Use a smaller near grab radius for tablet and mini-tablet

scripts/system/controllers/controllerDispatcher.js

@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@ Script.include("/~/system/libraries/controllerDispatcherUtils.js");
 
 (function() {
     Script.include("/~/system/libraries/pointersUtils.js");
+
     var NEAR_MAX_RADIUS = 0.1;
+    var NEAR_TABLET_MAX_RADIUS = 0.05;
 
     var TARGET_UPDATE_HZ = 60; // 50hz good enough, but we're using update
     var BASIC_TIMER_INTERVAL_MS = 1000 / TARGET_UPDATE_HZ;
@@ -49,6 +51,7 @@ Script.include("/~/system/libraries/controllerDispatcherUtils.js");
         this.tabletID = null;
         this.blacklist = [];
         this.pointerManager = new PointerManager();
+        this.miniTabletID = null;
 
         // a module can occupy one or more "activity" slots while it's running.  If all the required slots for a module are
         // not set to false (not in use), a module cannot start.  When a module is using a slot, that module's name
@@ -211,6 +214,22 @@ Script.include("/~/system/libraries/controllerDispatcherUtils.js");
                 if (controllerLocations[h].valid) {
                     var nearbyOverlays =
                         Overlays.findOverlays(controllerLocations[h].position, NEAR_MAX_RADIUS * sensorScaleFactor);
+
+                    // Tablet and mini-tablet must be within NEAR_TABLET_MAX_RADIUS in order to be grabbed.
+                    var tabletIndex = nearbyOverlays.indexOf(HMD.tabletID);
+                    var miniTabletIndex = nearbyOverlays.indexOf(_this.miniTabletID);
+                    if (tabletIndex !== -1 || miniTabletIndex !== -1) {
+                        var closebyOverlays =
+                            Overlays.findOverlays(controllerLocations[h].position, NEAR_TABLET_MAX_RADIUS * sensorScaleFactor);
+                        // Assumes that the tablet and mini-tablet are not displayed at the same time.
+                        if (tabletIndex !== -1 && closebyOverlays.indexOf(HMD.tabletID) === -1) {
+                            nearbyOverlays.splice(tabletIndex, 1);
+                        }
+                        if (miniTabletIndex !== -1 && closebyOverlays.indexOf(_this.miniTabletID) === -1) {
+                            nearbyOverlays.splice(miniTabletIndex, 1);
+                        }
+                    }
+
                     nearbyOverlays.sort(function (a, b) {
                         var aPosition = Overlays.getProperty(a, "position");
                         var aDistance = Vec3.distance(aPosition, controllerLocations[h].position);
@@ -218,6 +237,7 @@ Script.include("/~/system/libraries/controllerDispatcherUtils.js");
                         var bDistance = Vec3.distance(bPosition, controllerLocations[h].position);
                         return aDistance - bDistance;
                     });
+
                     nearbyOverlayIDs.push(nearbyOverlays);
                 } else {
                     nearbyOverlayIDs.push([]);
@@ -470,6 +490,8 @@ Script.include("/~/system/libraries/controllerDispatcherUtils.js");
                                 _this.setBlacklist();
                             }
                         }
+                    } else if (channel === 'Hifi-MiniTablet-ID') {
+                        _this.miniTabletID = message;
                     }
 
                 } catch (e) {
@@ -508,6 +530,7 @@ Script.include("/~/system/libraries/controllerDispatcherUtils.js");
     Entities.mousePressOnEntity.connect(mousePress);
     var controllerDispatcher = new ControllerDispatcher();
     Messages.subscribe('Hifi-Hand-RayPick-Blacklist');
+    Messages.subscribe('Hifi-MiniTablet-ID');
     Messages.messageReceived.connect(controllerDispatcher.handleHandMessage);
     Script.scriptEnding.connect(controllerDispatcher.cleanup);
     Script.setTimeout(controllerDispatcher.update, BASIC_TIMER_INTERVAL_MS);

scripts/system/miniTablet.js

@@ -169,6 +169,11 @@
 
     // #region Communications ==================================================================================================
 
+    function updateMiniTabletID() {
+        // Send mini-tablet overlay ID to controllerDispatcher so that it can use a smaller near grab distance.
+        Messages.sendLocalMessage("Hifi-MiniTablet-ID", proxyOverlay);
+    }
+
     function updateMutedStatus() {
         var isMuted = Audio.muted;
         proxyOverlayObject.emitScriptEvent(JSON.stringify({
@@ -257,6 +262,8 @@
 
         proxyOverlayObject = Overlays.getOverlayObject(proxyUIOverlay);
         proxyOverlayObject.webEventReceived.connect(onWebEventReceived);
+
+        updateMiniTabletID();
     }
 
     function showUI(hand) {
@@ -320,6 +327,7 @@
             proxyOverlayObject = null;
             proxyUIOverlay = null;
             proxyOverlay = null;
+            updateMiniTabletID();
         }
     }