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- Food Processor Version 1.0
- Designed and written by Linda Palermo
- 1st Release date October 1990
-
- Food Processor is a combination Grocery List Designer and
- Recipe DataBase program.
-
- Food Processor is SHAREWARE not Public Domain!
-
- This unregistered release is quite useable, however the functionality of the
- DataBase portion is disabled because of the many long and frustrating hours
- I spent developing that part of the program. For the 10 dollar shareware fee,
- I'll send you a copy of the program with the working database,
- along with 15 recipes and full documentation. I will be uploading sets
- of recipes for the program if response is great enough.
-
- Feel free to redistribute THIS UNregistered version of the program,
- but please keep all files and documentation intact with your uploads.
- _______________________________________________________________________
-
- Contents of the archive:
- Installer! sets up your directory structure
- Installer!.info double click to configure FoodProcessor
- FoodProcessor the program
- FoodProcessor.info double click to load
- Processor.doc this documentation file
- Text folder for necessary text files
- (must be in Sys:Processor/)
- DeckRunner default tool type for Food Processor to run
- (must be in Sys:c directory)
- What you'll need:
-
- Print: A CLI program which will allow you to print files
- directly from Processor. Put in your Sys:c directory.
-
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- Getting started:
-
- After decompressing the archive and reviewing this file, double click on
- the Installer! icon and the Installer! will create a directory in your
- Sys: drive called Processor and a sub-directory called Text. It will also
- copy all necessary text files to Text and the DeckRunner to your sys:c
- directory. These paths are necessary for the program to run properly.
- Floppy users, write to me at the address below or drop some E-Mail,
- indicating your drive configuration, and I'll upload a compatible version.
-
- If you do experience space problems, let me know about a better path
- system for your configuration, and I will attempt to work that out
- for you when registering you as a user.
-
- To launch the program, just double click on its icon. The program
- itself can reside in any directory you want as long as the other files and
- folders are installed using the Installer!
-
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-
- The Program:
-
- Main Menu:
-
- When the program loads, you'll see the Main Menu screen.
- The three buttons on the left move you around the program.
-
- "Grocery Menu" - one click takes you to the Grocery Designer
- "DataBase" - one click takes you to the Recipe DataBase
- (disabled in non-registered version.)
- "Quit" - one click cleans all memory used by Food Processor,
- and takes you back to the WorkBench.
-
- On the upper right hand side of the screen is the "About" button.
- A click here tells you a little about the program and its author.
- _______________________________________________
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- Grocery Menu:
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- If you clicked the "Grocery Menu" button, you've now entered the first half
- of the Food Processor. This is the first of two screens comprising the
- Grocery Designer.
- The three buttons on the left move you around the program.
-
- "View List" - one click takes you to screen number two of the
- Grocery Designer, where you do your actual list building.
- "DataBase" - one click takes you to the Recipe DataBase
- (disabled in non-registered version.)
- "Quit" - one click cleans all memory used by Food Processor,
- and takes you back to the WorkBench.
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- Category Buttons:
- Along the bottom of this screen are all the grocery categories you will
- use to select items you want to add to your grocery list.
- If for instance, you need some milk this week, click on the "Dairy" button.
- It will automatically bring you to the Grocery List screen and display
- the Dairy category. The same goes for all of the other category buttons.
- Each will take you to the Grocery List screen loading its corresponding
- category list. You can edit these lists easily, each is its own text file
- in the text folder.
- Important: edit the files into one column of text only
- and save under the same filename, or Food Processor will not locate the
- proper path nor will it be able to sort the lists properly.
-
- _______________________________________________
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- Grocery List Designer:
-
- You have arrived here by either clicking on a category button or by selecting
- the "View List" option at the Grocery Menu screen.
- If you selected a category button to get here, you see a list of different
- food items in the left hand window and the category title above that window.
- You will use these items to build your grocery list.
- If you selected "View List" to get here, you find the left hand window
- is empty and no title is displayed. The "View List" allows you to move
- to this window without loading any category.
- At this point, the right hand window is blank. That's because you haven't
- started your grocery list yet!
- This screen also has four button functions and numerous menu options
- accessible with the right mouse button. Each function will be explained
- as we build our first grocery list.
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- Design a grocery list:
-
- To build your grocery list, start by loading a category to choose from.
- Click on the "Grocery Menu" button to return to the previous screen
- (the Grocery Menu). Select a category to start building your list from by
- clicking once on the name of the category. You've returned to the Grocery List
- designer with the category list displayed in the left hand window.
- Double click on one of the items on the list. It is copied into the list
- window on the right! Continue building your list this way. When you need to
- switch categories, just click the "Grocery Menu" button and select a new
- category. Your grocery list in progress will not be lost if you move
- around the Food Processor screens.
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- Edit Functions:
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- If you have a value coupon for an item, easy...click once on the item in
- the grocery list window to highlight it, then click once on the "Coupon" button
- at the top. An asterisk is added to the item name to denote a coupon.
- OOps, added a coupon by mistake? Just select the line that you've added
- the coupon asterisk to and then select "Undo Coupon" from the "Edit" menu
- or "Right-Amiga U" from the keyboard and the asterisk will be gone leaving the
- item name intact.
-
- To delete an item from the list just highlight it and select "Delete Line"
- from the "Edit" menu or "Right-Amiga D" from the keyboard.
-
- To UNdelete a line, just select "Undelete Line" from the "Edit" menu or
- "Right-Amiga R" from the keyboard, and the last line you deleted will reappear.
- However, this feature will not retype a deleted line after you've performed
- another task. The Undelete must be selected immediately after the Delete.
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- File Functions:
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- Food Processor allows you to save a grocery list either in progress, or
- one you've finished. Just choose "Save List" from the "File" menu or
- "Right-Amiga S" from the keyboard and your list (right hand window) will be
- saved to your Sys: directory under the name "GroceryList".
-
- For opening a saved list, choose "Open List" from the "File" menu or
- "Right-Amiga O" from the keybard and a file requester will appear asking you
- which file to open.
-
- You can also clear the list you have on the screen by selecting
- "Clear List" from the "File" menu or "Right-Amiga C" from the keyboard.
- The right hand window will clear instantly, allowing you to start a fresh list.
-
- If you downloaded the Print file or have a command to print in your Sys:c
- directory, Food Processor will print your list. The "c" command must be called
- "Print". If so, select "Print List" from the "File" menu or "Right-Amiga P"
- from the keyboard and the program will auto save the file to Ram: then proceed
- to print it.
- _______________________________________________
-
- Recipe DataBase:
-
- In this first release, the Unregistered version of Food Processor,
- the Recipe DataBase is disabled. When you select a DataBase button from anywhere
- else in the program, you will be taken to the DataBase screen. However, there
- are no functioning buttons or menus, except one menu which will return you to
- the MainMenu. On the screen, you'll see short descriptions of the elements
- that make up the DataBase portion of the program. It contains eight
- menu options in addition to the fields and buttons, in the Registered version.
-
- The DataBase keeps a set of Recipes on file, each accessible with
- a mere double click of the mouse. The recipe can then be viewed, edited,
- deleted, saved, or printed right from this program. You can easily print
- a list of all your recipe titles, add new titles and search for titles.
-
- The Registered version of Food Processor does have a working version
- of the DataBase, with all features intact and full documentation.
- _______________________________________________
-
- Release notes:
-
- In future releases I plan on making some enhancements including a sort routine
- and a counter for the Grocery Designer, and possibly a total cost generator.
- I am also considering a link between the Grocery Designer and the DataBase
- so items within a recipe can be auto-loaded into the grocery list. Any other
- suggestions are welcome, along with any bug reports or general problems with
- the software.
-
- I have tested and retested and find no serious bugs or problems; however,
- I do not claim nor take any responsibility for such bugs or problems which this
- software may incur upon its use or misuse.
-
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- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-
- Correspondence and registration may be sent to:
-
- Linda Palermo
- 1885 NE 121 Street
- #26
- North Miami, Florida
- 33181
-
- prior to January 31, 1991.
-
- and/or
-
- Linda Palermo
- 10701 SW 10 Court
- Davie, Florida
- 33324
-
- after January 31, 1991.
-
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- Hope you enjoy the program!
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