[mythtv-users] MythRecipe resurrection

[JJ]

David Snider wrote:

>Kevin Wambsganz wrote:
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>>Hi,
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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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>>So, I have the following questions for the MythTv community:
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>>   1. Is there interest for this MythRecipe?
>>   2. Is anyone working on this already?
>>   3. Are there any existing MyhtRecipe users out there? What do you
>>      like or dislike about the existing program?
>>   4. For MythTV users, what kind of things would you want in a Recipe
>>      program?
>>   5. What do I need to get working for the Recipe program to be
>>      included in the official plugins?
>>   6. Any other comments (constructive) are welcome!
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>1. There's interest here, I use mastercook on Windows VM. It's the only 
>program I've ever liked and they stopped developing it some time ago.
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>3. Simple listing is key of course, but I have graphics that I scan in 
>from magazines like Food & Wine and such. Wine Pairing section, ratings, 
>search by ingredient, (probably not very easy, but Nutrition info is 
>always nice), import from MasterCook would be great too.
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>6. Good luck! I'd love to test when you are ready.
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I think it's a great idea...., just told wife and we'll try to 
contribute ideas...we can use the laptop as FE in the kitchen, lol!
JJ