diff --git a/readme b/readme
index c5bb03a..3857b77 100644
--- a/readme
+++ b/readme
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 horny desktop pet thing.
 
+you need sdl3 to build it.
+i have not tried cross-compiling to windows yet.
+
 i think it's probably best to use some sort of extension language.
 i want people to be able to create their own pets without having to
 figure out how to recompile.
diff --git a/slutpet.c b/slutpet.c
index 3e4f934..49eeca8 100644
--- a/slutpet.c
+++ b/slutpet.c
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@ SDL_AppInit(void **as, int argc, char **argv)
 
 	SDL_Log("create win+render...");
 	if (!SDL_CreateWindowAndRenderer("slutpet", 320, 240,
-				SDL_WINDOW_TRANSPARENT | SDL_WINDOW_BORDERLESS,
+				SDL_WINDOW_TRANSPARENT | SDL_WINDOW_BORDERLESS
+				| SDL_WINDOW_NOT_FOCUSABLE
+				| SDL_WINDOW_ALWAYS_ON_TOP,
 				&st->win, &st->ren)) {
 		SDL_LogCritical(SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_APPLICATION,
 				"win creation fail: %s", SDL_GetError());