# Monitoring window/dialog box during program execution

**URL:** <https://forum.universal-robots.com/t/monitoring-window-dialog-box-during-program-execution/1384>\
**Category:** URCap Development\
**Created:** [December 4, 2017, 9:43am UTC](https://forum.universal-robots.com/t/monitoring-window-dialog-box-during-program-execution/1384 "2017-12-04T09:43:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![anon33483941](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a6a055/32.png) [@anon33483941](https://forum.universal-robots.com/u/anon33483941)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2017, 9:43am UTC](https://forum.universal-robots.com/t/monitoring-window-dialog-box-during-program-execution/1384/1 "2017-12-04T09:43:44Z")

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Hello,

I would like to know if there is a way to create a full screen window that appears when a program is started and is updated during execution (variable content, some action buttons…) ? This can be a tab window, but it replaces (or is added to ) the standard one.  
It is very common to have a screen dedicated to that in automated systems but I don’t see how to do it within the UR system. It would be very overkill to have to add an other screen to do this while there is a touch screen available. And this is a recurrent request we have and we are very surprised that is is, as far we know, something available to that !

I can see URCaps window to add some stuff during programming, but I don’t see any example for something that is present during program execution.  
Any ideas ?

Thanks in advance,

J.Prevost  
Ardennes-CN

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**Author:** ![anon87661449](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/2bfe46/32.png) [@anon87661449](https://forum.universal-robots.com/u/anon87661449)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2017, 11:03am UTC](https://forum.universal-robots.com/t/monitoring-window-dialog-box-during-program-execution/1384/2 "2017-12-04T11:03:38Z")

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There is a feature request, that seems to cover your needs: [Runtime Interaction GUI elements - #3 by hch](http://forum.universal-robots.com/t/runtime-interaction-gui-elements/809/3)  
If you second this request, simply “like” that post.  
Hopefully this will be implemented soon by UR.