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WHATS NEW IN VERSION 6.1 OF MEAL-MASTER:
Additional unit codes for volume and weight have been added, including full
support for common metric measures. Metric units now include milliliter (ml),
cubic centimeter (cc), centiliter (cl), deciliter (dl), liter (l),
milligram (mg), centigram (cg), decigram (dg), gram (g), and kilogram (kg).
Common U.S. units now include teaspoon (t or ts), tablespoon (T or tb),
fluid ounce (fl), cup (c), pint (pt), quart (qt), gallon (ga), ounce (oz),
and pound (lb). Automatic conversion between unit types is provided,
including conversion between U.S. and Metric units.
Additional item units have also been added. Item units now include each (ea),
can (cn), package (pk), pinch (pn), drop (dr), dash (ds), and "as required."
When entering or revising an ingredient, the unit of measure can now be
selected by highlighting the desired unit on a list. Previously, the list
was displayed but the unit name had to be typed in manually.
Category names can now be chosen by highlighting them from a list, rather than
typing the category name. This applies to new recipe entry, revisions, and
when specifying a category on the search specification screen.
The list of recipes resulting from a search can now be paged forward AND
backwards. In previous versions, the list could only be paged forward.
When specifying a recipe to be marked, cleared, listed or revised, the recipe
can be chosen by highlighting it on the search results list. Previously, the
number of the recipe had to be typed in manually.
After completion of a list or revise operation, the program returns to the
search results list at the same point where the list or revise operation was
started. Previously, the program returned to the search menu, requiring the
search to be repeated to list or revise additional recipes.
Searches can now be interrupted, then restarted where the interruption was
made. While interrupted, recipes listed to the point of interruption can
be listed or revised, then the search can be continued or cancelled.
Previously, when a search was interrupted the program returned to the
search menu.
When printing recipes, the automatic top-of-forms to the next page can now be
suppressed by specifying 999 for the number of lines per page. This will allow
multiple recipes to be printed on the same page if desired.
A new option on the Maintenance menu allows recipes to be resized dynamically
at the time they are listed or printed. The "Serving size on Lists" option is
toggled between "As Stored" and "Prompted" using the "S" option on the
Maintenance menu. When set to "As Stored" recipes are listed using their
stored servings value. When set to "Prompted" a secondary menu is displayed
when a recipe list is requested, allowing a different serving size to be
specified. This different size is used only for the list operation, and does
not affect the recipes stored serving size.
Marked recipes now remain marked when the program is exited. Marks are cleared
only when the Erase option is chosen on the Search menu. Previously, marks
were not retained when exiting the program.
Additional error messages have replaced some of the cryptic error "codes" from
previous versions.
Additional internal buffering has been added to search, index, shopping list
and file rebuild features, making significant speed improvements in these
operations.
Some minor "bugs" have been exterminated.