# Error box popup in designer - Takes focus!

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-box-popup-in-designer-takes-focus/37439>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [August 6, 2020, 1:16am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-box-popup-in-designer-takes-focus/37439 "2020-08-06T01:16:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![joshdunstan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/joshdunstan/32/43306_2.png) [@joshdunstan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/joshdunstan)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2020, 1:16am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-box-popup-in-designer-takes-focus/37439/1 "2020-08-06T01:16:31Z")

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Hi, I’ve noticed over the last few updates that the error box in the designer pops up and takes focus for every active error… it can’t be ignored and fall away and be left in the background.

Absolutely maddening!

Any experience / fix for this?

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**Author:** ![jpark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a88e57/32.png) [@jpark](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jpark)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2020, 1:44am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-box-popup-in-designer-takes-focus/37439/2 "2020-08-06T01:44:41Z")

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Yup, I’ve noticed that too.

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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:** [August 6, 2020, 2:03am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-box-popup-in-designer-takes-focus/37439/3 "2020-08-06T02:03:07Z")

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Tap the right little button at bottom left:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/f/7/f700bad9c89fcba40207d9a75645c41155530585.png)  
And leave the error window open in the background–although it is easier to not notice errors this way!

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**Author:** ![joshdunstan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/joshdunstan/32/43306_2.png) [@joshdunstan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/joshdunstan)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2020, 2:34am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-box-popup-in-designer-takes-focus/37439/4 "2020-08-06T02:34:15Z")

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Thanks!

Almost like it was literally right in my face the whole time.