diff -ruN openbox-3.0-beta2.orig/data/rc.xml openbox-3.0-beta2/data/rc.xml
--- openbox-3.0-beta2.orig/data/rc.xml	2003-09-08 11:53:54.000000000 -0500
+++ openbox-3.0-beta2/data/rc.xml	2003-09-09 16:03:45.000000000 -0500
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@
   <focusDelay>0</focusDelay>
 </focus>
 
+<placement>
+  <scheme>undermouse</scheme>
+</placement>
+
 <theme>
   <name>thebear</name>
   <titlelayout>NLIMC</titlelayout>
diff -ruN openbox-3.0-beta2.orig/openbox/config.c openbox-3.0-beta2/openbox/config.c
--- openbox-3.0-beta2.orig/openbox/config.c	2003-09-07 22:14:34.000000000 -0500
+++ openbox-3.0-beta2/openbox/config.c	2003-09-09 16:05:46.000000000 -0500
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 gboolean config_focus_last_on_desktop;
 guint    config_focus_delay;
 
+gboolean config_place_umouse;
+
 char *config_theme;
 
 gchar *config_title_layout;
@@ -328,6 +330,17 @@
         config_resist_edge = parse_int(doc, n);
 }
 
+static void parse_placement(ObParseInst *i, xmlDocPtr doc, xmlNodePtr node, 
+                            void *d)
+{
+    xmlNodePtr n;
+
+    node = node->children;
+    if ((n = parse_find_node("scheme", node)))
+        if (parse_contains("undermouse", doc, n))
+            config_place_umouse = TRUE;         
+}
+
 void config_startup(ObParseInst *i)
 {
     config_focus_new = TRUE;
@@ -338,6 +351,10 @@
 
     parse_register(i, "focus", parse_focus, NULL);
 
+    config_place_umouse = FALSE;
+
+    parse_register(i, "placement", parse_placement, NULL);
+
     config_theme = NULL;
 
     config_title_layout = g_strdup("NLIMC");
diff -ruN openbox-3.0-beta2.orig/openbox/config.h openbox-3.0-beta2/openbox/config.h
--- openbox-3.0-beta2.orig/openbox/config.h	2003-09-07 22:14:41.000000000 -0500
+++ openbox-3.0-beta2/openbox/config.h	2003-09-09 16:06:03.000000000 -0500
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 extern gboolean config_focus_last_on_desktop;
 /*! Timeout for focusing windows on focus follows mouse, in milliseconds */
 extern guint    config_focus_delay;
+/*! Use undermouse placement */
+extern gboolean config_place_umouse;
 
 /*! When true windows' contents are refreshed while they are resized; otherwise
   they are not updated until the resize is complete */
diff -ruN openbox-3.0-beta2.orig/openbox/place.c openbox-3.0-beta2/openbox/place.c
--- openbox-3.0-beta2.orig/openbox/place.c	2003-08-29 01:35:58.000000000 -0500
+++ openbox-3.0-beta2/openbox/place.c	2003-09-09 16:18:12.000000000 -0500
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#include "config.h"
 #include "client.h"
 #include "group.h"
 #include "screen.h"
@@ -37,6 +38,46 @@
     return NULL;
 }
 
+/* Attempts to recreate the Ob2 Placement Under Mouse method. */
+static gboolean place_umouse(ObClient *client, gint *x, gint *y)
+{
+    int px, py, width, height;
+    Rect *area;
+
+    if(config_place_umouse == FALSE)
+        return FALSE;
+
+    area = pick_head(client);
+    if (!area)
+        area = screen_area_monitor(client->desktop,
+                                   g_random_int_range(0, screen_num_monitors));
+
+    screen_pointer_pos (&px, &py);
+
+    if (client->frame != NULL) {
+        width = client->frame->area.width;
+        height = client->frame->area.height;
+    } else {
+        width = client->area.width;
+        height = client->area.height;
+    }
+
+    px -= width / 2;
+    py -= height / 2;
+
+    if (px < area->x) px = area->x;
+    if (py < area->y) py = area->y;
+    if (px + width > area->x + area->width)
+        px = area->x + area->width - width;
+    if (py + height > area->y + area->height)
+        py = area->y + area->height - height;
+
+    *x = px;
+    *y = py;
+
+    return TRUE;
+}
+
 static gboolean place_random(ObClient *client, gint *x, gint *y)
 {
     int l, r, t, b;
@@ -130,6 +171,8 @@
         return;
     if (place_dialog(client, x, y))
         return;
+    if (place_umouse(client, x, y))
+        return;
     if (place_random(client, x, y))
         return;
     g_assert_not_reached(); /* the last one better succeed */