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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
-