Toolbar missing in VR

[Scarmax68]

In my experience with this, pressing the mapped key does NOT show the toolbar UNTIL you move the mouse to the vicinity where the tool bar is located, THEN it opens up just fine.

However, prior to the 1.2.7.0 patch, the tool bar would not open about 30% of the time, but after the patch, I flew several different aircraft, in VR, for about 4 hours, and the tool bar opened every time without issue. (Again, after I moved the mouse up to the top of the view.)

[RegrettedOwl4]

Do you mean the 'toggle tool bar, key or some other key?

[PizzaPlunder345]

@Scarmax68

In my experience with this, pressing the mapped key does NOT show the toolbar UNTIL you move the mouse to the vicinity where the tool bar is located, THEN it opens up just fine.

No, that didn’t work for me. I have really tried a lot of the proposed solutions out of this thread: Pressing while moving the mouse, entering/leaving photo mode and so on. Finally the VR controller did it for me. I’m not sure if the 1.2.0.7 patch has influence.

[Scarmax68]

@RegrettedOwl4

Do you mean the 'toggle tool bar, key or some other key?

Yes, the toggle mapping option.

[RegrettedOwl4]

Many thanks, will give it a try : )

[SamuraiSax]

@PizzaPlunder345

I have to briefly use the VR controller (in my case the Quest 3 controller) in the cockpit. I don’t have to change any settings or activate any buttons, it’s enough if I briefly activate and move the controllers. I can then immediately activate the VR toolbar using the assigned controller buttons or keys (ALT+T) after moving the VR controller.

Huzzah! This worked for me. Thanks for sharing this.

[RegrettedOwl4]

Great, that worked - Thanks

[Scarmax68]

Awesome, I’m glad it worked!

[SimmoW]

Cool, I will try this workaround. VR is working great for me in 24, but this toolbar bug is a pain!

[CodeLoran69]

Mmm I always use my VR controller, at each fly start, to remove the Virtual Desktop overlay (after checking fps is fine). That explain why Toolbar work fine for me!

[Harfentoni]

You dont have to remove VD overlay if you are once in Streaming Tab then it will no more showing up, for me

[OldpondGL]

This is most definitely related to the Xbox controller logic. If you use VR without controllers on the PC, you find yourself with this issue. If you wake one of your VR controllers as you enter the sim, and then use it in VR, you will notice that you can call the VR menu with the controller, then put down the controller, the menu times out and goes away, or as soon as you touch the mouse, your menu goes away. This is probably as designed, they just need to add the use case for VR with mouse only.

[JPVann9916]

Does not work for me except once in a blue moon. The Toolbar Command in VR is non-functional and broken. Full stop.

Then the mouse becomes unclickable in the cockpit - for everything. Then the EFB is unusable.

And STILL not important enough to fix…

[OldpondGL]

Yes, the toolbar doesn’t respond to the VR controller, but it will appear when you point it there. Not working, full stop.

[PizzaPlunder345]

@JPVann9916

Then the mouse becomes unclickable in the cockpit - for everything. Then the EFB is unusable.

That can also be solved by using the VR Controller. Press “ESC” in order to call the Menu and use the VR Controller to go back to the cockpit. Afterwards the mouse can click the items in the cockpit again.

@OldpondGL

Yes, the toolbar doesn’t respond to the VR controller,

You don’t have to use the VR Controller to use the Toolbar. It can be used with the mouse and activated with the Keyboard or Buttons on Flight controllers. You just have to use the VR Controller once in the cockpit for a short time. Afterwards everything works flawlessly.

[OldpondGL]

@PizzaPlunder345

Afterwards everything works flawlessly.

No, the whole cycle starts over again. I’m not a vr controller whiz, but clicking the trigger when the laser is pointing at menus in 2024 does nothing. It’s like they’ve compiled the xbox and pc versions together, and the sim is not sure who’s in charge.

[TPCAZ]

I have the same issue but after troubleshooting I noticed a strange method to get it to appear and disappear. By moving my mouse either up a few times or down a few times the menu comes and goes. This is extremely irritating. Additionally, after doing this, the mouse refuses to respond and no matter what, you cannot get the mouse to select any buttons or switches in the cockpit. Only way to get it back is the leave and reenter the sim.

[franco4gamin]

1. Tool Bar issue.

I have put my key bind to show/hide the toolbar in both the primary and secondary binds. (makes no logical sense I know but…)

You have to give the toolbar a full 2 seconds to change into “show state”. Then slowly mouse over it.
And sometimes it takes 2X keypress to get it to Hide again.

2. Mouse Issue.
   The mouse will visibly show up in the VR but appears only as an overlay. By that I mean it is not within the VR environment so therefore it cannot interact with click spots.

Switching back out to 2D and back into VR usually corrects it. Suggest you use active pause before doing that.

[Hibblejaybob]

Do you have the same issue if you follow the OP’s steps to reproduce it?
Yes

Provide extra information to complete the original description of the issue:
I attempted to assign: different keyboard commands, joystick commands and VR controller commands to open the Toolbar, but none of these steps allowed the toolbar to open in VR.

Moreso, once I’ve started VR mode, if I then turn off VR Mode, I cannot access the toolbar even in normal mode - I have to exit out to the main menu and restart the flight.

If relevant, provide additional screenshots/video:
N/A

[StealthyBag152]

Do you have the same issue if you follow the OP’s steps to reproduce it?
• Yes!

Provide extra information to complete the original description of the issue:
• vr toolbar not visible

If relevant, provide additional screenshots/video:
• no