# Perspective app bar auto minimize **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Tags:** perspective\ **Created:** [March 18, 2022, 12:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-app-bar-auto-minimize/57358 "2022-03-18T12:49:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![joe.miller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b4bc9f/32.png) [@joe.miller](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/joe.miller)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2022, 12:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-app-bar-auto-minimize/57358/1 "2022-03-18T12:49:07Z")
We use a status bar in the bottom dock for showing non-critical statuses/updates caused by user actions. The app bar, if left open will cover this docked view. Making the docked view large enough to be viewd any time is not what we want to do, nor do we want the docked view to sit above the area the app bar expands into. Am I able to set an auto hide for the app bar, that automatically minimize the bar when it is no longer in focus? Thanks ---
**Author:** ![paul-griffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul-griffith/32/37249_2.png) [@paul-griffith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul-griffith)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2022, 3:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-app-bar-auto-minimize/57358/2 "2022-03-18T15:05:06Z")
You could write to `page.props.appBarVisible` when your docked view is opened/closed? [https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC81/Pages+in+Perspective#PagesinPerspective-PageProperties](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC81/Pages+in+Perspective#PagesinPerspective-PageProperties) ---
**Author:** ![joe.miller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b4bc9f/32.png) [@joe.miller](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/joe.miller)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2022, 11:37am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-app-bar-auto-minimize/57358/3 "2022-03-22T11:37:19Z")
thank you