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BarTender 1.1
Copyright (c)1995 Mike Nelson
A Giftware Program
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy states "The best drink in existence
is the Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster". I was unable to locate the recipe
for that one, so these other 1000 will have to suffice. The program lets
you browse through a 1000 drink mixes, complete with separate ingredient
listings and preparation instructions.
Included files:
BarTender.doc - this documentation file
BarTender - the program file
BarTender.info - icon
BarTender.db - database file
BarTender.idx - database index
LittleBarTender.txt - AmigaDOS script for using archived database
Installation:
Copy the above files into an appropriately named directory some
place on your hard drive. The program also works well from a floppy
disk, you really should format a FFS (Fast File System) disk and
copy the BarTender.db file to the floppy first followed by the other
files (this will help avoid the fragmentation which can cause the seeking
speeds in the database to slow down). You can format a FFS disk using
this CLI command;
FORMAT DRIVE df0: NAME BarTenderDisk FFS
You can run the program from 'RAM:' for the fasted seeking speed.
If you do, I suggest archiving the BarTender.db file on your hard drive
and writing a AmigaDOS script which will will copy all the files to
RAM: and then unpack the BarTender.db archive (which is 770k unpacked
and only 70k compressed). See the "LittleBarTender.txt" file for an
example.
Usage:
Start the program from CLI or Workbench. The listview gadget shows you
all 1000 drinks, you can click on one of them to bring up the ingredients
and preparation instructions.
You can also enter a drink in the string gadget and the program will
attempt to find and display it. The program tries for the closest match.
You could for example find the recipe for a Daiquiri by typing "Dai" into
the string gadget and then hit return. You can choose the wrong drink by
not providing enough of the name, for example if you wanted a "ManHattan"
and typing "Man" the program would accept "Man of The Moment" as the drink
you wanted, it's okay though since the listview gadget has changed and you
can plainly see "ManHattan" within the list. Just click on it and you've got
it.
The "Print It" gadget will print the drink instruction on your printer.
The "About" gadget displays a little info about the program.
The "Exit" quits the program (does the same as the close window gadget)
Distribution:
You can give this program to anyone you wish provided you do not make
any profit from it's use. The program is GIFTWARE so if you like the
program I only ask that you send me something ($2 to $10 US would be okay)
You do not necessarily have to send US notes, you can send notes from
Canada, Britain or wherever as long as they are worth the time to cash them
in. Send whatever you want, it doesn't have to be money just something I
might like.
To Do:
- measurement conversions (Ounces to ml)
- quantity conversions
- user editable database
- database compression
- stock database (list what you can make with your stock of ingredients)
Author:
You can email me at m.nelson34@genie.geis.com if you have any bug
reports, suggestions or drinks to add.
You can mail me stuff at:
M. Nelson
PO BOX 53
Sarnia, Ontario
CANADA N7T 7H8
History:
1.1 - added font sensitivity
- removed the trailing spaces of a drink in the string gadget
- added word-wrap to the mixing instructions
- browse mode added (use cursor keys to move up/down 1 drink)
1.0 - Initial release