ShouldBlockStandbyMode() { return true; } Not Working

[kbigdelysh]

In the openvr_drive.h, there is this method: /** Returns true if the driver wants to block Standby mode. */ virtual bool ShouldBlockStandbyMode() = 0;

I used virtual bool ShouldBlockStandbyMode() { return true; } to tell the OpenVR not to set my custom driver in standby mode but it seems it's ineffective. It still changes the icons on the vr dashboard to standby status.

[peroht]

Make sure you do not use the "virtual" keyboard in your implementation. Your implementation should be

bool ShouldBlockStandbyMode() { return true; }

not

virtual bool ShouldBlockStandbyMode() { return true; }

[kbigdelysh]

Make sure you do not use the "virtual" keyboard in your implementation. Your implementation should be

bool ShouldBlockStandbyMode() { return true; }

not

virtual bool ShouldBlockStandbyMode() { return true; }

I remove the virtual but still no success. SteamVR still shows my custom drivers icons in the compositor in standby mode.

By the way, 'virtual' keyword (in C++) is still valid to use when you're implementing a virtual method from the base class.

[JoeLudwig]

I like having virtual in the subclasses to make it clearer what's going on. I would suggest adding override if your compiler can handle C++11.

Let me answer your actual question though: That function is never called. Some guy named Joe removed the call in 2016 with this comment:

• Stopped using "should block standby" functions. I'll remove these in a future checkin.

So maybe I should actually go remove them from the interface. :)

There's no way to keep SteamVR from calling EnterStandby/LeaveStandby, but you can always just do nothing in those functions and use the same icon for Standby mode that you use for Ready.

[iesser]

polite cough https://github.com/ValveSoftware/openvr/blob/v1.16.8/headers/openvr_driver.h#L2929 polite cough