Recipes for Windows Media Center
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Recipes for Windows Media Center
Latest Version 2.0 Beta
Added shopping list feature
Added ability to add images to create screens to avoid having to go out
Added ability to categorize ingredients eg Cooking the Ribs and Making the Sauce
Changed all text fields to XAML Formatted RTF to allow for text markup
Added DB Upgrade feature to automatically upgrade DB to V2
Removed DB from Media Center App meaning you will need to install windows app on media center machine
http://www.talfourdjones.com/recipes/My ... .0Beta.zip
Oustanding:
Ratings on Media Center Plug in
NEW VERSION 1.2
Fixed linq to sql crash
Added icon
Added ability to resign up with existing username
Beta Release 1.2.0
http://www.talfourdjones.com/recipes/Re ... eta1-2.zip
So I finally decided to write my first application for Windows Media Center. It is a two part application... A Windows application to manage the recipes and update the database and a WMC 7 app to show the recipes (although you can also view them and print them in the windows app.
Added shopping list feature
Added ability to add images to create screens to avoid having to go out
Added ability to categorize ingredients eg Cooking the Ribs and Making the Sauce
Changed all text fields to XAML Formatted RTF to allow for text markup
Added DB Upgrade feature to automatically upgrade DB to V2
Removed DB from Media Center App meaning you will need to install windows app on media center machine
http://www.talfourdjones.com/recipes/My ... .0Beta.zip
Oustanding:
Ratings on Media Center Plug in
NEW VERSION 1.2
Fixed linq to sql crash
Added icon
Added ability to resign up with existing username
Beta Release 1.2.0
http://www.talfourdjones.com/recipes/Re ... eta1-2.zip
So I finally decided to write my first application for Windows Media Center. It is a two part application... A Windows application to manage the recipes and update the database and a WMC 7 app to show the recipes (although you can also view them and print them in the windows app.
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Wow, I really like the graphics and layout of the WMC application! Nice job!
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- makryger
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wow this application does look great. very good job. lt of course will be very valuable for the WAF.
regarding the database, is it just local or are you using sources from the internet? For example it would be very useful if we could get allrecipes.com data in there automatically. Or to have a way to scan your own paper recipes in.
regarding the database, is it just local or are you using sources from the internet? For example it would be very useful if we could get allrecipes.com data in there automatically. Or to have a way to scan your own paper recipes in.
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Right now it is all manual. My next goal is to write an importer but I am struggling to find a good web services or RSS feed to import from. Scraping web sites was not something I planed on doing.. A
The all recipes rss feeds contain no ingredients they just contain a description and a link to the html page of the recipe..
The all recipes rss feeds contain no ingredients they just contain a description and a link to the html page of the recipe..
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You may want to try contacting them to see if they would like to bring their content to your system. They may find it an interesting proposition...
http://allrecipes.com/help/aboutus/licensing.aspx
Or another option is to crowd-source, and get people to submit recipes to an online database.
http://allrecipes.com/help/aboutus/licensing.aspx
Or another option is to crowd-source, and get people to submit recipes to an online database.
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perhaps if peopel local recipie data bases were pulled back to a central datbased and could be available to other users and rated out of 5 stars for quality, (subgect to use agreement and opt-in of course).
also is the app server-client or the windows app remotly accessible. the reason I ask is that all our work is done on a pc upstaties and the htpc us really wmc only.
also is the app server-client or the windows app remotly accessible. the reason I ask is that all our work is done on a pc upstaties and the htpc us really wmc only.
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Yes the windows app allows you to either work locally and copy the sdf database file to your media center machine or to select the server db and work directly. So you could run the windows app on a laptop in the house and edit the media center db directly so long as you share the folder it is in
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Interesting idea... If I understand you correctly I set up an online db in say mysql and provide a web service that allows people to submit recipes and download themmakryger wrote:You may want to try contacting them to see if they would like to bring their content to your system. They may find it an interesting proposition...
http://allrecipes.com/help/aboutus/licensing.aspx
Or another option is to crowd-source, and get people to submit recipes to an online database.
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Hi,
another interesting aspect would be to actually be able to run it on a WHS, and have the clients receive their data from this.
The reason this would be good, for me, is our kicthen pc is an all-in-one unit, and never has keyboard or mouse attached (ok, it does if serious admin is required), but obviously it would be the best place for viewing recipes, but not the best place for creating the details...
But looks really great...
Thanks
Tony
another interesting aspect would be to actually be able to run it on a WHS, and have the clients receive their data from this.
The reason this would be good, for me, is our kicthen pc is an all-in-one unit, and never has keyboard or mouse attached (ok, it does if serious admin is required), but obviously it would be the best place for viewing recipes, but not the best place for creating the details...
But looks really great...
Thanks
Tony
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Ok, I have created a remote database on a server and coded an upload facility. This uploads the entire recipe to the server. I have also coded a rating system. the rating system gives you a local rating (your rating) as well as a community rating which is the average of all ratings received for the recipe. I have synced up the local rating so if you change your local rating it will change the server rating as well (unless you are offline)
Now to code a download facility.. A
Now to code a download facility.. A
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Sounds like its coming along nicely - well done
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This looks awesome and will be an extremely welcomed addition to my MCE experience.
Keep up the great work
Tester
Keep up the great work
Tester
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Hmmm,
Gotta admit this looks damn good! This will certainly have the WAF as she loves cooking and finding new recipes. I hope you can release a download soon!
Gotta admit this looks damn good! This will certainly have the WAF as she loves cooking and finding new recipes. I hope you can release a download soon!
Some times I wake up sleepy, other times I let her sleep!
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this looks really nice.
i was trying to talk my wife into putting an all-in-one touch screen in the kitchen. this might help.
i was trying to talk my wife into putting an all-in-one touch screen in the kitchen. this might help.
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ok here is an image of the download page. This has now been completed. You can upload a recipe to the server and you can download them from the central server. The downloads can be sorted by clicking on the column header by category, name etc . Clicking the download button will download the recipe, however it will only add ingredients or measurements you dont already have so if you have a recipe that uses butter and the downloaded recipe uses butter it will not add a duplicate but it will take the existing ingredient id of your butter and use that. Images also transfer.
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Are we close to a release for this?
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Folks, ready your cookbooks- we need to fill this database with everything imaginable!
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