# Designer functionality

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-functionality/23857>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [April 4, 2019, 4:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-functionality/23857 "2019-04-04T16:18:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![roger2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/da6949/32.png) [@roger2](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/roger2)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2019, 4:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-functionality/23857/1 "2019-04-04T16:18:36Z")

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I use multiple monitors, when a pop up is called in designer it always appears on a monitor other than the focus monitor. I want to change this behavior. How do I force pop-up / option screen(s) to appear on the same monitor as the designer is displayed on?

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**Author:** ![mreynolds](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/mreynolds/32/7515_2.png) [@mreynolds](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mreynolds)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2019, 5:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-functionality/23857/2 "2019-04-08T17:57:20Z")

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What about when the screen resolution changes and the right-click menu ends up appearing on one of your other monitors? I usually have to end up closing out and opening the designer again when that happens.

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**Author:** ![dkhayes117](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/dkhayes117/32/68344_2.png) [@dkhayes117](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dkhayes117)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2019, 6:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-functionality/23857/3 "2019-04-08T18:44:34Z")

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What OS are you using? I have the same behavior on Windows. I believe this issue has to do with Windows not Ignition.

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**Author:** ![witman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d2c977/32.png) [@witman](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/witman)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2019, 6:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-functionality/23857/4 "2019-04-08T18:51:42Z")

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It's a Java/Windows thing. A couple relevant threads:

> [@Menus opening in other monitors](http://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/menus-opening-in-other-monitors/19585/4):
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> At least in my experience, this is a Windows/Java thing - it’s never consistent enough, and there are even a few old Java bug reports where they claim it’s fixed.

> [@Screen/Window Issues](http://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/screen-window-issues/18327):
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> Hello, A couple of complaints that really do not fit with my Touch Screen problems. So I thought they should be in a separate topic. ANY popup window produced by Ignition should be reachable from either the windows task bar or the ALT-Tab sequence. This is not always the case. For example, the confirmation prompt for the update of the project can loose focus and go to the back and be almost impossible to bring forward again because it is not seen as a separate window. Another one is the fac…