A request to ED : Keybind for switching 'Use Mouse' setting in flight

[lucky-hendrix]

A simple request for ED, but which I believe could be very usefull to a lot of VR users :

 

Please add a keybind to toggle the option 'Use Mouse' from the VR menu in game.

 

This would allow pilots to quickly switch between a fixed mouse pointer to easily activate things by looking at it (mostly during fights, where you focus more on the stick&throttle than clicking switches) and a movable mouse pointer for more relaxed phase of flight (start up for instance).

 

 

Another somewhat related request : When 'use mouse' is checked and you try to interact with the radio comms window it seems that the 'blue cross' pointer in the 3D world is offset from the 'white dot' pointer in the 2D radio comms window. This offset is not present when the cursor is fixed with 'use mouse' unchecked. It would be nice to fix this as well.

 

 

Thank you :)

[Twwhitey]

Another somewhat related request : When 'use mouse' is checked and you try to interact with the radio comms window it seems that the 'blue cross' pointer in the 3D world is offset from the 'white dot' pointer in the 2D radio comms window. This offset is not present when the cursor is fixed with 'use mouse' unchecked. It would be nice to fix this as well.

 

I personally don’t think I’d use the in-flight toggle you are speaking of but the 2nd fix you mention above would be greatly appreciated.

 

I played with mouse on for months thinking that I couldn’t use the mouse to access the comms menu (because the blue cross doesn’t trigger selections) only to realize later that the mouse dot was just offset but was there the whole time... :doh: that would be an appreciated fix indeed.

[dburne]

I have my mouse functions assigned to buttons on my stick, I tend to alternate between using either the mouse or the buttons on the fly, either way not big deal for me.

[lucky-hendrix]

DOn't you ever wish you could pin the blue cross to center of view with a button click ? after you lost it because slewing to far ?

Sure most of the time you can just grab the mouse, but it is easier said then done, while flying formation, tanking ...

 

I have also my buttons on my hotas. But no way to return pointer to center, other than release the stick and take the mouse in hand

Edited November 2, 2019 by lucky-hendrix

[oz555]

A simple request for ED, but which I believe could be very usefull to a lot of VR users :

 

Please add a keybind to toggle the option 'Use Mouse' from the VR menu in game.

 

This would allow pilots to quickly switch between a fixed mouse pointer to easily activate things by looking at it (mostly during fights, where you focus more on the stick&throttle than clicking switches) and a movable mouse pointer for more relaxed phase of flight (start up for instance).

 

 

Another somewhat related request : When 'use mouse' is checked and you try to interact with the radio comms window it seems that the 'blue cross' pointer in the 3D world is offset from the 'white dot' pointer in the 2D radio comms window. This offset is not present when the cursor is fixed with 'use mouse' unchecked. It would be nice to fix this as well.

 

 

Thank you :)

 

 

+1

[Svsmokey]

A simple request for ED, but which I believe could be very usefull to a lot of VR users :

 

Please add a keybind to toggle the option 'Use Mouse' from the VR menu in game.

 

This would allow pilots to quickly switch between a fixed mouse pointer to easily activate things by looking at it (mostly during fights, where you focus more on the stick&throttle than clicking switches) and a movable mouse pointer for more relaxed phase of flight (start up for instance).

 

 

Another somewhat related request : When 'use mouse' is checked and you try to interact with the radio comms window it seems that the 'blue cross' pointer in the 3D world is offset from the 'white dot' pointer in the 2D radio comms window. This offset is not present when the cursor is fixed with 'use mouse' unchecked. It would be nice to fix this as well.

 

 

Thank you :)

 

I'm not sure i understand the first part of this post . I see a "combined" version of the two options the OP suggests , which works very well , allowing both mouse use and head-tracking cursor position .

The latter problem i address using Voiceattack and Vaicom Pro-much more immersive if your setup allows its use .

[lucky-hendrix]

I'm not sure i understand the first part of this post . I see a "combined" version of the two options the OP suggests , which works very well , allowing both mouse use and head-tracking cursor position .

The latter problem i address using Voiceattack and Vaicom Pro-much more immersive if your setup allows its use .

 

Another option that would end up with same result, would be to have a keybind that recenter the mouse in the view.

But then we still need fix #2 as currently, when the mouse is movable, the cursor for comms window is very offset.

[Svsmokey]

Another option that would end up with same result, would be to have a keybind that recenter the mouse in the view.

But then we still need fix #2 as currently, when the mouse is movable, the cursor for comms window is very offset.

VoiceAttack and Vaicom Pro allow you to disable com windows altogether . Much more immersive .

[dburne]

VoiceAttack and Vaicom Pro allow you to disable com windows altogether . Much more immersive .

 

Agree, best way to go especially with VR IMHO.

[lucky-hendrix]

it is a lot of overhead. plus it is not free. and for some people with some language windows speech recognition is not that good.

[dburne]

Ok never mind...:smilewink:

Just trying to offer options to help.

[Thick8]

Another somewhat related request : When 'use mouse' is checked and you try to interact with the radio comms window it seems that the 'blue cross' pointer in the 3D world is offset from the 'white dot' pointer in the 2D radio comms window. This offset is not present when the cursor is fixed with 'use mouse' unchecked. It would be nice to fix this as well.

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[wju]

A simple request for ED, but which I believe could be very usefull to a lot of VR users :

 

Please add a keybind to toggle the option 'Use Mouse' from the VR menu in game.

 

This would allow pilots to quickly switch between a fixed mouse pointer to easily activate things by looking at it (mostly during fights, where you focus more on the stick&throttle than clicking switches) and a movable mouse pointer for more relaxed phase of flight (start up for instance).

 

 

Another somewhat related request : When 'use mouse' is checked and you try to interact with the radio comms window it seems that the 'blue cross' pointer in the 3D world is offset from the 'white dot' pointer in the 2D radio comms window. This offset is not present when the cursor is fixed with 'use mouse' unchecked. It would be nice to fix this as well.

 

 

Thank you :)

 

 

:thumbup:

 

I vote for this with one extension:

 

in game optional switch between "exclusive mouse cursor position" and "exclusive head-tracking cursor position"

...or at least, a button "park the blue cross on this knob"

 

as far as i am aware, we have only "exclusive head-tracking cursor position" option.

 

why?

there are rotary knobs, which needn´t be watched all the time when tunning; what more, sometimes it is better to observe the tunning effect by looking outside of cockpit (axis trims etc)

 

 

cheers

Edited November 25, 2019 by wju

[oz555]

Just wanted to bump this up. The current setup is so frustrating.

 

 

If you lock the cursor to your head its hard to work in the back of the pit with CDU etc, hard to get Lat Long from F10 etc and requires commitment to looking down not glancing ahead.

 

 

 

With the mouse option you have to guess where it last was and risk pressing a button when you make the cursor live again, the interaction between the blue cross and white dot for menus and Scratchpad is most annoying.

[Camel]

A simple request for ED, but which I believe could be very usefull to a lot of VR users :

 

Please add a keybind to toggle the option 'Use Mouse' from the VR menu in game.

 

This would allow pilots to quickly switch between a fixed mouse pointer to easily activate things by looking at it (mostly during fights, where you focus more on the stick&throttle than clicking switches) and a movable mouse pointer for more relaxed phase of flight (start up for instance).

 

 

Another somewhat related request : When 'use mouse' is checked and you try to interact with the radio comms window it seems that the 'blue cross' pointer in the 3D world is offset from the 'white dot' pointer in the 2D radio comms window. This offset is not present when the cursor is fixed with 'use mouse' unchecked. It would be nice to fix this as well.

 

 

Thank you :)

 

+1

[wju]

this is the way, I would like to have mouse control in dcs:

(came across it when browsing yt)

 

Edited February 8, 2020 by wju

[davidp57]

this is the way, I would like to have mouse control in dcs:

(came across it when browsing yt)

 

 

 

 

 

 

I want that ! Please, ED, make it happen ...

[kingtintony]

VR 'Use Mouse' toggle

 

 

Please add a keybind to toggle the option 'Use Mouse' from the VR menu in game.

 

 

Preach it, brother.

[speed-of-heat]

Could we also have a keybind to center mouse in the field of view

[plehmann]

My vote too

 

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[MacEwan]

How has this not been implemented yet?

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[player72]

want this