# Selecting a Perspective table row with right-click

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/selecting-a-perspective-table-row-with-right-click/99372>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition81, vision, perspective\
**Created:** [December 3, 2024, 5:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/selecting-a-perspective-table-row-with-right-click/99372 "2024-12-03T17:08:21Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 3, 2024, 5:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/selecting-a-perspective-table-row-with-right-click/99372/2 "2024-12-03T17:14:54Z")

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> [@Andrew\_Martin](#):
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> I thought of a very hacky method that translates the x and y of the mouse-event coordinates and 'guesses' the clicked row

It won't handle a scrolled table, for starters.

I think the topic has come up few times on the forum. I'll see if I can find one.

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Here's one or two hacks:

> [@Force click on table row when right clicking it](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/force-click-on-table-row-when-right-clicking-it/98384):
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> Hello, I have a context menu to move and block rows of a table. I update the selected row using the selected property. The user has to click on the row and then right click and open the context menu for it to work as expected. Is there a way to automatically click when the user right clicks so the desired row is selected?

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