Once again, many of the new features with version 4.1 were inspired by thoughtful customer input.  Your comments and suggestions are always appreciated!  Here is a summary of Kaleider 4.1 enhancements:

• Effect Controls =>  A small Effect Controls bar can optionally appear at the top of the screen while creating effects.  It shows information about the currently selected effect, including a Descripion, Position, Size and Tile Size.
  The Position X & Y values and the Size Width & Height values can be entered to adjust the effect outline.  Of course, it is usually more convenient to move and size the effect with the mouse as before, but this makes it much easier to set exact values for people who wish to create pattern Tiles of a specific size.  Effect Controls will automatically disappear when the effect is rendered.  The appearance of Effect Controls is controlled by the Show Effect Controls option under the View Menu or the Popup Menu.

• Multiple Patterns =>  Kaleider now has the ability to work with more than one 'Pattern' at a time.  Each Pattern can have its own source image and its own rendered effect.  A new Patterns Menu provides options for creating new Patterns and switching between existing Patterns.  A Patt X button on the Kaleid Tools panel provides similar options (the X indicates the currently active Pattern).  The current Pattern can be copied to a new Pattern, which essentially makes it possible to preserve the displayed effect at its current state while you proceed on with further manipulations, tile shifting, loading different source images, etc.  Each Pattern maintains its own Undo/Redo history.

• Pattern Combos =>  A new Combine Patterns screen makes it possible to design composite images called Pattern Combos that can utilize the Multiple Patterns described above.  A Pattern Combo always begins with a Background that covers the entire image.  Additional Areas can be created in several predefined shapes (rectangle, square, circle, oval, diamond and hexagon), or a custom shape can be defined by clicking the mouse.  The Background and each Area can be filled with a solid Color or a selected Pattern.  If a selected Pattern currently shows a source image rather than a rendered effect, then the Area will be filled with that image (optionally scaled to fit), thus making it possible to include non-patterned pictures within Pattern Combos.  Also, if Rooms is activated for a selected Pattern, then the Area can be filled with the 3D Room scene (again optionally scaled).  The Pattern Combos feature might be useful for such people as quilters, rug makers and other fabric designers.  Perhaps also for applications like creating picture frames, stationery borders, etc.
  

• Tile Scaling =>  A Scale button has been added to Edit Tools (next to Upscale).  It will toggle on/off the appearance of a small box with controls for Scaling the currrent effect Tiles.  A slider can be used to interactively rescale Tiles to any size from 10% to 200% of the original Tile size.  Or, a Scaled Tile Width value can be entered and Update pressed to rescale to an exact size.  Reset can be pressed to quickly restore Tiles to their original size (100%).
  

  The Tiling Menu includes a new Wander Zooming option (or just press the F3 key) that will continuously rescale Tiles smaller and larger during automated Wandering motion, creating a sensation of zooming in and out.  (The Wander button can also be right-clicked to set options.)  The Automatic Effects Configuration screen Wandering tab includes an option to enable Random Tile Zooming during Auto Effects.  Tile Scaling/Zooming activity is also captured when recording Scripts, and the Script Editing function provides options to control Tile Zooming in recorded Tiling Actions.

• Motion Sensitivity =>  There is now a Motion Sensitivity option in the Tiling Menu, and it can also be accessed by right-clicking the Wander button.  Motion Sensitivity adjusts the relative strength of Tile movements.  It is set via a slider to values from 1% to 100%, with 100% being full, normal motion.  It can be applied to manual Tile shifting with the mouse and/or automated Wandering motion.  Setting Motion Sensitivity to lower percentages has the effect of making Tile movements seem slower and more precise.  For example if set to 1%, Wandering motion will progress very gradually, one pixel at a time, so the evolution of effects is more relaxing to watch.
  

• Dual and Quad View Rooms =>  3D Room scenes can now be replicated into double or quadruple partitions.  The Rooms Menu provides Single View, Dual Views and Quad Views choices (or right-click the Rooms button).  With the Dual Views choice, the screen is split into left and right halves, with the right half mirroring the Room scene on the left.  Quad Views divides the screen into 4 symmetrically reflected scenes.  The multiple scenes are continuously updated with any Shifting, Wandering and Roaming activity.  The Room Options screen provides a Views choice that serves as an initial default value.
  

  A Random Views option is available in the Automatic Effects Configuration screen Rooms tab to randomly select Views during Auto Effects.  Views settings are captured when recording Scripts, and Views for recorded Room Actions can later be revised with Script Editing.

• New Mirror Patterns =>  3 new groups of predefined Mirror Patterns are available, 4 varieties each of Rectangle Corner Slot, Diamond Corner Slot and Diamond Side Slot (so 12 in all).  These are fairly simple patterns, but they can create quite interesting effects, tending to look like spiky-edged quilt or rug designs.  Centering has also been improved for many of the Mirror Patterns.