# Changing alignment on bang from cp5
**URL:** https://discourse.processing.org/t/changing-alignment-on-bang-from-cp5/3185
**Category:** Libraries
**Created:** [September 2, 2018, 2:52am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/changing-alignment-on-bang-from-cp5/3185 "2018-09-02T02:52:24Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@kat](https://discourse.processing.org/u/kat)
#### Post date: [September 2, 2018, 2:52am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/changing-alignment-on-bang-from-cp5/3185/1 "2018-09-02T02:52:24Z")
Hi all,
I’m using a bang from the cp5 library as a button. Is there a way to make the given coordinates the center of the button, similar to the imageMode(CENTER) for images? I’ve looked through the cp5 library and I can’t find a method that does this.
Thanks!
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### Author:  [@kfrajer](https://discourse.processing.org/u/kfrajer)
#### Post date: [September 2, 2018, 4:30am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/changing-alignment-on-bang-from-cp5/3185/2 "2018-09-02T04:30:43Z")
Not sure if it is possible as controlP5 is an external library and `imageMode` is a nice feature of Processing. You can always make a request in the controlP5 github but not sure how much support this library is receiving at the moment.
As a temporal solution, you could create a generic function where you can convert from corner-to-center OR center-to-corner. This transformations are generic and required three pieces of information: corner pos, center pos and length/dimension of the object. If you post a simple sketch, I could try to implement the idea, if you think that could help you with your sketches.
Kf
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### Author:  [@kat](https://discourse.processing.org/u/kat)
#### Post date: [September 2, 2018, 3:43pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/changing-alignment-on-bang-from-cp5/3185/3 "2018-09-02T15:43:49Z")
Okay I see. I figured out a way around it but thank you so much for offering!!
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### Author:  [@jeremydouglass](https://discourse.processing.org/u/jeremydouglass)
#### Post date: [September 3, 2018, 4:49pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/changing-alignment-on-bang-from-cp5/3185/4 "2018-09-03T16:49:56Z")
> [@kat](#):
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> I figured out a way around it
Could I ask what it was that you figured out?
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### Author:  [@kat](https://discourse.processing.org/u/kat)
#### Post date: [September 3, 2018, 5:37pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/changing-alignment-on-bang-from-cp5/3185/5 "2018-09-03T17:37:32Z")
I didn’t actually find a way to make the coordinates the center. All I wanted to do was center the buttons so I just made the x position `width/2-(cp5.get(Bang.class, "Start").getWidth())/2` which is definitely not the best solution but it worked. Eventually I might make a function similar to the one @kfrajer suggested but for now, this will do.