--- taskbar.c.orig	2008-07-22 22:40:40.000000000 +1100
+++ taskbar.c	2008-07-25 00:37:31.000000000 +1100
@@ -459,7 +459,8 @@
     GdkPixbuf *ret, *masked, *pixmap, *mask = NULL;
 
     ENTER;
-    hints = (XWMHints *) get_xaproperty (tkwin, XA_WM_HINTS, XA_WM_HINTS, 0);
+    //hints = (XWMHints *) get_xaproperty (tkwin, XA_WM_HINTS, XA_WM_HINTS, 0);
+    hints = XGetWMHints(GDK_DISPLAY(), tkwin);
     if (!hints)
         RET(NULL);