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- * MANAGING YOUR FOOD Version 3.62 Copyright (c) 1991 by Greg Aakhus *
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- << ENHANCEMENTS >> Summary of enhancements from MYF 2.20 to MYF 3.xx
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- 1) Complete new user interface. The program is now driven by
- a Pull Down Menu. This allows you to go deep in the program
- and immediately go to another section. e.g. Suppose you are
- looking at the output of the Ingredient file after specifying
- it to list by high Vitamin B first. You may then immediately
- start editing the Reminder file, no need to escape out to the
- main menu, pick the utility menu, then edit the file. Common
- commands can also be selected by keystroke. They are shown
- in the pull down menu for an easy to learn interface. e.g.
- Alt I takes you immediately the the ingredient file no matter
- where you are. Same with Alt R (Recipe), Alt M (Meal), and
- Alt P (Plan).
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- 2) Plans and meals: Plans are records in the plan file and can
- be saved, listed and outputted. Used Meal concept instead of
- Misc. Plans consist of up to 20 Meals, Recipes, and/or
- Ingredients. Meals consist of 20 Recipes and/or Ingredients.
- Recipes consist of 20 Recipes and/or Ingredients. All names
- are standard at 20 characters. The shopping list may be
- created from many plans or 1. You may do the shopping for the
- month by creating the shopping list from 4 weekly plans.
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- 3) Added Vitamins (A,B1,B2,B6,B12,C,D,E,Folic Acid,Niacin,
- Pant Acid), Minerals (Na,Ca,Mg,Zn,Mn,K,P,Fe,Cu), Cholesterol,
- percent RDA, and 2 user defined nutrients to database. When
- displaying nutrients, the user may specify what to show.
- E.g., Show vitamins and Exchanges only, or show only Minerals,
- etc. All 4 files carry nutritional information. The ingredient
- record is close to the same size with all the added information.
- Also 2 nutrition fields may be defined by the user. This
- allows you to tract a trace mineral, sugar, or ?
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- 4) ^G to Get ingredients can now accommodate 6000 ingredients.
- ^G now also Gets Supplier and section in the Ingredient file,
- Cuisine in the recipe file, and Category in the Meal file
- with 600 items possible. This will help keep the classifications
- free of duplicates.
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- 5) Installing custom settings is now very easy. You may install
- user fields, paths, what nutrients to show, printer lines per
- page, number of decimals to display, etc.
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- 6) Explicit error messages are displayed when figuring nutrition
- for Recipes, Meals, and Plans. If there is an error, you will
- no longer have to remember the cryptic error codes in the cost
- field, rather, errors are stated in English. e.g. Suppose the
- program could not find an ingredient in a recipe. Pressing ^N
- (nutrition) will state the ingredient name, stating that it was
- not found.
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- 7) Recipes are referenced in the Recipe, Meal, or Plan file by
- using "SER" in the measurement field. Meals are referenced by
- using "MLS" in the measurement field. Whole recipes and meals
- are referenced by putting a "0" in the quantity field,
- otherwise servings are used.
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- 8) Output enhancements. Form feeds only are put in when outputting
- to the printer. Form feeds are based on lines per page as
- installed by the user. NON-IBM printers have substitute
- characters only when outputting, not the display. When output
- is directed to the screen, a browse utility is used to page
- through the output, backing up, going to the beginning or end
- of the output. Or you may install your own editor and use it
- when displaying the output to the screen, even modifying the
- results to your taste. Also the same output may be
- re-directed to your choice of device until done. e.g. Output
- may be directed to the Screen, file, printer, and screen
- repeatedly.
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- 9) All changes are saved unless escaped. No longer do you have
- to press ^S to save your changes. If you make changes and
- don't want to keep them, press <Esc>. You will be asked for
- confirmation. Also the exact place in the file (what record
- and field) is remembered, not only in the session, but from
- session to session. This allows instant file switching. e.g.
- If you are editing a recipe and want to change an ingredient,
- press Alt I, find the ingredient, make your change, press Alt
- R, and you will be back at the same record and in the same
- field of you recipe. Pressing Alt I again will return to the
- ingredient file at the same ingredient.
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- 10) Listing of information in files. All information in all the
- files may be displayed (screen/printer/disk). There are over
- 100 ways to display each of the 4 food files. Output may be
- listed as complete records, as a summary, sorting by high/low
- nutrients. Hidden field multipliers can also be listed.
- All recipes containing a certain ingredient may be listed.
- Picking the output is very easy using the Pull down menu.
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- 11) Merge. All files of similar type may now be joined easily.
- This can be done by record or file. e.g. To merge one recipe
- file to another recipe file, edit the source recipe file. To
- pick the records to export to the destination file, goto the
- record and press Alt E. One the first one you will be asked
- for destination directory, after that all records specified
- will be added as long as the name is unique. You may also
- specify to do the whole file. All names not already in the
- destination file will be automatically added.
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- 12) Other new features:
- a) Field nutrition. When editing a Plan, Meal, or Recipe,
- the nutrition of that field can be displayed (Alt N).
- e.g. The first item in a recipe is "2 cup milk". Put
- the cursor on any of the 3 fields and press Alt N.
- Nutrition will be displayed for 2 cups of milk. It also
- works when referencing recipes or meals. Pressing Alt N
- on "3 SER lasagne" will show nutrition for 3 servings of
- the recipe lasagne.
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- b) Auto Add. Press Alt A to automatically add an item not
- found. This work when in the Plan, Meal, or Recipe file.
- e.g. Entering a recipe name when planning a menu, and
- you are informed the recipe in not in the recipe file,
- press Alt A to enter the recipe file and add it.
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- c) Copy records. Records may now be copied. e.g. When adding
- crunchy peanut butter to the ingredient file when there
- is already a regular peanut butter record, select "Copy"
- from the pull down menu under records. All fields will
- be copied except the name field.
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- d) Quantity field now accepts fractions. e.g. 3 1/2 is OK.
- You don't have to enter 3.5 although that is still acceptable.
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- 13) Additional changes:
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- a) ^L for quick Look now can be used by all 4 files.
- b) TAB is same as <RET>, Shift TAB now backspaces fields.
- c) The address file is no longer supported.
- d) The Code is about 25% smaller.
- e) To play the reminders, just specify "MYF Y", Y for plaY.
- It is no longer a separate program.
- f) The Command line supports "I","R","M","P" parameters to
- go right to the specified file. "MYF R" will take you
- right to the Recipe file.
- g) To specify black and white with a color card use MYF BW80.
- Only the first B is required. If you wanted to use another
- too, then specify it second. e.g. "MYF B R" will take you
- to the recipe file in black and white mode.
- h) When entering numbers, overstrike mode is used.
- i) Command changes: Next record = PageDown, was ^N or PageDown.
- ^N is now Nutrition.
- Prev record = PageUp, was ^P or PageUp.
- ^P is now Print record.
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- 14) HELP: Whole document file is loaded into browse facility.
- You are placed at the line pertaining to where you are in
- the program (context sensitive).
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- 15) USDA nutrient database of Agriculture Handbook 8, Release 9
- available to registered users. 4950 ingredients.
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- Version 3 bug fixes and enhancements.
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- Version 3.1 - Bug fixes to shopping list output of PLANNER.
- Version 3.11 - Much faster shopping list output of PLANNER.
- Version 3.12 - Tutorial under MYF on Pull Down Menu.
- Version 3.13 - Fixed Setting bug from tutorial on 3.12.
- Fixed empty reminder file bug.
- Version 3.20 - Fixed ^G in Cuisine, Category Supplier, section Fields.
- Added ability to delete items from the shopping list.
- Version 3.21 - Added ^G message. Fixed Copy bug. Smoother Merge.
- Version 3.23 - Fixed shopping list bug on deleted ingredient.
- Version 3.25 - Fixed and improved settings.
- Version 3.26 - Fixed mouse for missing device driver for DOS 2.x.
- Version 3.30 - Made clearer Table file loading. Escape now exits
- files, too. Bug fixes on ^G, Output Text file,
- and Add to Table.
- Version 3.40 - Fix Escape bug. Added simple text editor for
- screen output. Easy registration.
- Version 3.42 - Fancy select box.
- Version 3.48 - Added Inventory Control.
- Version 3.50 - Member of Association of Shareware Professionals.
- Version 3.51 - Bug fix for individual print record.
- Version 3.52 - Bug fix for listing by sorted record. New ASP address.
- Version 3.53 - Added processing counter and down arrow to PDM.
- Easier to install own editor.
- Version 3.54 - Smoother PDM record commands.
- Version 3.55 - Added ability to Print Manual from PDM.
- Version 3.60 - Fixed Recipe/Meal print bug (column 2 qty same as col 1)
- Version 3.61 - Enhanced Plan Recipe output. Real number input drop bug.
- Recipe/Meal/Plan errors are shown in output (list).
- Version 3.62 - Easier to change installed path and new address.
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- SAVINGS NOTE: Anyone informing the author (call or write first)
- of a genuine bug may register for 1/2 price!
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- The following suggestions from satisfied users are being worked on
- for future releases. Please register to help these become a reality:
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- 1) Search and replace by field (field editor).
- E.g., replace all VONS stores with RALPHS.
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- 2) Sophisticated QUERY, i.e. pick records to include in a report.
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- 3) Custom and quick reports. Quickly mark the fields
- you wish to output per record. Allow user defined
- reports to fill out recipe cards, etc.
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