MedPretzel
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Okay, looked at the website again. I think I know what happened.
Either you used apostrophes in the ingredients or you used parentheses in the ingredients. I think the database does not support using that. In the Methods field, you can use them, but not in the ingredients. Don't ask me why it does this, I really don't know. Sometimes computers have a stubborn streaked mind of their own.
I, too, am learning about this as it happens.
I tried entering in a recipe and it happened too, I clicked on the "back" button of my browser, and all the info was (luckily) still in the text-fields. I looked it over and changed what I thought might be the problem (parentheses and apostrophes), and I was able to send it successfully. If this happens to you, try that instead of giving up!!!!
Again, I'm sorry about this -- it's still in the tweaking stages, and since this is done only in my free time, different aspects will take longer to get the kinks out.I repeat, I am also in the learning stages of this particular website, and both my husband and I are doing some pretty neat things that are unfortunately more behind-the-scenes, but make it just pretty cool.
I will give some examples (for the computer-interested): The pdf fiile is made "on-the-fly." This means, your recipe pdf is made specifically for you at the second you decide to press on the pdf button: No files are stored on the computer, it is generated for each recipe individually, and at that exact moment. You can enter in a recipe, and look at the pdf file a millisecond later, and it will be there. Also, if you look at the title "MyWineRecipes" up at the top of the PDF file, you see the ribbon color next to it - you will always generally know at a glance, that this wine was a winner.
I've talked about some issues of the site with my husband, and we might be working on them shortly (husband is on-call practically all week), if the feedback on this forum is positive for the changes (i.e. if they really would be used):
<UL>
<LI>Making a kit-wine category</LI>
<LI>thus having a general "kit-wine" yeast option in the yeast-type drop-down menu. Kits don't seem to want to disclose the yeast they use for each kit.</LI>
<LI>Removing the submitter's images from the PDF file. (If lots of method, they get covered up by the images. We are unable to program the 'more than one page' function of the PDF file. My husband spent 3 days just getting the pdf file to work and look decent)</LI>
<LI>There might be a few beautifying aspects and more user-friendly buttons added along the way. </LI>
<LI>Like I mentioned before (but this is one of those big updates for Version 2, so this is probably last on the to-do list), we're thinking of changing the tasting notes evaluation a little. This is a huge programming challenge, so we are reluctant to say if this can be done for sure. Just warning you all.
</LI>
<LI>The closest I could probably get to an edit function (in a relatively short time) is sort of like the "preview post" option. After double-checking, you'd have the option to either edit it that way, or to send the recipe. After that, however, no editing will be able to be done. If this is what people would like, I could have my husband work on it. If this is not sufficient, I guess I'll have to think of another way of doing things without doing password-protected areas.
If I get feedback from the forum, however, that this function would be sufficient for double-checking spelling and othertypos, then I'd go ahead and do it.
There are some logistical, programming,and user-(un-)friendly issues that make a "go back and change the recipe totally" not wise. </LI>
<LI>Maybe possibly a help page, tips-n-tricks.... Most people never read it anyway, so I don't know if it would be worth doing. </LI>[/list]
So, those this is the "state of the website" address.
Comments welcome.
Either you used apostrophes in the ingredients or you used parentheses in the ingredients. I think the database does not support using that. In the Methods field, you can use them, but not in the ingredients. Don't ask me why it does this, I really don't know. Sometimes computers have a stubborn streaked mind of their own.
I tried entering in a recipe and it happened too, I clicked on the "back" button of my browser, and all the info was (luckily) still in the text-fields. I looked it over and changed what I thought might be the problem (parentheses and apostrophes), and I was able to send it successfully. If this happens to you, try that instead of giving up!!!!
Again, I'm sorry about this -- it's still in the tweaking stages, and since this is done only in my free time, different aspects will take longer to get the kinks out.I repeat, I am also in the learning stages of this particular website, and both my husband and I are doing some pretty neat things that are unfortunately more behind-the-scenes, but make it just pretty cool.
I will give some examples (for the computer-interested): The pdf fiile is made "on-the-fly." This means, your recipe pdf is made specifically for you at the second you decide to press on the pdf button: No files are stored on the computer, it is generated for each recipe individually, and at that exact moment. You can enter in a recipe, and look at the pdf file a millisecond later, and it will be there. Also, if you look at the title "MyWineRecipes" up at the top of the PDF file, you see the ribbon color next to it - you will always generally know at a glance, that this wine was a winner.
I've talked about some issues of the site with my husband, and we might be working on them shortly (husband is on-call practically all week), if the feedback on this forum is positive for the changes (i.e. if they really would be used):
<UL>
<LI>Making a kit-wine category</LI>
<LI>thus having a general "kit-wine" yeast option in the yeast-type drop-down menu. Kits don't seem to want to disclose the yeast they use for each kit.</LI>
<LI>Removing the submitter's images from the PDF file. (If lots of method, they get covered up by the images. We are unable to program the 'more than one page' function of the PDF file. My husband spent 3 days just getting the pdf file to work and look decent)</LI>
<LI>There might be a few beautifying aspects and more user-friendly buttons added along the way. </LI>
<LI>Like I mentioned before (but this is one of those big updates for Version 2, so this is probably last on the to-do list), we're thinking of changing the tasting notes evaluation a little. This is a huge programming challenge, so we are reluctant to say if this can be done for sure. Just warning you all.
<LI>The closest I could probably get to an edit function (in a relatively short time) is sort of like the "preview post" option. After double-checking, you'd have the option to either edit it that way, or to send the recipe. After that, however, no editing will be able to be done. If this is what people would like, I could have my husband work on it. If this is not sufficient, I guess I'll have to think of another way of doing things without doing password-protected areas.
<LI>Maybe possibly a help page, tips-n-tricks.... Most people never read it anyway, so I don't know if it would be worth doing. </LI>[/list]
So, those this is the "state of the website" address.
