Dashboard Options

Dashboard prefab has some options that can set from inspector.

Dashboard Options

  • overlayKey is a unique key to identify dashboard overlay. Change this key to your application name or something unique.
  • overlayName is a display name in SteamVR dashboard.
  • thumbnailTexture is a thumbnail icon in SteamVR dashboard.
  • fallbackNavigationSound and fallbackMiscSound will use if SteamVR system sound is not found. Usually, it will use system sound from SteamVR installation directory. Navigation Sound is a sound when switching pages in sidebar, Misc Sound is a click sound.
  • showDashboardAtLaunch will show the dashboard overlay when the application is launched.
  • showDesktopWindow will show the dashboard overlay settings on the desktop window. There is no option to hide the desktop window.
  • handleOvrLifecycle will call OpenVR.Init() and OpenVR.Shutdown() in DashboardOverlay component. Use this option if you want to initialize and destroy in DashboardOverlay component instead of SteamVR Plugin or other scripts.
  • OnDashboardOpen() and OnDashboardClose() are events when the dashboard overlay is shown or hidden.

Dashboard options

Other options are described in DashboardOverlay reference.