diff --git a/src/app.cpp b/src/app.cpp
index cb56b7e..d44ad82 100644
--- a/src/app.cpp
+++ b/src/app.cpp
@@ -20,12 +20,18 @@ App::App()
 	XRRMonitorInfo *monitor_info = XRRGetMonitors(_xdisplay, _root_window, 1, &monitor_count);
 	printf("found %d monitors:\n", monitor_count);
 
+	float pixels_per_meter = 1920;
+	float x_min = -(monitor_info[0].x + monitor_info[0].width / 2.0f);
+
 	for (int i = 0; i < monitor_count; i++)
 	{
 		XRRMonitorInfo mon = monitor_info[i];
-		printf("screen %d: pos(%d, %d) wh(%d, %d)\n", i, mon.x, mon.y, mon.width, mon.height);
+		printf("screen %d: pos(%d, %d) %dx%d\n", i, mon.x, mon.y, mon.width, mon.height);
 
-		_panels.push_back(Panel(this, i, mon.x, mon.y, mon.width, mon.height));
+		float pos_x = (x_min + mon.x) / pixels_per_meter;
+		float pos_y = 1.2f;
+		vr::HmdMatrix34_t start_pose = {{{1, 0, 0, pos_x}, {0, 1, 0, pos_y}, {0, 0, 1, 0}}};
+		_panels.push_back(Panel(this, start_pose, i, mon.x, mon.y, mon.width, mon.height));
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/panel.cpp b/src/panel.cpp
index 69f1ace..c38e59c 100644
--- a/src/panel.cpp
+++ b/src/panel.cpp
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #include <X11/Xutil.h>
 #include <glm/glm.hpp>
 
-Panel::Panel(App *app, int index, int x, int y, int width, int height)
+Panel::Panel(App *app, vr::HmdMatrix34_t start_pose, int index, int x, int y, int width, int height)
 	: _app(app),
 	  _index(index),
 	  _x(x),
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ Panel::Panel(App *app, int index, int x, int y, int width, int height)
 		auto overlay_create_err = _app->vr_overlay->CreateOverlay(_name.c_str(), _name.c_str(), &_id);
 		assert(overlay_create_err == 0);
 		_app->vr_overlay->ShowOverlay(_id);
-		// _app->vr_overlay->SetOverlayWidthInMeters(_id, 2.5f);
 		uint8_t col[4] = {20, 50, 50, 255};
 		_app->vr_overlay->SetOverlayRaw(_id, &col, 1, 1, 4);
 		printf("Created overlay instance %d\n", _index);
@@ -41,8 +40,6 @@ Panel::Panel(App *app, int index, int x, int y, int width, int height)
 		// (flipping uv on y axis because opengl and xorg are opposite)
 		vr::VRTextureBounds_t bounds{0, 1, 1, 0};
 		_app->vr_overlay->SetOverlayTextureBounds(_id, &bounds);
-		vr::HmdMatrix34_t start_pose = DEFAULT_POSE;
-		start_pose.m[0][3] += index * 1.5f;
 		_app->vr_overlay->SetOverlayTransformAbsolute(_id, _app->_tracking_origin, &start_pose);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/panel.h b/src/panel.h
index afca6fc..e0abf82 100644
--- a/src/panel.h
+++ b/src/panel.h
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ class App;
 class Panel
 {
   public:
-	Panel(App *app, int index, int xmin, int xmax, int ymin, int ymax);
+	Panel(App *app, vr::HmdMatrix34_t start_pose, int index, int xmin, int xmax, int ymin, int ymax);
 
 	void Update();