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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) :: watchdog timer – change knob or slider labels on mouse events (on click, on release) [dynamic labels]

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In this tutorial we will learn how to dynamically change labels and display the knob’s current value for the time the knob gets moved. After releasing the knob the default label shows up again after a certain delay. See video

Also see these more conveniant solutions, using less code

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Kontakt Scripting (KSP) :: Fonts – List All Font Types, Tool for Kontakt 5,6 (and up)

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If you are missing a detailed list of all Kontakt fonts, here is a little tool for you. This is a simple nki for Kontakt 5 which lets you display all font types on miscellaneous background colors for better readability.

UPDATE: since Kontakt 6 we can now create and use own fonts. Read this tutorial and use our font type generator

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