diff -ru dmenu.org/main.c dmenu/main.c
--- dmenu.org/main.c	Mon Oct 23 13:00:02 2006
+++ dmenu/main.c	Wed Nov 22 19:06:16 2006
 typedef struct Item Item;
 struct Item {
 	Item *next;		/* traverses all items */
@@ -340,7 +340,8 @@
 	wa.event_mask = ExposureMask | ButtonPressMask | KeyPressMask;
 	mx = my = 0;
 	mw = DisplayWidth(dpy, screen);
-	mh = dc.font.height + 2;
+	mh = dc.font.ascent + dc.font.descent + 3; // match wmii
+	my = DisplayHeight(dpy, screen) - mh;
 	win = XCreateWindow(dpy, root, mx, my, mw, mh, 0,
 			DefaultDepth(dpy, screen), CopyFromParent,
 			DefaultVisual(dpy, screen),
