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Introduction

KXStitch is a program that lets you create cross stitch patterns and charts. Patterns can be created from scratch on a user defined size of grid, which can be enlarged or reduced in size as your pattern progresses. Alternatively you can import images from many graphics formats or scan images using any Sane supported scanner. Both of these options allow you to restrict the conversion to full stitches or optionally use fractional stitches. You may also use an image as a background. These imported images can then be modified using the supplied tools to produce your final design.

There are many tools to aid designing your pattern, from open and filled rectangles and ellipses, filled polygons and lines and backstitching. Additionally cut, copy and paste can be used to duplicate selected areas. Selected areas can also be rotated 90, 180 and 270 degrees anti clockwise, or mirrored horizontally or vertically.

There is also a pattern library that can be used to store small and not so small portions of patterns that can then be reused in other patterns. The patterns in these library are stored in a hierarchial list that makes it easy to sort and navigate them to find the ones you want.

When your ready, you can print out your design in several formats. There are options to print out cover sheets, instructions and a floss key including amount of thread used and number of stitches.

Latest Information

The project has not been particularly active for a while now, but recently I have had more time to spare to make some updates.

Although some bug fixes have been done and some new translations added to CVS over the last few months, I have not had much time to do anything new. However I have recently updated the pattern library manager to supply some new functionality of alphabets and to allow drag and drop of library patterns to the working pattern. There are still some refinement required but it appears to be working well.

The current released version is 0.8.3.1, but there are also a few patches to this source code to fix a few issues.

Regarding a KDE4 version, I am not using KDE4 on any of my machines at the moment, so I have sidelined any further development of KXStitch on KDE4 and I am spending the time on improving the KDE3 version instead.

If anyone is having any trouble with anything, or you would like specific features adding, please feel free to email me and I will do my best to fix anything that is broken or add the requested features.

Intended Platform

KXStitch is being developed for Linux using KDE/QT

Features

For a more in depth look at the feature list, check out the features page.

Licensing

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

Download

Version 0.8.3.1 of KXStitch is now available as source for download. Changelog is available here

Please also checkout the patches for inclusion.

Go to the project page for the following packages.

The current code is available via CVS on the Project Page.

Contacts

There are currently 2 mailing lists available:

To subscribe to either of these lists, use the Mailing Lists link on the left.

If you wish to get in touch with the developer to make suggestions or requests you can email me, use the public areas of the project page or use my email address to add me to msn

Last modified Saturday, 17-Oct-2009 13:37:54 UTC