diff -ur xfwm4-4.4.3/mcs-plugin/wmtweaks_plugin.c xfwm4-4.4.3-yosh64/mcs-plugin/wmtweaks_plugin.c
--- xfwm4-4.4.3/mcs-plugin/wmtweaks_plugin.c	2008-10-27 09:13:54.000000000 +1100
+++ xfwm4-4.4.3-yosh64/mcs-plugin/wmtweaks_plugin.c	2008-11-15 21:21:20.000000000 +1100
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@
 static gboolean wrap_cycle = FALSE;
 
 static int placement_ratio = 20;
+static int center_bias = 40;            /* yosh64, center bias code */
 static int inactive_opacity = 100;
 static int move_opacity = 100;
 static int resize_opacity = 100;
@@ -536,6 +537,12 @@
     gtk_box_pack_start (GTK_BOX (vbox), range, FALSE, TRUE, 0);
     gtk_widget_show (range);
 
+    range =
+        create_int_range (mcs_plugin, _("Smart placement bias towards center of screen"),       /* yosh64, center bias code */
+        Q_("Size|Smart"), Q_("Size|Center"), "Xfwm/CenterBias", 0, 100, 5, &center_bias);
+    gtk_box_pack_start (GTK_BOX (vbox), range, FALSE, TRUE, 0);
+    gtk_widget_show (range);
+
     label = gtk_label_new (_("Placement"));
     gtk_widget_show (label);
     gtk_notebook_set_tab_label (GTK_NOTEBOOK (notebook),
@@ -758,6 +765,7 @@
     init_gboolean_setting (mcs_plugin, "Xfwm/WrapCycle", &wrap_cycle);
 
     init_int_setting (mcs_plugin, "Xfwm/PlacementRatio", &placement_ratio);
+    init_int_setting (mcs_plugin, "Xfwm/CenterBias", &center_bias);             /* yosh64, center bias code */
     init_int_setting (mcs_plugin, "Xfwm/InactiveOpacity", &inactive_opacity);
     init_int_setting (mcs_plugin, "Xfwm/FrameOpacity", &frame_opacity);
     init_int_setting (mcs_plugin, "Xfwm/MoveOpacity", &move_opacity);
diff -ur xfwm4-4.4.3/src/placement.c xfwm4-4.4.3-yosh64/src/placement.c
--- xfwm4-4.4.3/src/placement.c	2008-10-27 09:13:45.000000000 +1100
+++ xfwm4-4.4.3-yosh64/src/placement.c	2008-11-15 21:15:42.000000000 +1100
@@ -620,6 +620,7 @@
     gint n_monitors;
     gboolean place;
     gboolean position;
+    gfloat center_x, center_y, center_bias_norm;        /* yosh64, center bias code */
 
     g_return_if_fail (c != NULL);
     TRACE ("entering clientInitPosition");
@@ -694,6 +695,13 @@
         else
         {
             smartPlacement (c, full_x, full_y, full_w, full_h);
+
+            /* Apply center bias */
+            center_bias_norm = screen_info->params->center_bias / 100.0;        /* yosh64, center bias code */
+            center_x = (full_w / 2.0) - (frameWidth(c) / 2.0);
+            center_y = (full_h / 2.0) - (frameHeight(c) / 2.0);
+            c->x += (int)((center_x - c->x) * center_bias_norm);
+            c->y += (int)((center_y - c->y) * center_bias_norm);
         }
     }
 
diff -ur xfwm4-4.4.3/src/settings.c xfwm4-4.4.3-yosh64/src/settings.c
--- xfwm4-4.4.3/src/settings.c	2008-10-27 09:13:45.000000000 +1100
+++ xfwm4-4.4.3-yosh64/src/settings.c	2008-11-15 21:18:31.000000000 +1100
@@ -425,6 +425,10 @@
                     {
                         screen_info->params->placement_ratio = setting->data.v_int;
                     }
+                    else if (!strcmp (name, "Xfwm/CenterBias"))         /* yosh64, center bias code */
+                    {
+                        screen_info->params->center_bias = setting->data.v_int;
+                    }
                     else if (!strcmp (name, "Xfwm/ShowFrameShadow"))
                     {
                         screen_info->params->show_frame_shadow = setting->data.v_int;
@@ -792,6 +796,12 @@
             setIntValueFromInt ("placement_ratio", setting->data.v_int, rc);
             mcs_setting_free (setting);
         }
+        if (mcs_client_get_setting (screen_info->mcs_client, "Xfwm/CenterBias", CHANNEL5,       /* yosh64, center bias code */
+                &setting) == MCS_SUCCESS)
+        {
+            setIntValueFromInt ("center_bias", setting->data.v_int, rc);
+            mcs_setting_free (setting);
+        }
         if (mcs_client_get_setting (screen_info->mcs_client, "Xfwm/InactiveOpacity", CHANNEL5,
                 &setting) == MCS_SUCCESS)
         {
@@ -1337,6 +1347,7 @@
         {"maximized_offset", NULL, TRUE},
         {"move_opacity", NULL, TRUE},
         {"placement_ratio", NULL, TRUE},
+	{"center_bias", NULL, TRUE},            /* yosh64, center bias code */
         {"popup_opacity", NULL, TRUE},
         {"prevent_focus_stealing", NULL, TRUE},
         {"raise_delay", NULL, TRUE},
@@ -1493,6 +1504,8 @@
         abs (TOINT (getValue ("popup_opacity", rc)));
     screen_info->params->placement_ratio =
         abs (TOINT (getValue ("placement_ratio", rc)));
+    screen_info->params->center_bias =                          /* yosh64, center bias code */
+        abs (TOINT (getValue ("center_bias", rc)));
     screen_info->params->show_app_icon =
         !g_ascii_strcasecmp ("true", getValue ("show_app_icon", rc));
     screen_info->params->show_frame_shadow =
diff -ur xfwm4-4.4.3/src/settings.h xfwm4-4.4.3-yosh64/src/settings.h
--- xfwm4-4.4.3/src/settings.h	2008-10-27 09:13:45.000000000 +1100
+++ xfwm4-4.4.3-yosh64/src/settings.h	2008-11-15 21:19:36.000000000 +1100
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@
     int maximized_offset;
     int move_opacity;
     int placement_ratio;
+    int center_bias;            /* yosh64, center bias code */
     int popup_opacity;
     int raise_delay;
     int resize_opacity;