Stykz Release Candidate 1 Now Available!

Stykz 1.0 Release Candidate 1 is now available for download at the the main Stykz site. This version contains a LOT of bug fixes, plus a the following new features:

• Multi-level Undo/Redo support (see the full overview of Undo here)
  
  
• File associations are now hooked up so you should be able to see icons for documents and double-click on documents to launch Stykz
  
  
• A revised Preferences window broken out into sections so everything is clearer and easier to understand:
  
  
  
  
  
  
• You can now save the window positions of your documents and specify where the first window opens when Stykz launches (Preferences/General)
  
  
• You can specify the default stage size you want to use for new documents (Preferences/General)
  
  
• You can define how you want onionskins to look, both their color and opacity and can choose solid colors if you like (Preferences/Interface)
  
  
• You can specify the color of the backdrop (Preferences/Interface)
  
  
• The Frames palette automatically reloads frame thumbnails so your Stykz documents no longer have to hold them, significantly reducing the on-disk size of your animation file
  
  
• You can navigate the Library palette using arrow keys or type-to-match - it will jump to the first match and show the selection as you arrowkey around
  
  
• You can choose to select colors from the built-in Websafe Color Picker (turn on the "Web" checkbox before picking your color):
  
  
  
  
  

Note that you can see a comprehensive list of everything done for this release by going to the Release Notes page on the Stykz web site.

This release contains all the functionality of the final 1.0 version, and between now and the 1.0 release all that we will be working on are bug fixes and rounding out the Undo.

Enjoy!

Stykz Development Team