"Keep cursor in window" setting does not work

[andremsmv]

The "keep cursor in window" checkbox under the VR options does not seem to change much, or do anything for that matter. It is still quite easy to accidentally click away from the DCS tab, especially when clicking something in the lower left or right side of my field of view.

[Fisherman82]

Noticed the same

[dburne]

Yeah it don't work, I use alt+Enter to go full screen to keep mouse cursor confined to game window.

[diamond26]

Same problem here

[Thundercat710]

same. alt+enter for the time being

[Dodge]

I've noticed the same thing during a couple of sessions that I've had the opportunity since 2.7 was released.

Edited April 26, 2021 by Dodge

[sirrah]

Yep, same here. Very annoying  

 

Somehow 2.7 changed (resized) the DCS window, making the Windows task bar now overlap the DCS window

 

 

Since then, every time I click something in the lower end of my VR vision (such as cockpit switches and menu buttons like the MP briefing button) I get the "Window out of focus" message.... Resulting in me having to blindfolded find my keyboard and the alt-tab buttons...

 

I also tried alt-enter, but somehow that limited my mouse to only be used in the center area of my vision (couldn't move my mouse to the left and right 1/3 of my Reverb screen)

 

 

@BIGNEWY or @NineLine, could you please bring this under the attention of the team?

[BIGNEWY]

I will ask the team. 

 

You can resize the window as a work around.

[sirrah]

21 minutes ago, BIGNEWY said:

I will ask the team. 

 

You can resize the window as a work around.

 

 

Thanks @BIGNEWY, but could you please explain to me how to resize the DCS window?

 

As you can see in my screenshot, I'm not able to get my cursor to the lower right corner of the DCS window (where I'd expect to be able to resize).

[BIGNEWY]

Go to the vr tab in the settings and tick use dcs resolution see if it helps

 

I have different settings for VR and save them so I can switch between them, I use a lower resolution for my mirror and tick use dcs resolution for mirror

 

also are you mirroring twice in windows mixed reality also?

[Darkowl]

I do have the same Problem.

When you start DCS for WMR it automatically mirrors a second instance. It is possible to minimize that window but I don't know how to force it to only one ore none mirroring.

Any advise would be highly appreciated.

[sirrah]

3 hours ago, BIGNEWY said:

Go to the vr tab in the settings and tick use dcs resolution see if it helps

 

I have different settings for VR and save them so I can switch between them, I use a lower resolution for my mirror and tick use dcs resolution for mirror

 

also are you mirroring twice in windows mixed reality also?

 

Thanks for helping BN 

 

Unfortunately ticking the "use DCS resolution" didn't help. I even restarted DCS just in case, but the problem still persists as you can see:

 

 

As for the double mirroring, just like @Darkowl I'd really like to know how to get rid of one. I need all the performance I can get 

[BIGNEWY]

In the main settings in dcs you have saved your options in one of the three saves. 

 

I would suggest using one of the saves as your VR settings, and select a desktop resolution that is smaller than usual, then save. 

 

when you use these settings and use dcs resolution ticked the mirror will be the same size as the resolution you have selected for dcs main settings. 

 

I need to search for disabling the WMR I dont remember, I think there was a play button on the mirror you could press?

[FoxTwo]

You can just click on the play button in WMR to disable mirroring.

 

Note that mirroring has no effect on performance.

Edited April 26, 2021 by FoxTwo

[Darkowl]

I just checked it and it works so far.

 

@sirrah

You have to make sure to set a lower  DCS resolution than your actual Monitor / Windows resolution.

Otherwise the mirror is just your system resolution and not smaller.

 

Edited April 26, 2021 by Darkowl

[sirrah]

1 hour ago, Darkowl said:

I just checked it and it works so far.

 

@sirrah

You have to make sure to set a lower  DCS resolution than your actual Monitor / Windows resolution.

Otherwise the mirror is just your system resolution and not smaller.

 

 

 

Ah ok, I missed that part. Thanks. I'll give that a try on my next DCS session 

[RealDCSpilot]

I ran into the same problem, but found out that you can completely modify the desktop mirror now. You can set it to a very small window if you want, this way it will not interfere with the taskbar.

 

[sirrah]

4 hours ago, RealDCSpilot said:

I ran into the same problem, but found out that you can completely modify the desktop mirror now. You can set it to a very small window if you want, this way it will not interfere with the taskbar.

 

 

Didn't get the chance to test this yet, but I'm a bit concerned that it'll mess up my PointCTRL, just like full screen (alt-enter) does.

[FA_Crazy-Canuck]

I have the same issue using the Rift-S.  My monitor is 1920x1080 and upon launch the sim fills the entire screen.  I have full screen unchecked.  Will try some of the remedies suggested here.   This has messed up my OBS recordings in that the aircraft renders out of proportion.  A by product of the problem no doubt.

[Dr. Anti-Vehicle]

Same. It's probably a universal issue right now. But it hasn't been bothering me anymore as I got used to it. I try not to click the bottom half of "Briefing" or "Fly" button in the game.

[FA_Crazy-Canuck]

I agree but it has made recording with OBS difficult.

[FA_Crazy-Canuck]

I found my issue recording in OBS.  Had to uncheck "Use DCS System Resolution" and set "Mirror Eye Source" to Left, (or right as you prefer), check "Crop To Rectangle"  By doing so I was able to get the proper aspect ratio in OBS window for recording purposes.  I also find the if I don't use Alt+Enter for full screen mode my mouse tends to stutter in cockpit.  I always use Alt+Enter since it provides a larger clickable area in the cockpit while in VR.

[FoxTwo]

So I'm not sure if this is related to the mouse not being bound to the window or not but DCS is creating two separate "box_mouse_cursor" settings in the options.lua

 

One is under [VR] and the other is under [graphics]. Tested with a completely default options file newly generated by a clean DCS launch.

 

options = {
	["VR"] = {
		["box_mouse_cursor"] = true,
	},
...
	["graphics"] = {
		["box_mouse_cursor"] = false,
	},
}

 

@BIGNEWY Thoughts?

Edited April 29, 2021 by FoxTwo

[Mulder76]

Gah! I'm suddenly having this issue now too, after it never being an issue in the past.

[erniedaoage]

Same here, sometimes it works for a short amount of time and then my mouse cursor is back on the desktop and i only see it when i am able to find the window with the cursor.