Index: layout.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/mc/mc/src/layout.c,v
retrieving revision 1.96
diff -u -r1.96 layout.c
--- layout.c	25 Sep 2006 08:34:48 -0000	1.96
+++ layout.c	9 Oct 2006 21:42:41 -0000
@@ -87,6 +87,9 @@
 /* Set if the command prompt is to be displayed */
 int command_prompt = 1;
 
+/* Set if the command line appears on top of the screen */
+int command_ontop = 0;
+
 /* Set if the nice and useful keybar is visible */
 int keybar_visible = 1;
 
@@ -122,6 +125,7 @@
 static int _menubar_visible;
 static int _output_lines;
 static int _command_prompt;
+static int _command_ontop;
 static int _keybar_visible;
 static int _message_visible;
 static int _xterm_title;
@@ -159,6 +163,7 @@
     { N_("h&Intbar visible"),  &message_visible, 0 },
     { N_("&Keybar visible"),   &keybar_visible,  0 },
     { N_("command &Prompt"),   &command_prompt,  0 },
+    { N_("command prompt on &Top"),   &command_ontop,   0 },
     { N_("show &Mini status"), &show_mini_info,  0 },
     { N_("menu&Bar visible"),  &menubar_visible, 0 },
     { N_("&Equal split"),      &equal_split,     0 },
@@ -466,6 +471,7 @@
     _equal_split = equal_split;
     _menubar_visible = menubar_visible;
     _command_prompt = command_prompt;
+    _command_ontop = command_ontop;
     _keybar_visible = keybar_visible;
     _message_visible = message_visible;
     _xterm_title = xterm_title;
@@ -645,6 +651,7 @@
 {
     int start_y;
     int promptl;		/* the prompt len */
+    int command_y;		/* y position of the command line */
 
     if (console_flag) {
 	int minimum;
@@ -664,7 +671,7 @@
 	    message_visible;
     }
     check_split ();
-    start_y = menubar_visible;
+    start_y = menubar_visible + command_ontop * command_prompt;
 
     /* The column computing is defered until panel_do_cols */
     if (horizontal_split) {
@@ -688,13 +695,23 @@
 
     widget_set_size (&the_menubar->widget, 0, 0, 1, COLS);
 
+    /*
+     * If the command prompt line is on top of the screen, we have to
+     * re-define its y position
+     */
+    if (command_ontop) {
+        command_y = menubar_visible;
+    } else {
+        command_y = LINES - 1 - keybar_visible;
+    }
+
     if (command_prompt) {
-	widget_set_size (&cmdline->widget, LINES - 1 - keybar_visible,
+	widget_set_size (&cmdline->widget, command_y,
 			 promptl, 1,
 			 COLS - promptl - (keybar_visible ? 0 : 1));
 	winput_set_origin (cmdline, promptl,
 			   COLS - promptl - (keybar_visible ? 0 : 1));
-	widget_set_size (&the_prompt->widget, LINES - 1 - keybar_visible,
+	widget_set_size (&the_prompt->widget, command_y,
 			 0, 1, promptl);
     } else {
 	widget_set_size (&cmdline->widget, 0, 0, 0, 0);
Index: layout.h
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/mc/mc/src/layout.h,v
retrieving revision 1.10
diff -u -r1.10 layout.h
--- layout.h	3 Dec 2004 19:17:47 -0000	1.10
+++ layout.h	9 Oct 2006 21:42:41 -0000
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 extern int first_panel_size;
 extern int output_lines;
 extern int command_prompt;
+extern int command_ontop;
 extern int keybar_visible;
 extern int output_start_y;
 extern int message_visible;
Index: setup.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/mc/mc/src/setup.c,v
retrieving revision 1.92
diff -u -r1.92 setup.c
--- setup.c	23 Feb 2006 15:32:18 -0000	1.92
+++ setup.c	9 Oct 2006 21:42:44 -0000
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@
     { "xterm_title", &xterm_title },
     { "output_lines", &output_lines },
     { "command_prompt", &command_prompt },
+    { "command_ontop", &command_ontop },
     { "menubar_visible", &menubar_visible },
     { "show_mini_info", &show_mini_info },
     { "permission_mode", &permission_mode },