Write system names in galaxy map

Aloriel · Dec 13, 2016

(Rift user)

For commonly visited systems, I use either voice attack or just raw bookmarks.

If I am in exploration mode, I do not type in system names. That gets tedious really quickly since you can't see the names easily in the galaxy map. For that, I have configured my joystick to be the x/y axis translate, z axis translate is a rocker switch on my throttle, and zoom is my coolie hat. This allows me to navigate without typing system names.

If it is an uncommonly visited system that I have not bookmarked, I simply blind soft-type. I can find my keyboard easily, and find the home keys. Once I have those, I can type away without much issue. My fingers still sometimes find the wrong keys, especially with "-", and sometimes with numbers. So, you might have to keep an eye on what is actually being typed.

Martynyuu · Dec 18, 2016

Here is a picture of what happens when you press a grip button on the vive controllers while in desktop tab
http://imgur.com/a/0NDhs

And because the Elite window is active the game receives the virtual keyboard inputs.

Major Klutz · Dec 20, 2016

Martynyuu said:
Here is a picture of what happens when you press a grip button on the vive controllers while in desktop tab
http://imgur.com/a/0NDhs

And because the Elite window is active the game receives the virtual keyboard inputs.

Backspace doesn't work for me with that keyboard and neither does the enter key. Not sure why. Maybe I'm doing something wrong?

Globusdiablo · Dec 20, 2016

Touch type and bookmarks are your friends.

evilscoop · Dec 20, 2016

bookmarks here too...
The map really needs a lot of work for vr....its pretty poo...an onscreen keyboard evan would improve considerably

Major Klutz · Dec 20, 2016

Is there any way to get Voice Attack to take dictation?
The Windows voice recognition software can do it, it should just be a question of passing through since VA has the microphone.

Looks like someone figured out how to do it for Comms a while ago.
https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php/145653-VoiceAttack-Dictation-mode-for-Comms

It probably wouldn't work reliably though. For most things you'd have to spell it out letter by letter I think.

Zarlok · Aug 22, 2020

Just found this post about the use of keyboards. Just got a T16000 throttle and only need the keyboard for typing system names. Any ideas on how to get around this without alt tabing out to copy and paste? I have looked at speech to text, using my android tablet as a keyboard and setting it up in voice attack. They all have their own negatives such as running other background programs or too complicated.

aXeL · Aug 23, 2020

If you have a WMR heaset just say 'Torch On' and 'Torch Off' to switch the 'through the lens' view on and off.

I can remember when I wouldn't go near a WMR headset but these days, MS are pushing feature releases so frequently that I wouldn't buy anything else.

Craith · Aug 24, 2020

aXeL said:
If you have a WMR heaset just say 'Torch On' and 'Torch Off' to switch the 'through the lens' view on and off.

I can remember when I wouldn't go near a WMR headset but these days, MS are pushing feature releases so frequently that I wouldn't buy anything else.

Does anyone know if a similar feature exists for SteamVR? I'd love to activate my camera with a keybind/HOTAS

The only option I know of is the button on the headset, which is not convenient to turn the camera on/off.