Creating U-He skins?
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- u-he
- 28062 posts since 8 Aug, 2002 from Berlin
Save a preset called default.h2p into the root folder of the plug-in you wish to style. Close your host. Open that preset in a text editor and somewhere at the top, find a free line and add !EDITOR=YES restart your host, open the plug-in UI and start praying you had never seen this.
The information on the editor is sparse. We don't even have a proper documentation internally. Right-click is your friend. On Mac it's also the keys i, c, t, x, s which open various other editors. Some plug-ins might have a script called "EditorSetup.txt" missing. Copy over from another, I think recent Hive beta has the latest.
Always right-click teh background to save current file.
Before anything, switch UI to 100% mode.
The information on the editor is sparse. We don't even have a proper documentation internally. Right-click is your friend. On Mac it's also the keys i, c, t, x, s which open various other editors. Some plug-ins might have a script called "EditorSetup.txt" missing. Copy over from another, I think recent Hive beta has the latest.
Always right-click teh background to save current file.
Before anything, switch UI to 100% mode.
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Funkybot's Evil Twin Funkybot's Evil Twin https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=116627
- KVRAF
- 11508 posts since 16 Aug, 2006
Urs, when you say the "Hive Beta has the latest" would copying the "EditorSetup.txt" from that beta and applying it to the other synths add any features or updates or anything?
One thing I haven't figured out with the editor is how the layers/pages function. On windows here, but let's say I want to move the location of the Synthesis/Performance/Patches buttons on ZebraHZ, and maybe change the order of them. How would I do that via the editor? I've figured out some basics like reassigning colors, and moving existing elements around, but how layers and pages work have me completely confused. I'd like to screw around with skinning that's more involved than just changing the colors of existing elements and creating new knobs, but I've been stuck on the layers.
One thing I haven't figured out with the editor is how the layers/pages function. On windows here, but let's say I want to move the location of the Synthesis/Performance/Patches buttons on ZebraHZ, and maybe change the order of them. How would I do that via the editor? I've figured out some basics like reassigning colors, and moving existing elements around, but how layers and pages work have me completely confused. I'd like to screw around with skinning that's more involved than just changing the colors of existing elements and creating new knobs, but I've been stuck on the layers.
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- KVRAF
- 23101 posts since 7 Jan, 2009 from Croatia
Adding to Urs' post - prepare for some crashes if you do some things wrong. 
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Funkybot's Evil Twin Funkybot's Evil Twin https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=116627
- KVRAF
- 11508 posts since 16 Aug, 2006
...and before you start editing a skin, be sure to 1) backup the original, and 2) save regularly. Probably best to copy the original skin to a new folder and work there.EvilDragon wrote:Adding to Urs' post - prepare for some crashes if you do some things wrong.
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- KVRAF
- 23101 posts since 7 Jan, 2009 from Croatia
I kinda understand why drzhnn does all his theming in text editor.
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- KVRian
- 544 posts since 1 Jan, 2013 from Saint-Petersburg, Russia
'Layer' is a property of a Pane. You can have up to 32 layers per pane. When adding a new element to a pane you can choose which layer this element will belong to. Only one layer (and its elements) could be visible at a time. But you can assign an element to several layers so it will be visible of several layers when you switch between them. To switch between layers you need a special element (Button On-Off, Display, LayerSelector, maybe some others) which can have a property called 'clientpane' that can point to your multi-layer pane. In short, that pane business is a great source of pain.Funkybot's Evil Twin wrote:One thing I haven't figured out with the editor is how the layers/pages function.
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- u-he
- 28062 posts since 8 Aug, 2002 from Berlin
It's very flexible though and fairly easy to work with in the editordrzhnn wrote:In short, that pane business is a great source of pain.
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- KVRer
- 19 posts since 5 Apr, 2016
Hi,
I am working with a demo of the latest Zebra 2.8 download. I have edited a bunch of pane .pngs and see the changes etc.
Now I am trying to access the "editor" to see what it is all about.
I have prepared the default.h2p with a !EDITOR=YES line, but I can't see any change in my Zebra install.
I am trying to figure out what the "root" folder is, and I have placed the defualt.h2p in several spots to see if that changes anything.
All I have installed is a 64bit VST3.
My Zebra2.data directory is C:\ProgramData\u-he\Zebra2.data\
Which directory is considered the "root" with regards to the answer offered in post number 2?
Thank a bunch!
I am working with a demo of the latest Zebra 2.8 download. I have edited a bunch of pane .pngs and see the changes etc.
Now I am trying to access the "editor" to see what it is all about.
I have prepared the default.h2p with a !EDITOR=YES line, but I can't see any change in my Zebra install.
I am trying to figure out what the "root" folder is, and I have placed the defualt.h2p in several spots to see if that changes anything.
All I have installed is a 64bit VST3.
My Zebra2.data directory is C:\ProgramData\u-he\Zebra2.data\
Which directory is considered the "root" with regards to the answer offered in post number 2?
Thank a bunch!
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- KVRAF
- 2103 posts since 22 Aug, 2006
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- KVRer
- 19 posts since 5 Apr, 2016
Yikes, that worked, and now I am scared because I have seen all the choices. 
Thank you for the help.
Thank you for the help.
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dlarseninclusive dlarseninclusive https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=408358 - KVRist
- 285 posts since 19 Nov, 2017 from Los Angeles
Can we sticky this one?
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- KVRist
- 66 posts since 25 Sep, 2013
Thanks for this info!
So I'm exploring this a bit with ZebraHZ.
How do I got about adding one of my skins/themes so that it can be selected via the settings menu? Is that possible? In ZebraHZ, there is only the one skin, so currently no skins are displayed in the menu.
When right-clicking on the interface when editing, I see the 'save to file' option, but I'm not sure what that does and where it saves. Is this saving a script file somewhere?
If my changes are simple and I don't need to see edits in realtime, is there an simpler way to create and compile skins via script and have them display as options in the interface?
I created a couple skins with varying looks simply by replacing images in the folders with the same file names. I have them backed up (including the original) and am switching them by simply overwriting the folders. Would of course much rather select between them via the plugin's menu.
Thanks!
So I'm exploring this a bit with ZebraHZ.
How do I got about adding one of my skins/themes so that it can be selected via the settings menu? Is that possible? In ZebraHZ, there is only the one skin, so currently no skins are displayed in the menu.
When right-clicking on the interface when editing, I see the 'save to file' option, but I'm not sure what that does and where it saves. Is this saving a script file somewhere?
If my changes are simple and I don't need to see edits in realtime, is there an simpler way to create and compile skins via script and have them display as options in the interface?
I created a couple skins with varying looks simply by replacing images in the folders with the same file names. I have them backed up (including the original) and am switching them by simply overwriting the folders. Would of course much rather select between them via the plugin's menu.
Thanks!
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- KVRAF
- 2103 posts since 22 Aug, 2006
