Release notes
What changed in each version of xoxkn.it Studio, newest first.
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2.8.5 (176)
Web
- New in this release:
- Refreshed follower view with row-range navigation and progress tracking.
- Notes now follow your project through resizing and support bullet lists.
- Resize lets you choose which shapes to include.
- Redesigned delete-project screen.
- Bug fixes and stability improvements.
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2.8.4 (175)
Web Android
- New in this release:
- New refinements and controls for editing rows in Pattern mode, including range selection and a Tidy rows tool to clean up stray stitches.
- Pro's first release is now planned for 20 November.
- Miscellaneous bug fixes and stability improvements.
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2.8.3 (174)
Web Android iOS
- New in this release:
- You can now attach a project when contacting support, so we can see exactly what you're working on.
- Fixed bugs where editing rows on a shaped design could change nearby rows or lose your edits.
- Other stability improvements and minor fixes.
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2.8.2 (173)
Web
- New in this release:
- The in-app help guide now includes a Studio section covering shapes, edit modes, rows, notes, folders and rulers.
- Fixed a bug that could lose manual row edits on some older designs after saving.
- Other stability improvements and minor fixes.
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2.8.1 (172)
Web Android iOS
- New in this release:
- Sticky notes now appear right in your knitting instructions, onscreen and in print.
- Adding sticky notes to a design is simpler than before.
- Improvements to managing My machines.
- New scenes added to the interactive user manual.
- Fixed a bug that could sometimes lose manual row edits, and a related issue where mirroring failed to preserve them. Other stability improvements and bug fixes.
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2.8.0 (171)
Web Android iOS
- New in this release:
- Pattern mode: edit your design's perimeter and shaping directly from its vertices and control points — add more of either and see every change reflected instantly in Design mode. Row edits give you fine control over the size and position of individual or grouped rows.
- Sticky notes (beta): add notes to a project, shape, zone, or row — long-press the Notes button in the bottom bar. Free trial of our Pro features: attach photos, video clips, and links to any note.
- Project folders: organize designs into folders, and send or receive xoxknit templates directly from your Projects tab.
- Better dimensional controls: inches as well as cm, and rulers, throughout, plus a ruler that measures around curves on long-press. See every shape's dimensions in Edit points mode.
- Add photos to your project folders and designs.
- Improvements to the toolrail layout, the new-project wizard (fixed keyboard covering input fields), and the gauge calculator layout. Project settings (including the machine selector) moved into the bottom bar widgets.
- Fixed a white screen and slow navigation on some devices, an issue opening shared design folders, and several sign-in and authentication issues.
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2.8.0 (170)
Web Android
- New in this release:
- Pattern mode: edit your design's perimeter and shaping directly from its vertices and control points — add more of either and see every change reflected instantly in Design mode. Row edits give you fine control over the size and position of individual or grouped rows.
- Sticky notes (beta): add notes to a project, shape, zone, or row — long-press the Notes button in the bottom bar. Free trial of our Pro features: attach photos, video clips, and links to any note.
- Project folders: organize designs into folders, and send or receive xoxknit templates directly from your Projects tab.
- Better dimensional controls: inches as well as cm, and rulers, throughout, plus a ruler that measures around curves on long-press. See every shape's dimensions in Edit points mode.
- Add photos to your project folders and designs.
- Improvements to the toolrail layout, the new-project wizard (fixed keyboard covering input fields), and the gauge calculator layout. Project settings (including the machine selector) moved into the bottom bar widgets.
- Fixed a white screen and slow navigation on some devices, an issue opening shared design folders, and several sign-in and authentication issues.
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2.7.0 (169)
Web
- Fixes white screen bug
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2.6.4 (167)
Web
- Fixed an issue where opening a shared folder of designs sometimes failed.
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2.6.4 (165)
Web Android iOS
- Folders, continued:
- - Moving designs between folders is more reliable, even when you move several quickly
- - A shared folder keeps the cover image you chose
- Copies and tracing images:
- - A copied design now gets its own tracing image, so deleting the original no longer removes it from the copy
- - Older copies that shared an image with their original are repaired when you open them
- Sharing: opening a design you have already imported now shows a clear message, and a link made with a newer version of the app asks you to update
- Support:
- - A ticket you have just sent appears in your list straight away
- - Attachments on support replies open when you tap them
- - New “Something else” category
- Signing in: if you are signed out on a device, the app now says so and asks you to sign in again
- Red messages are now kept for real errors; notices and warnings look different
- Projects page: the filter buttons are sized correctly on first load
- Other fixes and improvements
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2.6.3 (164)
Web Android iOS
- New: folders for your designs, on the Projects page
- - Create a folder, then file designs in it from the ⋮ menu or by dragging them onto the folder
- - Rename a folder, add tags and notes, and pick a cover image from a project's photos
- - Duplicate, archive, restore or delete a folder and everything in it
- - Share a whole folder with one link; the person you send it to saves the folder and its designs together
- Projects page tidied up: List and Grid share one centred column on wide screens, with cleaner tiles
- Working in inches:
- - The rulers follow your length preference and subdivide to 1/16, like a tape measure
- - The New shapes page offers inches
- New project wizard: Back and Next stay above the keyboard, and each field has short help on how to measure or count
- Studio fixes:
- - Trackpad and mouse now pan and zoom while you edit points
- - Duplicated shapes behave as separate shapes, and older designs with the problem are repaired when opened
- - A design placed left of centre is numbered where it sits
- - Muted zone colours are dimmed evenly
- - Length labels no longer cover the handle they describe
- - Fixed two crashes: on very small or landscape screens, and when returning to a design
- Renaming a project: the name is selected and ready to type over
- “Use this gauge” now applies the gauge and closes
- Fixed a crash on web sign-in after tapping “show password”
- Opening a shared design right after you register is more reliable
- The machine list no longer comes up empty
- In-app help rewritten to match the current app
- Translation fixes across all 12 non-English languages
- Other fixes and improvements
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2.6.2 (163)
Web Android iOS
- Fixed a bug that prevented Android users from confirming their email
- New ruler controls on the Studio screen. Long-press on the ruler to measure a curve.
- Now see rows and stitches when you create a custom shape
- Improvements in toolrail layout and tool functionality:
- - Custom shape is in the same menu with all other shapes, plus the subtract-shape button
- - New Edit points… tool accesses shape editing fast and shows dimensions of selected shapes
- - Changed icons for Design (solid T-shirt) and Pattern (T-shirt with rows)
- Improved New project wizard:
- - Fixed a bug that prevented users from advancing through the wizard
- - Standardized the design across all platforms
- Improved handling of received shared links
- Better handling of password validation and password reset
- Change your email inside Settings
- Miscellaneous other bug fixes and improvements
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2.6.1 (161)
Web Android iOS
- Click on a shared design link to register and get the design, or simply paste the link into the new project wizard
- Project settings no longer overflow on a phone in portrait
- Deleting a design now removes its reference photos with it
- Switching machines no longer shows a stale design preview
- Miscellaneous bug fixes and improvements
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2.6.0 (159)
Web Android iOS
- Measure as you design — a tape that bends through your points, with a length on every segment
- Mirror to complete: build half a shape and mirror it into the whole
- Rotating a shape now keeps its curves rigid
- Miscellaneous bug fixes and improvements
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2.5.19 (158)
Web Android iOS
- A faster, smoother canvas — panning and pinching are more responsive
- A gauge change can't commit a design your machine cannot knit
- Exports now apply your project's shaping
- Settings and the gallery reorganised; release notes now in About
- Signing back in after a cold start is more reliable
- Miscellaneous bug fixes and improvements
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2.5.18 (157)
Web Android iOS
- Work in inches or centimetres, chosen per measurement in the Units popover
- Grouped shapes fill and carve correctly, including holes and nested cut-outs
- Mirroring a piece keeps curved edges, groups and cut-out shapes
- Sizes now land on whole stitches and rows
- A cold start no longer signs you out when the connection is slow
- Miscellaneous bug fixes and improvements
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2.5.17 (156)
Web Android
- Post your design to Ravelry, and choose whether to update an existing project or post a new one
- Sign-in fixes: signed-out visitors start at Sign in, the Log in / Create account switch is at the top of both screens, and an interrupted sign-up no longer locks you out
- Rename a project from the top bar, with the Studio panels reorganised and shape and zone pickers on phones
- Type an exact zoom level, and new shapes drop at a size you choose
- A faster start, translation corrections in all 13 languages, and miscellaneous bug fixes and improvements
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2.5.15 (154)
Web Android
- Studio widgets: resize them, and open a focused popover from each, including Units for length and weight
- A Gallery widget that saves a picture of your design to the project gallery
- The yarn popover is now a step-by-step view
- Signing up with an email that already has an account takes you to Sign in, email filled in
- Sign-in fixes when your profile cannot be loaded
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2.5.14 (153)
Web Android
- Start a new project by choosing Hand or Machine, one step per screen
- A redesigned Studio toolbar on phones
- Fixes to shape carving, yarn counts and rulers
- A clear page instead of a blank screen when the app cannot start (web)
- Fixes a freeze on the Projects screen (iOS)
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2.5.13 (152)
Web Android iOS
- Fixes for the sign-in and email-verification process
- The verification link now opens on our own page
- Fixes a crash in notification settings (web)
- A number keypad for the Studio panel's fields, and its header names the field
- Various other bug fixes
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2.5.12 (151)
Web Android
- A number keypad for the Studio panel's fields
- The verification screen shows where you stand, and account emails follow the app's language
- A free trial is offered only when your store confirms you are eligible
- Only plans available in the App Store are shown (iOS)
- New users no longer see a "Welcome back" flash on first start
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2.5.11 (150)
Web Android
- Sign-in fixes (web)
- A resizable properties panel on tablets and wide screens
- +/− buttons for size, position and vertices
- Fixes a potential crash when selecting a knitting machine
- Other bug fixes
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2.5.10 (149)
Web Android
- Your sign-in method is remembered on this device
- Smoother sign-up: the verification screen no longer flashes, and resending the link waits 60 seconds
- Sign in with Apple keeps your email from the first sign-in
- Settings menu fixes
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2.5.9 (148)
Web Android
- Same app as 2.5.8, re-released for App Store review
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2.5.8 (147)
Web Android
- Public launch of Studio Hand and Premium (v2.5.8)