Announcing: MacGourmet 2.3, MacGourmet:Mealplan 1.0
MacGourmet 2.3, a free, minor update with some great new features, is now available.
Also available today is Mealplan 1.0, a new optional plug-in that adds meal planning, menus and more to MacGourmet. Mealplan includes a weekly meal and recipe planner, menu and planner printing and integration with iCal. Mealplan is available for $9.95 and requires MacGourmet version 2.3.MacGourmet 2.3 includes the following changes:
Mealplan: A new optional plug-in that brings meal and menu planning to MacGourmet
MacGourmet 2.3 adds support for Mealplan. Mealplan is an optional plug-in that adds easy to use meal planning and menus. Mealplan includes a weekly meal and recipe planner, menu and planner printing and integration with iCal.
All-new shopping list editor
MacGourmet 2.3 includes a simple pantry/favorites and column ordering/hiding functionality added. The shopping list columns are now auto-filled based on your pantry and existing shopping lists.
All-new shopping list recipe box display theme, and print theme
Shopping lists are now displayed in a much cleaner way. There is also now a print theme specifically for shopping lists called "Notebook" and a new display theme: Stacked, that is geared more towards widescreen displays.
New print theme: "Formally"
This new theme includes more information in the printout, like nutritional info, if calculated.
Widescreen mode gets new mouse-over popups that display more information
If you hover your mouse over a row in the table, more information will get displayed. These can be turned off in preferences if you want.
Nutrition is now a "1st class" feature when the plug-in is installed
Nutrition 1.2 now has a more integrated menu in the main menubar instead of being in the Tools menu. Version 1.2 (also released today) is required for MacGourmet 2.3.
Helpful Context-Sensitive Tip "Blurbs"
Instead of displaying standard "blank" image when an empty list is selected, helpful context sensitive tip "blurbs" are displayed. You can turn these off in the Help menu.
Better Window Management
MacGourmet does a better job of keeping the editor on top of the main window, so that it doesn't get "lost" in the background.
Automatic updating using Sparkle.
A much improved way to keep your copy of MacGourmet up-to-date.
Send recipes to MarsEdit for posting to your blogs
MarsEdit is a powerful and flexible blog editor that supports all of the well known weblog systems.
Improved application and document icons
Slight improvements make the files associated with MacGourmet easier to identify.
Many bug fixes and small enhancements
See the Release Notes for the full list of changes.
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This is awesome! I can't wait to use the meal planner. However, I am confused as to if I should buy this now or wait for the Deluxe upgrade. I read the Q&A but I still cannot understand the difference.
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There is no requirement to upgrade to Deluxe, not unless you want all of the add-on components. MacGourmet will continue to be developed as it always has (and there has been no upgrade charge thus far), Deluxe is more of a bundle-for-retail that includes everything.
If you want just Mealplan, you can take that route now, or if you want everything, you can wait for Deluxe. Either way the upgrade will be $9.95.
I understand that there are no requirements to have Deluxe. However, I know that deluxe includes unspecified plug-ins. What plug-ins will be included with it? I already own Nutrition. Therefore, the Deluxe upgrade and the cost of Meal Plan are the same ($9.95). However, if Deluxe will include more plug-ins than the current two, then waiting for Deluxe would be a better option.
Am I thinking right?
Very excited about the blogging feature. A nice alternative to a method that you and I had discussed quite a while back. Congrats on the release and extensive coverage.
@joseph, There will be an additional plug-in, details to be revealed later this week...
So, if you're on the fence, you might want to wait.
@pedro, Yeah it's a better solution ultimately. Daniel has this stuff down cold in MarsEdit, and I've just been having a problem keeping up with the blog servers and their changes, for something that is sort of a side line in MacGourmet.
Michael, thanks very much for the MacGourmet update. This software just keeps getting better.
While I grabbed the new copy of Nutrition yesterday, I somehow managed to miss Mealplan altogether. (Don't ask...blond moment).
I'm getting a copy now and look forward to using it.
Very nice update. this software just keeps getting better and better. However, I can't figure out how to get the MarsEdit posting to work and I can't seem to find any documentation of this feature either. Would really appreciate some advice of how to get this to work.
@apa, you can send email to support (by just using Send Feedback in the Help menu) and I can help with any trouble you are having.
Call me crazy, but why not just release these plugins as MacGourmet 3 and charge for an upgrade?
The plugins seem to make it confusing.
I've covered why I am trying to do things this way here: On Simplification and Adding New Features.
Additionally, Deluxe will simplify things for those that want things simpler.
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