Controls bar always visible

[Frank Alexandre]

Virtual Desktop always worked fine for me but now the control bar is always visible when watching a 3d video with HTC Vive. It cant be hidden manual and also doesnt auto hide like before. Any help?

[ggodin]

You mean the Virtual Desktop window when watching a 360 video? It will remain visible if the controller beam intersects the window or if your physical mouse moves. It should auto-hide otherwise.

[Frank Alexandre]

Not the virtual desktop window itself, but a control bar to stop, play, advance the video....its not auto hiding even without any mouse movement.

[ggodin]

Like the VLC control bar at the bottom? It usually hides when the mouse doesn’t move; Virtual Desktop shouldn’t interfere here, unless of course the controllers intersect with the screen, causing the mouse to move.

[Frank Alexandre]

Yep...this one: https://imgur.com/a/SL0NM
Its not hiding even withou any mouse movement. I installed the older version from Steam and it auto hide on that so its specific to last version.
Found the old version 1.7.2 also have a option on video playpack "hide overlay" This doesnt exist on last version.

[ggodin]

That’s the Virtual Desktop window overlay. The “hide overlay” checkbox was for a very specific use (users who didn’t want to ever show it so I made it a command line argument instead).

It should auto-hide when your mouse stops moving but it looks like something is causing your mouse to move. Maybe you have an Xbox Controller or gamepad thumbstick not centered correctly?

[Frank Alexandre]

No. only a Thrustmaster steering wheel. My mouse cursor is working fine, with version 1.7.2 the bar is hidden when i dont touch the mouse and reapear with the slight movement. I also noticed the overlay is different with 1.7.2. There are more options on the bar. With last problematic version i can only control the video, not VD options like 1.7.2. Here is what i get on screen with older version. This hidden ok when i stop the mouse and reapear fine when i touch it.
https://imgur.com/a/YzoIr

[ggodin]

You have the compact mode turned on in the new version (that’s the button on the far right of the play button); this is why the window is smaller.

Do you have the Xbox controller option checked in the new version? That might be what causes the window to stay visible. I’ll look into it.

[Frank Alexandre]

Nope...xbox controller is unticked. I just hope when there will be a new version the old version 1.7.2 is not removed from steam. That one is the only way i can use the program to watch videos now.

[ggodin]

Can you email me a dxdiag to guy at vrdesktop.net, you likely have a mouse that sends button presses or movements when there is none and I can’t quite detect those cases. Thanks!

[Frank Alexandre]

Sure. But why 1.7.2 version works fine? If what you say is happening that version should have the same problem no?

[ggodin]

1.7.2 uses a different technique to monitor mouse movement. It couldn’t detect mouse clicks, wheel scrolls and used quite a bit of CPU. The new technique performs better and gives me information about mouse clicks as well.

[Frank Alexandre]

Where should i send the email? vrdesktop.net send me back to steam page.

[ggodin]

Originally posted by Frank Alexandre:

Where should i send the email? vrdesktop.net send me back to steam page.

guy at vrdesktop.net

[Frank Alexandre]

Tried again with another mouse and also with a small control used for android boxes emulating a mouse and no standard mouse conected. Same problem.

[Frank Alexandre]

Solved. If anyone have the same problem, on my case it was caused by a wireless mini mouse/keyboard like this one. https://http2.mlstatic.com/controle-remoto-air-mouse-c120-computador-tv-box-projetor-pc-D_NQ_NP_793315-MLB25213184681_122016-F.webp
Thanks ggodin for your support.