# Dropdowns in multi monitor setup

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dropdowns-in-multi-monitor-setup/16806>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [January 30, 2018, 6:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dropdowns-in-multi-monitor-setup/16806 "2018-01-30T18:07:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Mr.K001](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ea5d25/32.png) [@Mr.K001](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Mr.K001)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2018, 6:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dropdowns-in-multi-monitor-setup/16806/1 "2018-01-30T18:07:32Z")

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Hi guys,  
I was wondering if this is an Ignition issue or Java issue, when you are using 2 monitors and have client open in your second monitor and use a dropdown or calendar dropdown it opens up in the main monitor, its kinda annoying. I just didn’t know if its Ignition or Java.  
cheers! 😁

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**Author:** ![jonathan.taylor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/jonathan.taylor/32/4048_2.png) [@jonathan.taylor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jonathan.taylor)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2018, 8:54am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dropdowns-in-multi-monitor-setup/16806/2 "2018-01-31T08:54:43Z")

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As a workaround, you could most likely write a script to find out the current desktop monitor it’s using and making sure it opens on that.

Take a look at [https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC79/system.gui.getCurrentDesktop](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC79/system.gui.getCurrentDesktop)  
and [https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC79/system.gui.desktop](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC79/system.gui.desktop) - I imagine these will help

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**Author:** ![Sanderd17](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/sanderd17/32/8735_2.png) [@Sanderd17](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Sanderd17)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2018, 9:20am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dropdowns-in-multi-monitor-setup/16806/3 "2018-01-31T09:20:52Z")

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AFAIK, this only happened if your screen configuration changed while the Ignition client or designer was open. Restarting the client or designer usually fixes the issue.

Though it’s a bit annoying indeed as it doesn’t only happen on dropdowns in Ignition windows, but also for all menu’s and dropdowns in the designer interface.