Disable or change screenshot button?

[FluffyBob]

I keep taking screen shots randomly when playing games, constantly interupting my game play. Although if I see something really cool I could concievably want to take a screen shot sometime in the distant future this is a far far lower priority to me than not interupting my game. SteamVR home blathers something about guide button chord configuation, I can open this in steam settings but that seems to just be for big picture, there is nothing for VR and it doesn't see my vive controllers. I do not use big picture, I do not have a gamepad type controller because I do not play those kinds of games.

I can not find any settings in steam VR whether in VR Home or on the desktop, nor can I find how to disable notifications in game (steam overlay is already disabled) I will never, ever, ever, ever want to be bothered in my game by any notification and I certainly dont want to be bothered about a screen shot I didnt want to take in the middel of some struggle.

[BOLL]

Have you tried the DND mode? It's under General in the SteamVR settings. The description says...

When Do Not Disturb is enabled, incoming notifications will be supressed.

That makes it sound like it would also supress screenshot notifications, as they are, well, notifications.

As for the sound it makes, there is a setting for that in the Steam client settings, under In-Game and then on the right side under screenshot settings. No idea if this affects the VR screenshots but could be worth a try.

[Ɲøƈ]

What games have you pressing the menu button and trigger simultaneously? Which? I'd love to know.

[BOLL]

My guess would be in melee fighting games, or very physical ones at least, like GORN and maybe Vanishing Realms

[FluffyBob]

I was getting it a bit in Fallout VR, but it was the worst in Rampage VR. You hold the pad and swing the controllers to move, pull the trigger to pick up objects. I took a good twenty screenshots in a half hour of play. Game freezing momentarily each time. It is easy to accidently push the menu button when sqeezing the controller.

I think it is quite reasonable to expect to be able to diasable a feature I do not want and will never use, despite what you think of my clumsiness Inoc. I play PC games because I like the configurability that they, at least historically, did offer.

Thanks fo rthe recommendation Boll, I will try that.

[Maty743]

Its driving me crazy as well. Completely takes you out of the experience having the screenshot pop up every few swings of a sword. Skyrim VR requires the trigger for power attacks so it's extremely easy to accidentally do.

[Falcon2020]

I also get screenshots constantly. Now I have it popping up when o log on to steam vr. I have to close and reopen to get rid of it. Any ideas about this?

[Ɲøƈ]

I just... move my thumb. Why is your thumb resting on the menu button all the time? That doesn't seem comfortable.

[Maty743]

Originally posted by Inoc:

I just... move my thumb. Why is your thumb resting on the menu button all the time? That doesn't seem comfortable.

Not the top menu, the steam menu one below. It's not the top of my thumb, more the palm of my hand.

[BOLL]

To avoid confusion in the future, the top button is normally called the (application) menu button, while the bottom one is the system button :)

[Kayron Aldent]

https://www.reddit.com/r/Vive/comments/8hoaqc/disable_vr_screenshotting/

[Skiddl]

Originally posted by Ɲøƈ:

What games have you pressing the menu button and trigger simultaneously? Which? I'd love to know.

for me its beat saber, im trying to swap grips and the one im using makes it pretty easy to press the button.

[texasreagan]

Originally posted by FluffyBob:

I keep taking screen shots randomly when playing games, constantly interupting my game play. Although if I see something really cool I could concievably want to take a screen shot sometime in the distant future this is a far far lower priority to me than not interupting my game. SteamVR home blathers something about guide button chord configuation, I can open this in steam settings but that seems to just be for big picture, there is nothing for VR and it doesn't see my vive controllers. I do not use big picture, I do not have a gamepad type controller because I do not play those kinds of games.

I can not find any settings in steam VR whether in VR Home or on the desktop, nor can I find how to disable notifications in game (steam overlay is already disabled) I will never, ever, ever, ever want to be bothered in my game by any notification and I certainly dont want to be bothered about a screen shot I didnt want to take in the middel of some struggle.

Sorry for necro, I just posted a custom keybind on the workshop that removes that keybind. It (I hope) won't take screenshots when you press grip and click the trackpad.

If you'd prefer to DIY, you can open steamVR settings > Controllers > Manage Controller Bindings > VR Dashboard > Custom > Edit this Binding > Chords, and delete both of them.