<chapter id="kxstitch-features" >
    <title>Features</title>
    <para>The current feature list and other planned features is shown here.</para>
    <itemizedlist>
        <listitem><para>Creation of new patterns
            <itemizedlist>
                <listitem><para>User defined size</para></listitem>
                <listitem><para>Selection of material color</para></listitem>
                <listitem><para>Insertion of a background images for tracing</para></listitem>
                <listitem><para>Importing of various image formats</para></listitem>
                <listitem><para>Importing options allow
                    <itemizedlist>
                        <listitem><para>Limiting the number of colors</para></listitem>
                        <listitem><para>Limiting colors to a specific palette</para></listitem>
                        <listitem><para>Scaling to a finished size</para></listitem>
                        <listitem><para>Support for transparency in images</para></listitem>
                        <listitem><para>Allow the use of fractional stitches</para></listitem>
                    </itemizedlist></para>
                </listitem>
            </itemizedlist></para>
        </listitem>
        <listitem><para>Editing of existing patterns, Editing tools will include
            <itemizedlist>
                <listitem><para>Open and filled rectangles</para></listitem>
                <listitem><para>Open and filled ellipses</para></listitem>
                <listitem><para>Filled polygons</para></listitem>
                <listitem><para>Painting</para></listitem>
                <listitem><para>Lines</para></listitem>
                <listitem><para>Erasing stitches, knots and backstitches</para></listitem>
                <listitem><para>Color selection from existing stitches</para></listitem>
                <listitem><para>Swapping two colors</para></listitem>
                <listitem><para>Replace one color with another</para></listitem>
                <listitem><para>Text with user defined fonts and sizes</para></listitem>
                <listitem><para>Cut, copy and paste of rectangular areas.</para></listitem>
                <listitem><para>Unlimited undo and redo</para></listitem>
                <listitem><para>Mirroring, horizontally and vertically.</para></listitem>
                <listitem><para>Rotation, 90, 180 and 270 degrees anti clockwise.</para></listitem>
                <listitem><para>Resizing of the canvas
                    <itemizedlist>
                        <listitem><para>Extend canvas left, top, right, bottom</para></listitem>
                        <listitem><para>Cropping canvas to pattern</para></listitem>
                        <listitem><para>Cropping canvas to selection</para></listitem>
                        <listitem><para>Inserting rows and columns</para></listitem>
                        <listitem><para>Center the pattern on the canvas</para></listitem>
                    </itemizedlist></para>
                </listitem>
                <listitem><para>Conversion between floss schemes</para></listitem>
            </itemizedlist></para>
        </listitem>
        <listitem><para>Use of standard floss pallets, DMC, Anchor, etc.</para></listitem>
        <listitem><para>Create customized floss pallets</para></listitem>
        <listitem><para>Create new colors for any floss pallet</para></listitem>
        <listitem><para>Save / Load current palette</para></listitem>
        <listitem><para>Use of standard stitches</para></listitem>
        <listitem><para>Pattern library manager
            <itemizedlist>
                <listitem><para>Create new library patterns</para></listitem>
                <listitem><para>Insert library patterns into a design</para></listitem>
                <listitem><para>Drag and drop from the library to the pattern</para></listitem>
                <listitem><para>Drag and drop from one library to another</para></listitem>
                <listitem><para>Assign key press to patterns for use with the Alphabet tool</para></listitem>
            </itemizedlist></para>
        </listitem>
        <listitem><para>Free use of backstitching</para></listitem>
        <listitem><para>Printing of completed patterns and floss keys
            <itemizedlist>
                <listitem><para>Pattern image</para></listitem>
                <listitem><para>Instructions</para></listitem>
                <listitem><para>Floss key and stitch summary</para></listitem>
                <listitem><para>Pattern chart with page map</para></listitem>
                <listitem><para>Text boxes</para></listitem>
            </itemizedlist></para>
        </listitem>
        <listitem><para>Mapping of symbols to flosses</para></listitem>
        <listitem><para>Specify the number of threads for stitches and backstitches</para></listitem>
        <listitem><para>Calibration of floss colors</para></listitem>
    </itemizedlist>
    <para>Requests for new features can be made to the <ulink url="http://bugs.kde.org">KDE Bugtracking System</ulink></para>
</chapter>
