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Kontakt Scripting (KSP) :: Basics :: various use cases for buttons (toggles, disabled buttons, reading & setting button states)

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This is also a follow up to the Button Picture State tutorial and shows various types of buttons like toggles and disabled buttons and some common use cases. Below are the six possible button’s picture states again, listed in the right order. However via KSP (script) we can only address the on and off state. So unfortunately, the hover & pressed state can neither be read nor set. Well fortunately in most cases at least the pressed state equals the on state in terms of the functionality.

  • off
  • on
  • pressed off
  • pressed on
  • mouse hover off
  • mouse hover on

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Kontakt Scripting (KSP) :: Sublime Text – advanced functions with arguments & local variables

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this article explains everything about advanced user defined functions in sublime text. The basic syntax, how to use them with mixed arguments, how to declare local variables and how to return values.
It also shows the differences between classic and advanced functions.
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Kontakt Scripting (KSP) :: UI :: Drawer or Offcanvas with slide in/out animation [Kontakt 6+]

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This article explains how to make a vertical drawer with a slide in/out animation with Kontakt 6 (and beyond). (see video)
The download additionally includes a horizontal drawer with a slide right-in/right-out animation. You can customize both the drawer to your needs via some global adjustments

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Kontakt Scripting (KSP) :: BASICS :: Outsourcing and Storing Script Files into the Resource Container

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Using the Script Tabs in Kontakt is not the only option we got. We can also “outsource” our scripts and store them into our resource container. We can then load them into one of our script tabs. This article and the video shows how this is done.

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Kontakt Scripting (KSP) :: UI :: dialog windows (popovers / modals) with a responsive backdrop [ui_panel + z_layer] [Kontakt 6]

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with ui_panels and z_layers we can easily create dialog windows and add a backdrop which closes the dialog again when clicking on it. This tutorial shows the essentials of how to create such a dialog window & responsive backdrop combination. The download also provides an additional more advanced version with some controls (see the video).

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Kontakt Scripting (KSP) :: own font types – since Kontakt 6 via custom bitmap font sprites

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Since Kontakt 6 we can add custom fonts. Although the ksp coding part is very easy, creating such a bitmap font manually can be a pain in the ass. That’s why we built an online ksp font type generator which does this job for you.

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