KXStitch/Features

The detailed feature list and other planned features is shown here.

• Creation of new patterns
  • User defined size
  • Selection of material type (not yet supported)
  • Selection of material color
  • Insertion of a multiple background images for tracing
  • Importing of various image formats
  • Importing options allow
    • Limiting the number of colors
    • Limiting colors to a specific palette
    • Scaling to a finished size
    • Cropping of the image
    • Support for transparency in images
    • Allow the use of fractional stitches

• Editing of existing patterns, Editing tools will include
  • Open and filled rectangles
  • Open and filled ellipses
  • Filled poly-lines
  • Painting
  • Lines
  • Erasing stitches, knots and backstitches
  • Color selection from existing stitches
  • Swapping two colors
  • Replace one color with another
  • Text with user defined fonts and sizes
  • Cut, copy and paste of rectangular regions. Stitch type and color masks can be used to limit selections. You may also exclude backstitches and knots
  • Undo, Redo with full history
  • Mirroring, horizontally and vertically. Stitch type and color masks can be used to limit selections. You may also exclude backstitches and knots
  • Rotation, 90, 180 and 270 degrees anti clockwise. Stitch type and color masks can be used to limit selections. You may also exclude backstitches and knots
  • Resizing of the canvas
    • Extend canvas left, top, right, bottom
    • Cropping canvas to pattern
    • Cropping canvas to selection
    • Inserting rows and columns
    • Center the pattern on the canvas
  • Conversion between floss schemes

• Use of standard floss pallets, DMC, Anchor and Madeira.
• Create customized floss pallets
• Specify the number of threads for stitches and backstitches
• Calibration of floss colors
• Mapping of symbols to flosses
• Create new colors for any floss pallet
• Save / Load current palette
• Use of standard stitches
• Free use of backstitching
• Creation of custom stitches (not yet supported)

• Pattern library manager
  • Create new library patterns
  • Insert library patterns into a design
  • Export selected patterns (not yet supported)
  • Import patterns from an external source (not yet supported)
  • Drag and drop from the library to the pattern
  • Assign key press to patterns for use with the Alphabet tool

• Printing of completed patterns and floss keys with fully customized layouts