diff -Nur compiz-0.9.11.3+14.04.20150313.orig/plugins/place/src/smart/src/smart.cpp compiz-0.9.11.3+14.04.20150313/plugins/place/src/smart/src/smart.cpp
--- compiz-0.9.11.3+14.04.20150313.orig/plugins/place/src/smart/src/smart.cpp	2015-03-13 12:25:10.000000000 -0500
+++ compiz-0.9.11.3+14.04.20150313/plugins/place/src/smart/src/smart.cpp	2016-01-31 12:16:53.526434193 -0600
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@
 	    int cw = placeable->geometry ().width () - 1;
 	    int ch = placeable->geometry ().height () - 1;
 
+//(DA) 20160131
+	    int revupdown = 1;
+	    if(revupdown) yTmp = placeable->workArea ().bottom () - ch - (yTmp - placeable->workArea ().top ());
+
 	    int xOptimal = xTmp;
 	    int yOptimal = yTmp;
 
@@ -60,7 +64,21 @@
 	    do
 	    {
 		/* test if enough room in x and y directions */
-		if (yTmp + ch > placeable->workArea ().bottom () && ch < placeable->workArea ().height ())
+//		if (yTmp + ch > placeable->workArea ().bottom () && ch < placeable->workArea ().height ())
+//		    overlap = H_WRONG; /* this throws the algorithm to an exit */
+		int ybad = 0;
+		if(ch < placeable->workArea ().height ())
+		{
+		    if(!revupdown)
+		    {
+			if (yTmp + ch > placeable->workArea ().bottom ()) ybad = 1;
+		    }
+		    else
+		    {
+			if (yTmp < placeable->workArea ().top ()) ybad = 1;
+		    }
+		}
+		if(ybad)
 		    overlap = H_WRONG; /* this throws the algorithm to an exit */
 		else if (xTmp + cw > placeable->workArea ().right ())
 		    overlap = W_WRONG;
@@ -160,10 +178,19 @@
 		else if (overlap == W_WRONG)
 		{
 		    xTmp     = placeable->workArea ().x ();
-		    int possible = placeable->workArea ().bottom ();
+		    int possible;
+		    if(!revupdown)
+		    {
+			possible = placeable->workArea ().bottom ();
+			if (possible - ch > yTmp)
+			    possible -= ch;
+		    } else
+		    {
+			possible = placeable->workArea ().top () - ch;
+			if (possible + ch < yTmp)
+			    possible += ch;
+		    }
 
-		    if (possible - ch > yTmp)
-			possible -= ch;
 
 		    /* test the position of each window on the desk */
 		    foreach (Placeable *p, placeables)
@@ -177,23 +204,30 @@
 			/* if not enough room to the left or right of the current
 			 * client determine the first non-overlapped y position
 			 */
-			if (yb > yTmp && possible > yb)
-			    possible = yb;
 
-			basket = yt - ch;
-			if (basket > yTmp && possible > basket)
-			    possible = basket;
+			if(!revupdown)
+			{
+			   if (yTmp < yb && yb < possible ) possible = yb;
+			   basket = yt - ch;if (yTmp < basket && basket < possible) possible = basket;
+			} else
+			{
+			   basket = yt - ch;if (possible < basket && basket < yTmp) possible = basket;
+			   if (possible < yb && yb < yTmp) possible = yb;
+			}
 		    }
 		    yTmp = possible;
 		}
 	    }
-	    while (overlap != NONE && overlap != H_WRONG && yTmp < placeable->workArea ().bottom ());
+	    while (overlap != NONE && overlap != H_WRONG && (
+			(!revupdown && yTmp < placeable->workArea ().bottom ()) ||
+			(revupdown && yTmp > placeable->workArea ().top () - ch)
+			));
 
 	    if (ch >= placeable->workArea ().height ())
 		yOptimal = placeable->workArea ().y ();
 
 	    pos.setX (xOptimal + placeable->extents ().left);
-	    pos.setY (yOptimal + placeable->extents ().top);
+	    pos.setY (yOptimal + (!revupdown ? placeable->extents ().top : -placeable->extents ().bottom));
 	}
     }
 }