[mythtv] MythRecipe resurrection

[David Schmidt]

On Dec 30, 2007 9:11 AM, Kevin Wambsganz <wambs at verizon.net> wrote:
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> I'm planning to update and enhance the old MythRecipe plugin that I have the
> source to. I got the program to compile and some basic functionality is
> working. But there is a lot to do!
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> My wife has a lot of recipes that I would like to import into Myth. This and
> the fact that we like and use MythTv every day. We like to do our part and
> add to MythTv. I also plan to add a web interface for MythRecipe as well. I
> also would like to have MythRecipe included as an official plugin once the
> development is done. I would also like to have a touch screen interface work
> well with MythRecipe, because we have a couple of them, especially one in
> the kitchen.
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Excellent!!  Until a combination of the PVR-350/new kernel/Myth RPMs
incompatibility and some (non computer related) issues derailed it, I
was largely hoping to do exactly that as well.

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> Is there interest for this MythRecipe?

Absolutely!!

> Is anyone working on this already?

Just really high level UI design/feature thoughts so far, I'm afraid.

> Are there any existing MyhtRecipe users out there? What do you like or
> dislike about the existing program?

It feels to me like it doesn't leverage that it's part of a great
product like Myth.  It's just kind of "there."

> For MythTV users, what kind of things would you want in a Recipe program?
> What do I need to get working for the Recipe program to be included in the
> official plugins?
> Any other comments (constructive) are welcome!

Well, I had huge hopes and I may be the only one who would consider them "cool."

I pictured a recipe including the precise steps to make something and
the expected time to do them, like:

Jalapeno beef tips:  scale 4 servings

1.  Trim and cube     1 1/4 lb round steak     10 minutes
2.  Heat in pan          1 TBSP oil                    2 minutes
3.  Saute' beef                                               3
minutes      dependencies:1,2
4.  Add                      1 cup salsa
         dependencies:3
5.  Drop heat and simmer                              10 minutes
dependencies:4

Then, I saw two separate plugins.  A MythWeb one for maintaining
recipes as well as "playlists" of planned meals where you pick all
things to be made simultaneously and the time they needed to be ready.

Then, the frontend plugin could call up the playlist, give you the
first instruction, then "background" itself back to the main menu.
You could then watch a video, listen to music, TV, whatever.  When it
was time for the next step, MythRecipe would send a pause to whatever
was in the foreground, foreground itself and present the step.  Once
done, it would re-background itself and un-pause the other component.
Rinse, lather, repeat.

Yeah, I dream big.....

Yeah, you anxiously await my patch, but you asked......

Thanks for at least reviving interest!!