# \[FEATURE-241\] Perspective: Add option for Popup event action to prevent displaying off the screen

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-241-perspective-add-option-for-popup-event-action-to-prevent-displaying-off-the-screen/42397>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition80, perspective\
**Created:** [January 19, 2021, 2:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-241-perspective-add-option-for-popup-event-action-to-prevent-displaying-off-the-screen/42397 "2021-01-19T14:18:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![nminchin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/nminchin/32/6911_2.png) [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2021, 2:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-241-perspective-add-option-for-popup-event-action-to-prevent-displaying-off-the-screen/42397/1 "2021-01-19T14:18:08Z")

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[https://ideas.inductiveautomation.com/ignition-features-and-ideas/p/perspective-add-option-for-popup-event-action-to-prevent-displaying-off-the-scre](https://ideas.inductiveautomation.com/ignition-features-and-ideas/p/perspective-add-option-for-popup-event-action-to-prevent-displaying-off-the-scre)

Please add an option to the Popup action to prevent popups from appearing off the side of the page. This is kind of essential since we have no feedback about the width of the screen, so we can’t do this ourselves…

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**Author:** ![cmallonee](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/cmallonee/32/6416_2.png) [@cmallonee](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cmallonee)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2021, 4:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-241-perspective-add-option-for-popup-event-action-to-prevent-displaying-off-the-screen/42397/2 "2021-01-19T16:03:39Z")

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We have a feature for this entering development right now.

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**Author:** ![cmallonee](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/cmallonee/32/6416_2.png) [@cmallonee](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cmallonee)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2021, 7:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-241-perspective-add-option-for-popup-event-action-to-prevent-displaying-off-the-screen/42397/3 "2021-01-29T19:36:06Z")

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The fix is in the next nightly: [[Bug-13304]Dragging popup prevents text area input on tablet](http://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-13304-dragging-popup-prevents-text-area-input-on-tablet/23569/10)