Unless otherwise stated, all updates by Stephen Allewell <stephen@mirramar.adsl24.co.uk>

2010-08-06

  * Updated documentations Dutch translation, thanks to Ronald Stroethoff

2010-07-19

  * Bug fix for count of stitches not being displayed in printed charts

2010-05-21

  * Added JP Coates scheme, thanks to Ash - Tracker feature request 3004388

2010-04-11

  * Added author for Russian translation
  * Version 0.8.4 released

2010-03-14

  * Updated documentation

2010-03-13

  * Added Russian translation thanks to Vadim Zhukov
  * Disabled layouts until code is complete

2010-01-08

  * Converted to KConfigXT and created new dialog box
  * Code cleanups

2009-11-12

  * Added translation into Catalan. Thanks to Joan Teixido
  * Changed Ctrl-V function to display paste image straight away if mouse in the editor window.
  * Modified editor mouse move event code to only function if the LMB is pressed or the paste mode is selected.
    This fixes a bug that affected the selection area when moving with keys pressed.

2009-10-23

  * Added on the fly conversion of floss colours when pasting (drag and drop) from patterns or libraries
    using a different floss scheme than the target pattern.
  * Added check for the Caps Lock key in the alphabet tool.
  * Added configuration option to use or ignore the Caps Lock key.

2009-10-22

  * Added properties dialog for the catagory items

2009-10-21

  * Changed alphabet tool to search library for space character before advancing cursor.
  * Added configurable options to configuration dialog for the alphabet tool
  * Added drag and drop support of patterns to list view items

2009-10-18

  * Added cut / copy / paste to the editor context menu, thanks to Marian Kyral for patch

2009-10-16

  * Added icon scale setting for the library manager
  * Added drag and drop functionality for the library manager to pattern
  * Changed paste functionality to show paste image before mouse button press

2009-10-10

  * Redesign of the library manager to provide additional functionality
  *   Delete pattern from library
  *   Assignment of keyboard code for use with new alphabet tool
  *   copy and paste between libraries and to / from the pattern
  * Added new alphabet tool to editor
  * Redesign of tool function dispatcher
  * Redesign of pattern library manager

2009-08-22

  * Fixed display position of bottom left 3 quarter symbols in cell

2009-04-09

  * Added *.kxs filter to open and save as dialogs for default file extension
  * Added beginnings of print layout template code
  * Simplified test for ImageMagick from patch #2672985
  * Fix for buffer overflow from patch #2672973
  * Addition of Czech translation from patch #2701363, thanks to Marian Kyral

2009-04-08

  * Updated dutch translation to fix typos

2009-04-07

  * Added dutch translation of documentation.  Thanks to Ronald Stroethoff

2009-03-08

  * Updated method for checking ImageMagick versions.
  * Fixed buffer overflow in import image function.
  * Fix for warning about function reaching end of non void function

2009-03-20

  * Version 0.8.3.1 released

2009-02-12

  * Improved the method for checking for ImageMagick, including the version to support
    some distrution which were failing previously - Thanks to Alet Roux for diagnosis and solution
  * Updated the Dutch translation - Thanks to Ronald Stroethoff

2009-02-22

  * Version 0.8.3 released

2009-01-18

  * Updated documentation for V0.8.3

2009-01-11

  * Added stitch highlighting view mode

2008-12-06

  * Version 0.8.2 released

2008-11-18

  * Added print functionality to summarize the stitch counts

2008-09-29

  * Added function to import image tool to allow ignoring of a particular colour

2008-09-23

  * Added patches from Adam Gundy for the following
    * Importing images with transparency created stitches for the transparent sections
    * Crash when pasting with merge
    * Performance improvements for image conversion

2008-09-15

  * Added 'Show Stitches As' to the Settings menu
  * Version 0.8.1 released

2008-02-12

  * Added check for ImageMagick++ library, fixing bug #1746634
  * Changed status management for undo redo functions based on undo redo stack contents
  * Converted >? <? to std::max and std::min
  * Changed to standard toolbar toggling method
  * Better handling of file and undo redo document streams
  * Fixed importImage to check for failed download of files
  * Added Dutch translation, thanks to Ronald Stroethoff

2006-07-03

  * Version 0.8 released.

2006-06-23

  * Added a new palette manager to replace add floss and remove flosses dialogs
  * New palette manager allows allocation of strands for stitches and backstitches
  * New palette manager allows allocation of symbols for flosses
  * Import / Export of library patterns
  * Undo / Redo partially implemented
  * Faster rendering speed
  * Mouse tracking display in the status bar
  * Selection tool and drawing tools scroll the editor screen
  * Bug fix for using background images not on the local file system
  * Bug fix for filenames used on the command line
  * Bug fix page page wrapping

2005-12-07

  * Fixed bug with importing images that are not on the local file system

2005-07-08

  * Version 0.7 released

2005-07-08

  * Updated documentation
  * Updated en_GB translation
  * Added fix to Makefile.am relating to the man page, for package builds
  * Added support for excluding backstitches and knots from selections
  * Improved display of polyline selection points
  * Added functionality to delete the last polyline point with [Backspace]
    or all polyline points with [Esc]

2005-07-03

  * Updated documentation
  * Changed images in documentation to be 8 BPP, to reduce file size

2005-07-02

  * Added functionality to rotate and mirror selections of a pattern
    This functionality allows copying or replacement or the original
  * Improved the visual appearance of the ghost image during paste operations
  * Fixed bug #1228061 that caused failures with importing images using a floss scheme
    that was not the users default scheme

2005-06-22

  * Added functionality to the pattern properties dialog to change the floss scheme
    used even when there are stitches.  The stitches are converted to the nearest
    available colour of the requested scheme.  Feature request #1219395

2005-06-19

  * Modified the import dialog to allow the use of fractional stitches.
    Feature request #1211799
  * Changed the updating of the import dialog preview to happen after a delay
    which cures the problem of the spin boxes incrementing uncontrollably
  * Import dialog title bar now shows the size of the original image
  * Modified the code that adds stitches to the canvas so that it optimises the
    number of stitches used.  For example if a cell has 4 quarter stitches of the
    same colour, they are replaced by full stitch, etc

2005-03-27

  * Added man page, supplied by Eric Pareja
  * Updates to i18n strings to support translations
  * Added en_GB specific translations

2005-02-24

  * Fix for bug #1145772.  Patch submitted by Marian Kyral

2004-11-30

  * Changed layout of printer dialog which was to big to fit on smaller screens.
    Patch #1076341 is now closed

2004-11-28

  * Version 0.6 released

2004-11-27

  * Updated documentation
  * Added function to clear the background image
  * No longer print keyplan when pattern fits on a single sheet
  * Added code to the Text Dialog to disable the OK button when there is no text. The text
    string is formatted in the font and size specified.
  * Enabled the context help for the Text Dialog

2004-11-23

  * Added menu item to show/hide the tools toolbar
  * Removed French translation, as it is very out of date.

2004-10-27

  * Enhanced printing.
      Front page, with title, author, copyright and image.
      Keyplan printed on each page of the pattern
      Fixed clipping of backstitches.
      Floss usage summary and stitch counts.
      Additional print options in print dialog allow different combinations

2004-09-22

  * Added text tool

2004-09-11

  * Added display of length of flosses to floss keys

2004-09-05

  * Fixed bug caused by a change in ImageMagick from version 6.0.0

2004-08-17

  * Added font selection for stitch symbols

2004-06-08

  * Fixed broken 'Stitch Mask' and 'Color Mask' when copying and cutting selections

2004-06-01

  * Version 0.5 released

2004-05-27

  * Added seperate Remove Color dialog
  * Added help buttons to dialogs - Import Image, Add Color, Remove Color, Calibrate Color,
    Configuration, New Color, Pattern Library, Pattern Properties
  * Added extra status info to status bar - Rule format, Stitch mask, Color mask,
    Size and Offsets for rectangles, ellipses, lines, selections
  * Palette display and printing is sorted by floss name
  * Added tooltips to library manager to display - size, scheme, number of colors
  * Library manager icons scaled to a common size
  * Dialogs modified to use layout managers
  * Code cleanups
  * Updated documentation

2004-04-11

  * Added editor background image for tracing

2004-04-03

  * Pattern library manager added
  * Fixed bug#911426

2004-03-05

  * Version 0.4 released

2004-03-02

  * 'New Color' button added to Add colors dialog.  Allows creation of
    new colors.
  * 'Create scheme' option added to the palette menu to create new floss schemes.

2004-02-22

  * Code reorganisation and clean ups
  * Cut / Copy and Paste now use the QT clipboard, also supplies data in graphic
    formats suitable for pasting into other applications
  * Improved visual appearance of selection area, uses 'marching ant' appearance
  * Removed support for elliptical selections
  * Paste shows a preview of the paste contents for accurate positioning
  * Implemented crop pattern to selection
  * Implemented load and save of custom palettes
  * Fixed bug with write scheme not always finding somewhere to write to
  * Better error checking for reading schemes

2004-01-15

  * Added formatting of pattern scales as stitches / cm / inches.

2004-01-13

  * New pattern sizes can be defined in stitches, inches or cm
  * Import image dialog now initialises most elements from the new pattern defaults
    rather than import image defaults
  * Import image dialog shows clothcount and pattern size in users preferred units
  * Wrapper class added for pattern properties dialog to fix bugs with consistancy
    of information within the dialog
  * Added a copyright field to pattern properties dialog
  * File format changed to support new copyright field, older files still readable
  * Added / deleted / changed some elements of configuration object
    Good idea to delete ~/.kde/share/config/kxstitchrc to avoid problems

2003-11-23

  * Added FitToPage, FitToWidth, FitToHeight functions for the editor view

2003-11-09

  * Modified the way french knots can be used, now allows positioning at any of the nine
    points of a cell in the same way as a backstitch
  * Fixed bug that didn't clear the palette correctly
  * Added support for reading PCStitch 5 files
  * Fixed bug with filename not getting set correctly
  * Preview now shows backstitches and french knots
  * File format changed to support new way of storing french knots, older files still readable

2003-10-25

  * Version 0.3 released

2003-10-24

  * Added cursors for the palette view to indicate the swap and replace functions
    are active

2003-10-22

  * Improved printing and screen rendering of symbols,
    displays and prints quarter, three quarter and half stitches.
    Symbol size set correctly for size of cell
    Thinned backstitches on printing, as often overwhelmed everything else
  * Editor now shows canvas color selected in FileProperties dialog
  * Fixed printing bug causing a crash when the canvas size was smaller than
    the minimum spill over value
  * Fixed bug with SaveAs filename not sticking
  * Added a replace color tool

2003-10-15

  * Fixed File|Save bug not working when a new pattern is 'Untitled'
  * Fixed bug in validateCell returning valid for cells just outside the pattern space

2003-10-14

  * Fixes for QT2 compatability
  * Removed enable/disable print functions
  * Removed enable/disable saves functions
  * Removed clearPalette function, superceded by removeUnused function

2003-10-11

  * Added color calibration dialog
  * Added remove colors dialog
  * Added remove unused colors function
  * Added swap colors function
  * File format changed, older files still readable

2003-09-30

  * Added configuration object
  * Updated most code to use configuration object
  * Added configuration dialog
  * Added 'Set as default' check box for import image dialog
  * Added 'Set as default' check box for print dialog

2003-09-23

  * Version 0.2 released

2003-09-10

  * Crop canvas to pattern added
  * Documentation updated

2003-09-09

  * Documentation updated

2003-09-04

  * Extend pattern dialog added
  * Center pattern to canvas added

2003-08-09

  * Scanning support added
  * Image transparancy support added

2003-05-30

  * Filled polyline tool added
  * Fixed some bugs with cut, copy and paste
  * Selections now take account of stitch and colour masks

2003-05-27

  * Added cut, copy and paste

2003-05-08

  * Version 0.1 released