On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 09:41:06 +0100, Mite > wrote:
>> >> That is, if I have a recipe that calls for 3 1/2 cups of flour, can it
>> >> convert that to 420 grams -- assuming that I have previously told it
>> >> that the flour I use is 30 grams to the 1/4 cup?
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Hitachi HB-A101 bread machine, 1 pound
>> >> Email: Usenet-20031220 at spamex.com
>> >> (01/10/05)
>> >
>> >Shop'NCook can do that ( http://www.shopncook.com ).
>> >It already knows the conversion factors between weight and volume units
>> >for hundreds of ingredients. You can for example have the ingredients in
>> >volume units in the recipe and add them to the shopping list in weight
>> >units.
>> >
>> >Mite
>> >http://www.shopncook.com
>>
>> Personally, I found the ShopNCook interface awkward and
>> counter-intuitive.
>
>Could you tell me specifically which part you didn't like?
I'd have to try it again to be specific. I have tried 5-6 different
programs over the past several days and I can't recall exactly what it
was about ShopNCook.
>> I also didn't like that it installed the Java VM on
>> my computer. It never warned me that that would be a requirement.
>
>I will mention it on the home page.
>
>>
>> I says that it will do volume to weight conversions, but I couldn't
>> get it to work.
>
>In the recipe editor, ingredient pane, the quantity is automatically
>converted when you choose another unit in the unit pull-down menu (see
>also the help).
>
>> It also seemed that it was mainly for shopping lists
>> and not for cooking.
>
>Shop'NCook started its life as a pure shopping list software and you can
>still somewhat feel it. It has now however a pretty good recipe
>management capability and I plan to expand it further in future releases.
I didn't realize that you were the developer. I don't have time right
now to reinstall the software and play with it, but if you are serious
about making changes to the software, I will when I get some free
time.
We can have the discussion offline so as not to clog up this
newsgroup. Is that email address real?
If you are interested, there is a fairly detailed explanation of what
I think is needed in the volume to weight conversion area in the
message board for BigOven.
http://www.bigoven.com/bbs/shwmessag...&MessageID=730
>Mite (author of Shop'NCook)
>http://www.shopncook.com
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Hitachi HB-A101 bread machine, 1 pound
Email: Usenet-20031220 at spamex.com
(01/10/05)