# Possible to set dock handle starting position?

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/possible-to-set-dock-handle-starting-position/86990>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** perspective\
**Created:** [March 7, 2024, 7:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/possible-to-set-dock-handle-starting-position/86990 "2024-03-07T19:57:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![Shawn\_Rieger1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/shawn_rieger1/32/57040_2.png) [@Shawn\_Rieger1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Shawn_Rieger1)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2024, 7:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/possible-to-set-dock-handle-starting-position/86990/1 "2024-03-07T19:57:17Z")

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Is it possible to set or change the position of the dock handle? I need it to move down a bit, as it hides some critical information. Yes, I know you can manually drag it. This view is displayed on a large screen that is usually unmanned.

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**Author:** ![Transistor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/transistor/32/3380_2.png) [@Transistor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Transistor)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2024, 8:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/possible-to-set-dock-handle-starting-position/86990/2 "2024-03-07T20:10:17Z")

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Would the dock handle "Autohide" configuration work for you instead?

| Action setting | Description |
| --- | --- |
| Handle | Allows you to show or hide a handle for users to expand/collapse the view. |
| | **Show** : Show handle at all times.   
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| | **Hide** : Hide handle at all times.   
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| | **AutoHide** : Hide handle when page is not active. |

> **[Component Events and Actions | Ignition User Manual](https://www.docs.inductiveautomation.com/docs/8.1/ignition-modules/perspective/working-with-perspective-components/component-events-and-actions#alter-dock)**
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> In Perspective, events and actions are some of the fundamental building blocks of project functionality. Actions give you the ability to respond to specific user inputs (such as mouse, keyboard, and touch inputs), as well as broad session events...

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**Author:** ![Alex\_DeBate](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/alex_debate/32/56483_2.png) [@Alex\_DeBate](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Alex_DeBate)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2024, 8:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/possible-to-set-dock-handle-starting-position/86990/3 "2024-03-07T20:21:44Z")

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Not sure how to reconfigure it, but you can drag the icon along the edge of the dock. It will maintain that position until you refresh the page.

There's also this in the HTML attributes of the dock toggle, which I'm sure could be modified somehow (but that's beyond my knowledge-level). The `transform: translate()` tag in the highlighted line controls the position of the toggle relative to its default position.:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/a/d/adc052819eb1945926b49f4f257bbd6a7a9c2961.png)

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**Author:** ![Shawn\_Rieger1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/shawn_rieger1/32/57040_2.png) [@Shawn\_Rieger1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Shawn_Rieger1)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2024, 8:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/possible-to-set-dock-handle-starting-position/86990/4 "2024-03-07T20:31:37Z")

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> [@Transistor](#):
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> Would the dock handle "Autohide" configuration work for you instead?

I wasn't waiting long enough! I assumed the autoHide would hide the handle from launch but it does not. you have to wait a few seconds and it goes away. Thank you for forcing me to look at this again! 🙂