diff --git a/options.cpp b/options.cpp
index ea62d421b1..26db6b0a9a 100644
--- a/options.cpp
+++ b/options.cpp
@@ -12,8 +12,10 @@ Options::Options()
         cg[i] = NULL;
     reload();
 
-    //CT 
-    placement = Smart; //ACHTUNG!! for the moment *only*
+    //CT fix them for now. Will be read from rc
+    placement = Smart;
+    animate_shade = true;
+    anim_steps = 100;
 }
 
 Options::~Options(){
@@ -136,4 +138,17 @@ void Options::reload()
             cg[i] = NULL;
         }
     }
+
+    //CT well, what this costs us?
+    config->setGroup("Actions");
+    
+    QString val;
+    val = config->readEntry("Placement","Smart");
+    if (val == "Smart") placement = Smart;
+    else if (val == "Random") placement = Random;
+    else if (val == "Cascade") placement = Cascade;
+
+    animate_shade = config->readBoolEntry("AnimateShade", true);
+
+    anim_steps = config->readNumEntry("AnimSteps", 100);
 }
diff --git a/options.h b/options.h
index ae5a9ce03d..cf93419c78 100644
--- a/options.h
+++ b/options.h
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public:
      * Normally you don't have to worry. What the WM adds to the startup time
      * is nil compared to the creation of the window itself in the memory
      */
-    enum PlacementPolicy { Random, Smart };
+    enum PlacementPolicy { Random, Smart, Cascade };
     PlacementPolicy placement;
 
     bool focusPolicyIsReasonable() {
@@ -76,6 +76,14 @@ public:
      * Return the active or inactive decoration font.
      */
     const QFont& font(bool active=true);
+    /**
+     * Return whether we animate the shading of windows to titlebar or not
+     */
+    const bool animateShade() { return animate_shade; };
+    /**
+     * Return the number of animation steps (would this be general?)
+     */
+    const int animSteps() { return anim_steps; };
     // When restarting is implemented this should get called (mosfet).
     void reload();
     
@@ -85,6 +93,10 @@ protected:
     QFont activeFont, inactiveFont;
     QColor colors[KWINCOLORS*2];
     QColorGroup *cg[KWINCOLORS*2];
+
+private:
+  bool animate_shade;
+  int anim_steps;
 };
 
 extern Options* options;
diff --git a/workspace.cpp b/workspace.cpp
index 36d2fe0769..bfd20ee348 100644
--- a/workspace.cpp
+++ b/workspace.cpp
@@ -186,6 +186,15 @@ void Workspace::init()
     XUngrabServer( qt_xdisplay() );
     popup = 0;
     propagateClients();
+
+    //CT initialize the cascading info
+    for( int i = 0; i < numberOfDesktops(); i++) {
+      CascadingInfo inf;
+      inf.pos = QPoint(0,0);
+      inf.col = 0;
+      inf.row = 0;
+      cci.append(inf);
+    }
 }
 
 Workspace::~Workspace()
@@ -846,6 +855,8 @@ void Workspace::doPlacement( Client* c )
     randomPlacement( c );
   else if (options->placement == Options::Smart)
     smartPlacement( c );
+  else if (options->placement == Options::Cascade)
+    cascadePlacement( c );
 }
 
 /*!
@@ -948,6 +959,13 @@ void Workspace::smartPlacement(Client* c){
       }
     }
 
+    //CT first time we get no overlap we stop.
+    if (overlap == none) {
+      x_optimal = x;
+      y_optimal = y;
+      break;
+    }
+
     if (first_pass) {
       first_pass = false;
       min_overlap = overlap;
@@ -1023,6 +1041,73 @@ void Workspace::smartPlacement(Client* c){
 
 }
 
+/*!
+  Place windows in a cascading order, remembering positions for each desktop
+*/ 
+void Workspace::cascadePlacement (Client* c, bool re_init) {
+/* cascadePlacement by Cristian Tibirna (tibirna@kde.org) (30Jan98)
+ */
+
+  // work coords
+  int xp, yp;
+
+  //CT how do I get from the 'Client' class the size that NW squarish "handle"
+  int delta_x = 24; 
+  int delta_y = 24;
+
+  int d = currentDesktop() - 1;
+
+  // get the maximum allowed windows space and desk's origin 
+  //    (CT 20Nov1999 - is this common to all desktops?)
+  QRect maxRect = clientArea();
+
+  // initialize often used vars: width and height of c; we gain speed
+  int ch = c->height();
+  int cw = c->width();
+  int H = maxRect.bottom();
+  int W = maxRect.right();
+  int X = maxRect.left();
+  int Y = maxRect.top();
+
+  //initialize if needed
+  if (re_init) {
+    cci[d].pos = QPoint(X, Y);
+    cci[d].col = cci[d].row = 0;
+  }
+
+
+  xp = cci[d].pos.x();
+  yp = cci[d].pos.y();
+
+  //here to touch in case people vote for resize on placement
+  if ((yp + ch ) > H) yp = Y;
+
+  if ((xp + cw ) > W)
+    if (!yp) {
+      smartPlacement(c);
+      return;
+    }
+    else xp = X;
+
+  //if this isn't the first window
+  if ( cci[d].pos.x() != X && cci[d].pos.y() != Y ) {
+    if ( xp != X && yp == Y ) xp = delta_x * (++(cci[d].col));
+    if ( yp != Y && xp == X ) yp = delta_y * (++(cci[d].row));
+    
+    // last resort: if still doesn't fit, smart place it
+    if ( ((xp + cw) > W - X) || ((yp + ch) > H - Y) ) {
+      smartPlacement(c);
+      return;
+    }
+  }
+  
+  // place the window
+  c->move( QPoint( xp, yp ) );
+  
+  // new position
+  cci[d].pos = QPoint( xp + delta_x,  yp + delta_y );
+}
+
 
 /*!
   Raises the client \a c taking layers, transient windows and window
diff --git a/workspace.h b/workspace.h
index abb626f13b..97733ed7dd 100644
--- a/workspace.h
+++ b/workspace.h
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ private:
     void raiseTransientsOf( ClientList& safeset, Client* c );
     void randomPlacement(Client* c);
     void smartPlacement(Client* c);
+    void cascadePlacement(Client* c, bool re_init = false);
 
     void focusToNull();
     Client* desktop_client;
@@ -154,6 +155,16 @@ private:
     bool removeDockwin( WId w );
     void propagateDockwins();
     DockWindow findDockwin( WId w );
+
+    //CT needed for cascading+
+    struct CascadingInfo {
+      QPoint pos;
+      int col;
+      int row;
+    };
+
+    QValueList<CascadingInfo> cci;
+    // -cascading 
 };
 
 inline WId Workspace::rootWin() const