFormat", l))
     l = 12;
   resource.clock24hour = l == 24;
 #endif // HAVE_STRFTIME
+  
+  if (! config->getValue(screenstr + "placementIgnoreShaded",
+                         resource.ignore_shaded))
+    resource.ignore_shaded = true;
+
+  if (! config->getValue(screenstr + "placementIgnoreMaximized",
+                         resource.ignore_maximized))
+    resource.ignore_maximized = true;
 }
 
 

@@ -149,7 +149,8 @@ MenuStyle mstyle;
 
     bool sloppy_focus, auto_raise, auto_edge_balance, ordered_dither,
       opaque_move, full_max, focus_new, focus_last, click_raise,
-      hide_toolbar, window_to_window_snap, window_corner_snap, aa_fonts;
+      hide_toolbar, window_to_window_snap, window_corner_snap, aa_fonts,
+      ignore_shaded, ignore_maximized;
     BColor border_color;
 
     unsigned int workspaces;
@@ -189,7 +190,8 @@ 
   void updateWorkArea(void);
 public:
   enum { RowSmartPlacement = 1, ColSmartPlacement, CascadePlacement,
-         UnderMousePlacement, LeftRight, RightLeft, TopBottom, BottomTop };
+         UnderMousePlacement, LeftRight, RightLeft, TopBottom, BottomTop,
+         IgnoreShaded, IgnoreMaximized };
   enum { RoundBullet = 1, TriangleBullet, SquareBullet, NoBullet };
   enum { Restart = 1, RestartOther, Exit, Shutdown, Execute, Reconfigure,
          WindowShade, WindowIconify, WindowMaximize, WindowClose, WindowRaise,
@@ -244,6 +246,10 @@ inline unsigned int getBorderWidth(void) const
   { return resource.border_width; }
   inline unsigned int getResizeZones(void) const
   { return resource.resize_zones; }
+  inline bool getPlaceIgnoreShaded(void) const
+  { return resource.ignore_shaded; }
+  inline bool getPlaceIgnoreMaximized(void) const
+  { return resource.ignore_maximized; }
 
   inline unsigned int getCurrentWorkspaceID(void) const
   { return current_workspace->getID(); }
@@ -280,6 +286,8 @@ void saveHideToolbar(bool h);
   void saveWindowToWindowSnap(bool s);
   void saveWindowCornerSnap(bool s);
   void saveResizeZones(unsigned int z);
+  void savePlaceIgnoreShaded(bool i);
+  void savePlaceIgnoreMaximized(bool i);
   inline void iconUpdate(void) { iconmenu->update(); }
 
 #ifdef    HAVE_STRFTIME

@@ -572,7 +572,8 @@ Rect tmp;
   for (; wit != end; ++wit) {
     const BlackboxWindow* const curr = *wit;
 
-    if (curr->isShaded()) continue;
+    if (curr->isShaded() && screen->getPlaceIgnoreShaded()) continue;
+    if (curr->isMaximizedFull() && screen->getPlaceIgnoreMaximized()) continue;
 
     tmp.setRect(curr->frameRect().x(), curr->frameRect().y(),
                 curr->frameRect().width() + screen->getBorderWidth(),