It turns out that tickr is not stealing the focus. The following line in tickr_main.c is the culprit: in update_win_dims_and_loc()
gtk_window_unmaximize(GTK_WINDOW(env->win));
Commenting this out, tickr stays below.
It turns out that tickr is not stealing the focus. The following line in tickr_main.c is the culprit: in update_ win_dims_ and_loc( )
gtk_window_ unmaximize( GTK_WINDOW( env->win) );
Commenting this out, tickr stays below.