Setting Up In-Flight Menus

[Gyster]

I'm not sure if this is the right venue for this question, but using VR presents some specific problems with inputs - namey, you can't see any of your input devices while wearing an hmd.  I have a Virpil MC3 throttle with lots of unused buttons and was wondering if there's a method where I could use one of the rotary dials and the button in the center.  I envision bringing up the menu with either VoiceAttack or a button, using the dial to scroll and highlight the selection I want, then pressing the center button to make that selection.  Any ideas on whether that's possible or how to go about setting that up?

[speed-of-heat]

I don't think about there is any mechanism to do what you want without cutting some serious Dev work... But I'm also not sure what you are trying to achieve, I can use all of my buttons in VR, including my mfds and ufc and combat and takeoff panels...and for everything else there is voice attack with vaicom... 

[Phantom711]

vor einer Stunde schrieb Gyster:

I envision bringing up the menu with either VoiceAttack or a button,

Which „menu“ are you talking about specifically?

[Gyster]

I think it might be the communications menu.  I'm new to DCS so I've been trying to learn using the instant action missions, and a couple of them require you to select a difficulty level.  I don't recall exactly, but they reference a main menu and communications menu.  In multiplayer, I've been using one of these to get the ground crew to help with start up procedures.  This isn't too bad because I'm sitting on the tarmac and can lift the hmd to see the keyboard, but it would be easier to do that using controller buttons or voice commands.

[speed-of-heat]

Just use voice attack and vaicom, say "Options" and then "Take n" where n is the appropriate number for the menu option you want, followed by another "Take n"

[SharpeXB]

5 hours ago, Gyster said:

This isn't too bad because I'm sitting on the tarmac and can lift the hmd to see the keyboard, but it would be easier to do that using controller buttons or voice commands.

You can assign keys or buttons to the coms menu. It’s called Command Menu in the settings. 

[Ala12Rv-Tundra]

Call the menu using your hotas UHF/VHF keybind as usual.
Then you have two basic options:
A) find the proper F function key blindy, which you can do by tactile and muscle memory

B) use your mouse/trackball, move the cursor to the upper right area, once the blue crosshair disappears, it becomes a white dot. Click over the desired option.

It´s that easy.

[SharpeXB]

8 hours ago, Ala12Rv-Tundra said:

Call the menu using your hotas UHF/VHF keybind as usual.
Then you have two basic options:
A) find the proper F function key blindy, which you can do by tactile and muscle memory

B) use your mouse/trackball, move the cursor to the upper right area, once the blue crosshair disappears, it becomes a white dot. Click over the desired option.

It´s that easy.

There’s an option C

Assign buttons for the comms menu under “Command Menu” and you can scroll down/ select the menu items. You still bring the menu up as before with radio or / commands. 

[Gyster]

Thanks for all the great suggestions.  I'll get back in and try these ideas out this weekend.

[average_pilot]

BTW, you can assign command menu buttons to already bound buttons because when the comm menu is open the command menu binds override the regular ones.

[Gyster]

I was wondering about that....that's pretty darn handy!  Thanks AP!