always on top patch

config.def.h

@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@ static const Rule rules[] = {
 	{ NULL,      NULL,     "Event Tester", 0,         0,          0,								0,           1,        -1 }, /* xev */
 };
 
+static const char topicon[128] = "\uf435";
+/* icon to indicate always on top floating windows */
+
 /* window following */
 #define WFACTIVE '>'
 #define WFINACTIVE 'v'
@@ -132,6 +135,7 @@ static const Key keys[] = {
 	{ MODKEY,                       XK_m,      setlayout,      {.v = &layouts[2]} },
 	{ MODKEY,                       XK_space,  setlayout,      {0} },
 	{ MODKEY|ShiftMask,             XK_space,  togglefloating, {0} },
+	{ MODKEY|ShiftMask,             XK_t,  togglealwaysontop, {0} },
 	{ MODKEY,                       XK_Down,   moveresize,     {.v = "0x 25y 0w 0h" } },
 	{ MODKEY,                       XK_Up,     moveresize,     {.v = "0x -25y 0w 0h" } },
 	{ MODKEY,                       XK_Right,  moveresize,     {.v = "25x 0y 0w 0h" } },

dwm.c

@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ struct Client {
 	int basew, baseh, incw, inch, maxw, maxh, minw, minh, hintsvalid;
 	int bw, oldbw;
 	unsigned int tags;
-	int isfixed, isfloating, isurgent, neverfocus, oldstate, isfullscreen, isfakefullscreen, isterminal, noswallow;
+	int isfixed, isfloating, isalwaysontop, isurgent, neverfocus, oldstate, isfullscreen, isfakefullscreen, isterminal, noswallow;
 	pid_t pid;
 	Client *next;
 	Client *snext;
@@ -262,6 +262,7 @@ static void togglefakefullscr(const Arg *arg);
 static void togglefullscr(const Arg *arg);
 static void toggleextrabar(const Arg *arg);
 static void togglefloating(const Arg *arg);
+static void togglealwaysontop(const Arg *arg);
 static void togglefollow(const Arg *arg);
 static void toggletag(const Arg *arg);
 static void toggleview(const Arg *arg);
@@ -1003,9 +1004,17 @@ drawbar(Monitor *m)
 					}
 					remainder--;
 				}
-				mid = (tabw - (int)TEXTW(c->name)) / 2;
+
+				char name[512];
+
+				if (c->isalwaysontop && c->isfloating)
+					snprintf(name, sizeof name, "%s %s", topicon, c->name); 
+				else
+					snprintf(name, sizeof name, c->name);
+
+				mid = (tabw - (int)TEXTW(name)) / 2;
 				mid = mid >= lrpad / 2 ? mid : lrpad / 2;
-				drw_text(drw, x, 0, tabw - 2 * sp, bh, mid, c->name, 0);
+				drw_text(drw, x, 0, tabw - 2 * sp, bh, mid, name, 0);
 
 				if (!HIDDEN(c)) {
 					if (m->sel == c) {
@@ -2178,6 +2187,16 @@ restack(Monitor *m)
 		return;
 	if (m->sel->isfloating || !m->lt[m->sellt]->arrange)
 		XRaiseWindow(dpy, m->sel->win);
+
+	/* raise the aot window */
+	for(Monitor *m_search = mons; m_search; m_search = m_search->next){
+		for(c = m_search->clients; c; c = c->next){
+			if(c->isalwaysontop){
+				XRaiseWindow(dpy, c->win);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	if (m->lt[m->sellt]->arrange) {
 		wc.stack_mode = Below;
 		wc.sibling = m->barwin;
@@ -2724,6 +2743,7 @@ togglefloating(const Arg *arg)
 	if (selmon->sel->isfullscreen
 	&&  !selmon->sel->isfakefullscreen) /* no support for fullscreen windows */
 		return;
+
 	selmon->sel->isfloating = !selmon->sel->isfloating || selmon->sel->isfixed;
 	if (selmon->sel->isfloating)
 		/* restore last known float dimensions */
@@ -2743,6 +2763,19 @@ togglefloating(const Arg *arg)
 	arrange(selmon);
 }
 
+void
+togglealwaysontop(const Arg *arg)
+{
+	Client *c;
+
+	if (!selmon->sel)
+		return;
+	if (selmon->sel->isfullscreen)
+		return;
+	selmon->sel->isalwaysontop = !selmon->sel->isalwaysontop;
+	arrange(selmon);
+}
+
 void
 togglefakefullscr(const Arg *arg)
 {

patches/functions/alwaysontopall-6.2.diff

@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+From 9cd160c4ba9c345c24644a7da77cc4f04fc93c4e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Matt Quintanilla <matt@mattquintanilla.xyz>
+Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2023 20:11:08 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] alwaysontop for all
+
+---
+ config.def.h |  1 +
+ dwm.c        | 45 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
+ 2 files changed, 44 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
+index 1c0b587..c3c7edd 100644
+--- a/config.def.h
++++ b/config.def.h
+@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ static Key keys[] = {
+ 	{ MODKEY,                       XK_m,      setlayout,      {.v = &layouts[2]} },
+ 	{ MODKEY,                       XK_space,  setlayout,      {0} },
+ 	{ MODKEY|ShiftMask,             XK_space,  togglefloating, {0} },
++	{ MODKEY|ShiftMask,             XK_space,  togglealwaysontop, {0} },
+ 	{ MODKEY,                       XK_0,      view,           {.ui = ~0 } },
+ 	{ MODKEY|ShiftMask,             XK_0,      tag,            {.ui = ~0 } },
+ 	{ MODKEY,                       XK_comma,  focusmon,       {.i = -1 } },
+diff --git a/dwm.c b/dwm.c
+index 4465af1..8d54b26 100644
+--- a/dwm.c
++++ b/dwm.c
+@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ struct Client {
+ 	int basew, baseh, incw, inch, maxw, maxh, minw, minh;
+ 	int bw, oldbw;
+ 	unsigned int tags;
+-	int isfixed, isfloating, isurgent, neverfocus, oldstate, isfullscreen;
++	int isfixed, iscentered, isfloating, isalwaysontop, isurgent, neverfocus, oldstate, isfullscreen;
+ 	Client *next;
+ 	Client *snext;
+ 	Monitor *mon;
+@@ -211,6 +211,7 @@ static void tagmon(const Arg *arg);
+ static void tile(Monitor *);
+ static void togglebar(const Arg *arg);
+ static void togglefloating(const Arg *arg);
++static void togglealwaysontop(const Arg *arg);
+ static void toggletag(const Arg *arg);
+ static void toggleview(const Arg *arg);
+ static void unfocus(Client *c, int setfocus);
+@@ -732,8 +733,11 @@ drawbar(Monitor *m)
+ 		if (m->sel) {
+ 			drw_setscheme(drw, scheme[m == selmon ? SchemeSel : SchemeNorm]);
+ 			drw_text(drw, x, 0, w, bh, lrpad / 2, m->sel->name, 0);
+-			if (m->sel->isfloating)
++			if (m->sel->isfloating) {
+ 				drw_rect(drw, x + boxs, boxs, boxw, boxw, m->sel->isfixed, 0);
++				if (m->sel->isalwaysontop)
++					drw_rect(drw, x + boxs, bh - boxw, boxw, boxw, 0, 0);
++			}
+ 		} else {
+ 			drw_setscheme(drw, scheme[SchemeNorm]);
+ 			drw_rect(drw, x, 0, w, bh, 1, 1);
+@@ -1356,6 +1360,17 @@ restack(Monitor *m)
+ 		return;
+ 	if (m->sel->isfloating || !m->lt[m->sellt]->arrange)
+ 		XRaiseWindow(dpy, m->sel->win);
++
++	/* raise the aot window */
++	for(Monitor *m_search = mons; m_search; m_search = m_search->next){
++		for(c = m_search->clients; c; c = c->next){
++			if(c->isalwaysontop){
++				XRaiseWindow(dpy, c->win);
++			}
++		}
++	}
++
+ 	if (m->lt[m->sellt]->arrange) {
+ 		wc.stack_mode = Below;
+ 		wc.sibling = m->barwin;
+@@ -1716,6 +1731,32 @@ togglefloating(const Arg *arg)
+ 	if (selmon->sel->isfloating)
+ 		resize(selmon->sel, selmon->sel->x, selmon->sel->y,
+ 			selmon->sel->w, selmon->sel->h, 0);
++	else
++		selmon->sel->isalwaysontop = 0; /* disabled, turn this off too */
++	arrange(selmon);
++}
++
++void
++togglealwaysontop(const Arg *arg)
++{
++	if (!selmon->sel)
++		return;
++	if (selmon->sel->isfullscreen)
++		return;
++
++	if(selmon->sel->isalwaysontop){
++		selmon->sel->isalwaysontop = 0;
++	}else{
++				c->isalwaysontop = 0;
++
++	}
++
+ 	arrange(selmon);
+ }
+ 
+-- 
+2.31.1
+