OVR Toolkit News

11-09-2024:

Added:
- Added build version to Global Settings. (Bottom near the credits)

Changes:
- Removed legacy 'Spotify window title' method of getting media information as this is now totally replaced by the Windows Media API.
- Improved loading experience in the Set Contents menu, no longer needs to reload the list unless something has changed and now loads top to bottom not bottom to top.
- Removed Skeleton binding from default bindings to improve experience in VRChat.
- Cropped windows now have a dark gray mask instead of white.
- Removed 'Advanced' window cropping mode as it was barely functional, hard to use, and generally had little purpose.

Bug fixes:
- Fixed an issue where the window settings panel could sometimes be attached to the wrong device.
- Hopefully fixed various issues with desktop captures not recovering after a physical monitor disconnect.
- Notifications should no longer block cursor input to other overlays or the game.
- Fixed cropped windows blocking input to the Settings menu.
- Fixed an issue with reloading cropped windows which resolved in the cropped area being offset.
- Fixed an issue with input on cropped windows where it was difficult to interact with the edges of the window.

API:
- Fixed an issue with SendNotification not working from a Module plugin.
- Added SendNotification icon support for Module plugins.

16-06-2024

Bug fixes:
- Fixed a Windows 10 specific log spam. (Oops)
- Fixed HMD icon becoming left controller icon after reconnecting the HMD.
- Fixed an issue where old Windows notifications would appear in VR on app startup.

28-03-2024

Changes:
- Re-styled notifications, they now consider accent colour as well!
- Wristwatch will now show album art when available.

Bug fixes:
- Notifications will now queue correctly instead of having the text of a previous notification replaced whilst it's still open.

Developers:
- Added a way to send custom battery values to OVR Toolkit. (To support specific devices that don't send battery values to SteamVR)
- Added a websocket API to send custom battery values and notifications to OVR Toolkit. (See our wiki)
- Fixed 'SendNotification' not working in the modules API when called on Start.


Apologies for the lack of updates recently, I've been busy with life stuff!
Hope you're all doing well and having a mostly smooth time with OVR Toolkit!

As always, please post your issues in Discord so I can make a note of them and fix them as soon as I can! :)


Use VRCX?
Try enabling OVR Toolkit notifications in VRCX's next stable release!
(Thanks for implementing this support!)

11-12-2023

Added:

• Added new methods to the Plugins API. (See our wiki)
  
• Plugins API can now be used to display custom device battery levels on the wristwatch.
  
• Added 'hmdBattery' OSC parameter for Steam Link HMDs.
  

Changed:

• Steam Link HMD battery will now show with a HMD icon instead of a tracker icon on the wristwatch.
  

27-11-2023

Added:

• Plugins API. (Custom wristwatch modules created with .NET/C#, see our wiki here!)
  

Changes:

• Temporarily removed webcam capture options in Set Contents to fix a crash related to Wacom graphics tablet drivers.
  

Bug fixes:

• Fixed CPU usage display on Windows 11. :)
  
• Custom Apps will no longer endlessly ask for permissions.
  
• Fixed an issue where curved overlay input was affected by the overlay settings panel being invisible after toggling edit mode off with the panel visible.
  
• Fixed wristwatch sidebar sometimes being visible on application start.
  

For the fellow nerds out there:
Here's a quick demo plugin I built to test the Plugins API.

This plugin is written in C# (.NET Framework 4.7.2), it adds some simple controls that interact wtih the Sensibo web API to control my office air conditioning from within VR.

Maybe some of you can implement something for your own home automation setups?

At this time... These plugins will not be on the Workshop due to security risks. Any plugins you install from Github are at your own risk! Stay safe and only run plugins from known sources. :)

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The plugin API is super basic right now, with very limited customization beyond adding buttons and text, but it's a start. Let me know in our Discord what you'd like to see added to this!


As usual, please report issues in our Discord server!