# Perspective - Position Absolute - z-Index issue **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Tags:** ignition81\ **Created:** [February 3, 2022, 10:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-position-absolute-z-index-issue/55734 "2022-02-03T22:42:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![luc.martin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/77aa72/32.png) [@luc.martin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/luc.martin)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2022, 10:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-position-absolute-z-index-issue/55734/1 "2022-02-03T22:42:39Z")
I’m on 8.1.14 Not sur if i’m OK with want I want to do, I try to put a side panel over an other by using the position absolute, I have a z-indez of 99 for the one that I want over the other and I got a dropdown object that keep over my z-index 99 ??? Panel Left: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/5/1/5161449f162f065e1ef8f068ccf3616a9b15b7a6.png) Body: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/6/c/6c0634cf196a63a5f2d1af9fe8a9c0170270cfda.png) Result: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/8/4/840188bda2d7f5874effd8477e9c6eb6be09c298.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![mperkins](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/mperkins/32/71722_2.png) [@mperkins](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mperkins)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2022, 11:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-position-absolute-z-index-issue/55734/2 "2022-02-03T23:32:21Z")
Unfortunately, with CSS, position absolute items are given new [stacking context](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/CSS_Positioning/Understanding_z_index/The_stacking_context) Without knowing the structure of the project and it’s intent, it’s hard to give you an easy answer for solving this. A couple of suggestions since it looks like a docked view(side panel?). I’d avoid position absolute by: 1. having multiple docked views on the same side 2. or having a single embedded view docked and swap the paths for the embedded view ---
**Author:** ![luc.martin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/77aa72/32.png) [@luc.martin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/luc.martin)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2022, 12:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-position-absolute-z-index-issue/55734/3 "2022-02-04T12:16:30Z")
I want to get same result has the left docking. I have a view with 2 columns, I want that the LeftMenu cover the Page. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/4/f/4fb83a7f54ce07e7683b90d3ef9f588eb7e71b32.png) ---
**Author:** ![victordcq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f6c823/32.png) [@victordcq](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/victordcq)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2022, 12:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-position-absolute-z-index-issue/55734/4 "2022-02-04T12:24:42Z")
Ignitions coordinate containers are already using position absolute. z-index basicly has no effect on nested containers with positions absolute… I would avoid using that inside flex containers. The only place that doesnt use position absolutes is in a canvas. There you have full control of where everything gets placed. But its harder to work with. You are better of making this left menu a docked view ---
**Author:** ![luc.martin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/77aa72/32.png) [@luc.martin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/luc.martin)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2022, 1:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-position-absolute-z-index-issue/55734/5 "2022-02-04T13:26:30Z")
I want to be able to force hide/show and with the docked view we can’t, only toggle is available and I can’t find how to know his state ---
**Author:** ![victordcq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f6c823/32.png) [@victordcq](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/victordcq)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2022, 1:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-position-absolute-z-index-issue/55734/6 "2022-02-04T13:34:19Z")
If you set display onDemand you can open/close the dock with system.perspective.openDock(dockId) there is also closeDock and toggleDock ---
**Author:** ![luc.martin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/77aa72/32.png) [@luc.martin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/luc.martin)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2022, 1:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-position-absolute-z-index-issue/55734/7 "2022-02-04T13:35:49Z")
I know but I also want to have an automatic hide/show at breakpoint… ---
**Author:** ![victordcq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f6c823/32.png) [@victordcq](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/victordcq)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2022, 1:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-position-absolute-z-index-issue/55734/8 "2022-02-04T13:39:49Z")
the openDock functin also still works if you set display to auto ---
**Author:** ![luc.martin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/77aa72/32.png) [@luc.martin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/luc.martin)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2022, 1:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-position-absolute-z-index-issue/55734/9 "2022-02-04T13:59:56Z")
I know, but the close unload the docked view and I only want to hide it ---
**Author:** ![victordcq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f6c823/32.png) [@victordcq](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/victordcq)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2022, 7:31am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-position-absolute-z-index-issue/55734/10 "2022-02-07T07:31:38Z")
you can set the icon to always show?