New Calculator to try

[HotRod19579]

Hotrod - I must say your app is the very user friendly and I love the ability to measure by weight (grams)!

Thanks seven. If you come up with any ideas for new features, send them my way.

 

[yooperdad]

Download V4.0.4.3 which I just made available.
I added a context menu that is launched when you right click on the recipe window (right click anywhere except in the notes field and the numeric up/down controls). There is an option to "Copy recipe to the clipboard". After copying, paste it into something such as notepad, Word, etc...

Does this do what you were after?

That's perfect Hotrod. Thanks.

 

[jpasint]

Download V4.0.4.3 which I just made available.
I added a context menu that is launched when you right click on the recipe window (right click anywhere except in the notes field and the numeric up/down controls). There is an option to "Copy recipe to the clipboard". After copying, paste it into something such as notepad, Word, etc...

Does this do what you were after?

Works well for me. Thanks bud.
Sending another small token of appreciation your way.

 

[HotRod19579]

Works well for me. Thanks bud.
Sending another small token of appreciation your way.

It just occurred to me that I didn't include the recipe name in the copy. Should I add it?

 

[yooperdad]

I'd vote yes for the name to be added.

Hey, if we want to give you a plug, what's the best way to do that?


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[jpasint]

I'd vote yes for the name to be added.

Hey, if we want to give you a plug, what's the best way to do that?


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Paypal from within the Help menu.

Lol I didn't even notice the name of the recipe was not there. I would vote yes for the name as well.

 

[HotRod19579]

I'd vote yes for the name to be added.

Hey, if we want to give you a plug, what's the best way to do that?


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Sorry for missing the obvious (recipe name)
Version 4.0.4.4 is available and it includes the recipe name when copying the recipe to the clipboard.

 

[Azyre]

I've been using this program for about a week, and I love it. It has some terrific features. One thing on my wish list though is to generate a shopping list. You can already check off flavors and have the program pull recipes you can make with what you have, but how about an 'add to shopping list' when you make a list of recipes you want to make. If the function could then check against inventory and generate a list of flavors to purchase, that would be handy!

 

[HotRod19579]

I've been using this program for about a week, and I love it. It has some terrific features. One thing on my wish list though is to generate a shopping list. You can already check off flavors and have the program pull recipes you can make with what you have, but how about an 'add to shopping list' when you make a list of recipes you want to make. If the function could then check against inventory and generate a list of flavors to purchase, that would be handy!

Great idea, let me investigate and see what it will take to implement.

 

[HotRod19579]

I've been using this program for about a week, and I love it. It has some terrific features. One thing on my wish list though is to generate a shopping list. You can already check off flavors and have the program pull recipes you can make with what you have, but how about an 'add to shopping list' when you make a list of recipes you want to make. If the function could then check against inventory and generate a list of flavors to purchase, that would be handy!

I have created a new version of the calculator, V5.0.0.0. It includes a "Shopping list" feature but for now, please consider the feature a beta feature and please, provide me with some feedback.

Here is a summary of the changes:

• There is a new field on the ingredient window called "Vendor". The intent of the field is to provide the name of the vendor that you normally purchase the ingredient from.
• There is a new menu item on the ingredient window to manually add the ingredient to your shopping list.
• There is a new menu item on the main recipe window, "View->Shopping list".

Here is what you can do from the shopping list window:

• Add ingredients to the shopping list that are below their defined threshold (defined in the ingredient window).
• Manually select ingredients to add to the shopping list.
• Manually add other items to the shopping list.
• Delete items from the shopping list.

 

[jpasint]

I have created a new version of the calculator, V5.0.0.0. It includes a "Shopping list" feature but for now, please consider the feature a beta feature and please, provide me with some feedback.

Here is a summary of the changes:

• There is a new field on the ingredient window called "Vendor". The intent of the field is to provide the name of the vendor that you normally purchase the ingredient from.
• There is a new menu item on the ingredient window to manually add the ingredient to your shopping list.
• There is a new menu item on the main recipe window, "View->Shopping list".

Here is what you can do from the shopping list window:

• Add ingredients to the shopping list that are below their defined threshold (defined in the ingredient window).
• Manually select ingredients to add to the shopping list.
• Manually add other items to the shopping list.
• Delete items from the shopping list.

Sounds awesome.
Looks like now I won't have to maintain a separate "wishlist" text file like I have been doing.

 

[HotRod19579]

Sounds awesome.
Looks like now I won't have to maintain a separate "wishlist" text file like I have been doing.

That is exactly how I am using it, my wish list.

 

[doctordun]

Since all I have is a Mac, the only thing I could try is the Excel file. It worked great! Thank you.
I wish I could see the rest of the files work, but that's ok.
Thanks.

 

[Boletus]

I just installed the calculator (version 5.0.0.0) and can't see grams listed in the results box. I tried clicking the radio button for grams under "preferred mixing method" in thje options, as well as "none," and I have tried checking and unchecking the "Volume Calculation" check box. I do my own calcs usually, but am considering going to weight based measurements, so I wanted to check out that feature, but I cannot seem to find it.

 

[HotRod19579]

I just installed the calculator (version 5.0.0.0) and can't see grams listed in the results box. I tried clicking the radio button for grams under "preferred mixing method" in thje options, as well as "none," and I have tried checking and unchecking the "Volume Calculation" check box. I do my own calcs usually, but am considering going to weight based measurements, so I wanted to check out that feature, but I cannot seem to find it.

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Go to the "Tools->Options->Recipe Defaults" tab and uncheck "Don't show grams".

You identified a change that I need to make. I should automatically uncheck the "Don't show grams" if you select preferred mixing method of grams. The purpose of the preferred mixing method is to make that measurement bold when displaying or printing.

 

[chargingcharlie]

I have a couple of questions.

1 - I use this as a portable app and I was wondering if there's a way to set the default directory, and default backup directory, in a way where a drive letter isn't defined. If not, then can you provide us with an option to set those two directories to use the program installation directory?

2 - I just tried the new version you posted as a separate installation and, when I opened my bachup file with it, it looked like everything went where it should, but the labels I configured weren't there. Is there a way to have those included with the backup? Ir would you recommend that we just back those xml files up on our own?

Thanks for this tool, I'm really liking it a lot!

 

[Boletus]

Go to the "Tools->Options->Recipe Defaults" tab and uncheck "Don't show grams".

You identified a change that I need to make. I should automatically uncheck the "Don't show grams" if you select preferred mixing method of grams. The purpose of the preferred mixing method is to make that measurement bold when displaying or printing.

Thanks, that did the job.

 

[HotRod19579]

I have a couple of questions.

1 - I use this as a portable app and I was wondering if there's a way to set the default directory, and default backup directory, in a way where a drive letter isn't defined. If not, then can you provide us with an option to set those two directories to use the program installation directory?

2 - I just tried the new version you posted as a separate installation and, when I opened my bachup file with it, it looked like everything went where it should, but the labels I configured weren't there. Is there a way to have those included with the backup? Ir would you recommend that we just back those xml files up on our own?

Thanks for this tool, I'm really liking it a lot!

Let me tell you the approach that I took with the backup processing and solicit your thoughts on what changes might be needed.

The backup that I create is nothing more than a copy of the juice data file that you are using. The juice data file is the file where all recipes and ingredients are stored. The intent of allowing you to specify the full pathname of the backup directory was so that you could store the backup on a different drive (or in the cloud) in case your hard drive crashed. Storing backups on the same physical drive, which would be required if using relative paths, doesn't provide a reliable backup in the case of a computer crash. Your ideas on how to change this would be welcome.

One thing to consider or try is what I currently have setup. Assume that my computer is called "MyComputer". I have a directory called "Backup" that I have defined to Windows as a shared directory. The "Backup location" in the "Options" I have set to "\\MyComputer\Backup". All of my backups are written to that directory. The Backup directory that I identified to Windows as a shared directory lives on Drive "D" of my PC.​

The labels are not currently part of the backup (but maybe they should be). The installation comes with a default set of label definitions. When you create/modify labels, a file is created called "LabelSheetDefinitions.xml". For the portable installation, that file is placed in a directory called ".\Data". It is a subdirectory of where you launched the EJuiceCalculator.exe file from.

My initial thoughts:
- Keep the location of the backup directory as a full pathname that includes the drive letter (or computer name).
- Start backing up the LabelSheetDefinitions.xml and include it in the same location as the backup of the juice data file.

 

[chargingcharlie]

Let me tell you the approach that I took with the backup processing and solicit your thoughts on what changes might be needed.

The backup that I create is nothing more than a copy of the juice data file that you are using. The juice data file is the file where all recipes and ingredients are stored. The intent of allowing you to specify the full pathname of the backup directory was so that you could store the backup on a different drive (or in the cloud) in case your hard drive crashed. Storing backups on the same physical drive, which would be required if using relative paths, doesn't provide a reliable backup in the case of a computer crash. Your ideas on how to change this would be welcome.

One thing to consider or try is what I currently have setup. Assume that my computer is called "MyComputer". I have a directory called "Backup" that I have defined to Windows as a shared directory. The "Backup location" in the "Options" I have set to "\\MyComputer\Backup". All of my backups are written to that directory. The Backup directory that I identified to Windows as a shared directory lives on Drive "D" of my PC.​

The labels are not currently part of the backup (but maybe they should be). The installation comes with a default set of label definitions. When you create/modify labels, a file is created called "LabelSheetDefinitions.xml". For the portable installation, that file is placed in a directory called ".\Data". It is a subdirectory of where you launched the EJuiceCalculator.exe file from.

My initial thoughts:
- Keep the location of the backup directory as a full pathname that includes the drive letter (or computer name).
- Start backing up the LabelSheetDefinitions.xml and include it in the same location as the backup of the juice data file.

Thanks for the information, that makes sense to me. Is it possible for us to use a relative path for the regular data file? That's really the one I'm concerned about because I've seen my portable app drive show up as anything from drive G through K on some PCs. I can edit the path before I save, but it would be a bonus if I didn't have to. I agree with what you said about having the backup file go to a separate drive. That makes total sense in the event of a thumb drive failure. The whole portable directory for this software is so small that I'll probably just try to remember to zip it up and drop it into Dropbox every now and then as a total backup.


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[Colonel K0rn]

Wonderful software HotRod. Is there any way that you can keep us updated when you do updates to it? I had to re-install on a new hard drive, and discovered that there had been some nice changes made.