KXStitch/Features

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    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